The internet has been buzzing with rumors that Microsoft sent employees to Best Buy stores to disrupt Nintendo’s Wii U promotional tour. The problem with this story is that it isn’t true. “But there’s a video of a Microsoft employee talking to people waiting in line at a Best Buy, I saw it online!”

If you happen to visit your local Best Buy, chances are you will see a Microsoft employee walking around, but they won’t be there for Nintendo. Instead, they’ll be working at the company’s dedicated Windows kiosk. In fact, Apple and Samsung also have similar setups at the blue and yellow retailer to help push their own products to potential customers.

A typical day for the guy in the video below is trying to explain to someone why they should buy a Surface Pro instead of a cheaper iPad or Android tablet. A tough sell indeed.

Still not convinced? Check out a video from Best Buy’s official YouTube channel promoting the expansion of its internal Windows stores.

http://xboxonedaily.com/2013/06/microsoft-didnt-send-employees-to-best-buys-wii-u-event-video/

But still...
This guy is clearly targeting people showing up for the Nintendo demo's. So at least that person was trying to disrupt it.

samsung and apple tried to sway people at wii u's best buy event confirmed!

I knew it, it was too obvious to be real.

For one thing, why wear an MS t-shirt when trying to promote the X1?
Why only send 1 guy when trying to sway a mass of people?
Makes no sense.

yer cause a store employee walks around with a backpack.

he was talking about a spybox (assuming he meant x1), not a surface pro though?

Why would MS even try to disrupt Nintendo like that? Doesn't make sense.

Now we know what d21lewis is up to these days...

Is there really a difference between "Microsoft sent employees to Best Buy to disrupt Wii U event" and "Microsoft dispatched employees already at Best Buy to disrupt Wii U event"?

So its an ms employee but ms didnt send them there? Uh.... ok... maybe they didt send them for the solepurpose of the nintendo thing but they were stil sent and still trying to convince people to buy x1r