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Does Wii U have a marketing problem?

Yes 246 78.59%
 
Maybe 36 11.50%
 
No 30 9.58%
 
Total:312
DélioPT on 01 May 2013

I think it`s a really good move that costs them nothing and will likely clear up some confusion for Wii owners.
If i were Nintendo i would just create a channel/vídeo that people could download to their Wiis and learn about Wii U - thus doing the same as commercials but even better.

This is the kind of stuff it should have been done after people misunderstood 3DS.



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TheLastStarFighter on 01 May 2013

This is arguably Nintendo's first good marketing move with Wii U. The in-store console stations are also good. The TV ads so far: brutal.



kopstudent89 on 01 May 2013

Smart



Arcturus on 01 May 2013
BenVTrigger said:

 

They need to upgrade their TV too.



BenVTrigger on 01 May 2013
Arcturus said:
BenVTrigger said:

 

They need to upgrade their TV too.

Lol very true



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NiKKoM on 01 May 2013

I didn't get one... nintendo doesn't love me anymore... :(



 

Face the future.. Gamecenter ID: nikkom_nl (oh no he didn't!!) 

Goatseye on 01 May 2013

Why are the Japanese game companies horrible at marketing? At least in the west. I see this as an act of desperation.



Mr Khan on 01 May 2013

And yet when Sony and/or Microsoft inevitably does this, they'll be praised for their innovative direct marketing strategies.



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Mr Khan on 01 May 2013
S.T.A.G.E. said:
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S.T.A.G.E. said:
sethnintendo said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
ironmanDX said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Being that the the Wii was purchased primarily by non-gamers, I doubt 85% of the owners even will see that message because the console isnt even plugged into the internet.


%85... You're kidding right?

Casuals know how to use Wi-Fi on their phones, how would the Wii be a problem? It wouldn't.

I agree with you but %85 is to damn high!!


The neilsens reported higher internet use of the PS3 and 360 use while the system was still fresh. If it was lower than the PS3 and 360 almost every year of its existence. The chances of casual use of a gimmick wearing off is about a year to two years or less if no updates come. The novelty is replaced by something else, like Ipads, Kinects and other things of that ilk.

The chances are high to me the majority of the Wii fanbase isnt plugged in.



You realize some use the Wii for Netflix, Hulu+, and Amazon? Probably just dismiss it but if anything is a gimmick it is your comments.

You have zero facts to back up your bullshit statements. This is the last time I reply to any of your bullshit comments.


Yes some and neilsens last time I check stated that the highest the Wii got was probably 2011. You're very protective of Nintendo. The PS3 has the most usage of netflix than any other console. Nielsens even stated the Ipad and I products are higher on kids agendas today than the Wii U last year.



http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/28/half-of-all-netflix-users-connect-via-a-game-console-nintendo/

http://www.destructoid.com/wii-is-the-most-popular-console-for-netflix-streaming-207510.phtml

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2010/04/wii_least_connected_of_us_consoles Read last link. Wii is in last for consoles. However, 54% of US Wiis are connected. How about next time you don't pull an assumption out of your ass.


As I said...2011 was the Wii's highest year according to the neilsens. It was also the last major year for the Wii.

You do this every time. You pull statistics out of your ass, someone calls you on it, and then you just deflect, deflect, deflect.



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green_sky on 01 May 2013

Cheap to do and moderately effective. Not a bad move at all.