Gaf, wake up PLEASE This looks like garbage. Reggie is a complete buffoon and I have no idea why so many trust this guy.
Really, your big selling point is nintendoland? WOW... FAIL...
It is going to be completely about marketing, not what Jimmy Fallon says to less than a million people 5 months before release.
Gaf, wake up PLEASE This looks like garbage. Reggie is a complete buffoon and I have no idea why so many trust this guy.
Really, your big selling point is nintendoland? WOW... FAIL...
I'm guessing you aren't too good with those spot the differences pictures...
That could've been much, much worse.
Ha! I seriously thought it was Ubisoft that made those, hence U in Udraw.
Agreed though I still found it to be pretty bad.
80% of the people that will buy the Wii u dont even know it exists right now. Nintendo hasn't really started marketing it. A quickly corrected CNN article and a quicly corrected statement by Fallon do not indicate a problem.
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Because we wouldn't have this confusion if they had given more attention to it. I love how the Nintendo spends so much time and passion for every detail, but still makes obvious mistakes.The console looks terrible because it looks like a Goofy Wii - and this is even intended.
Why spend money on a good design for a box that is just the companion of a capable controller?
Someone posted the full thing on Youtube. Looks like Reggie made sure to say it was a WiiU Console and Gamepad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZjkZf_TOkc
Because we wouldn't have this confusion if they had given more attention to it. I love how the Nintendo spends so much time and passion for every detail, but still makes obvious mistakes.
Does it actually matter if they pay the $250+ for it?
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This is exactly what they shouldn't do.I dunno, maybe they just thought people were smart enough to understand that a new controller wouldn't enable Wii to play HD games?
Someone posted the full thing on Youtube. Looks like Reggie made sure to say it was a WiiU Console and Gamepad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZjkZf_TOkc
Wow that segment on the Wii-U was terrible. Nintendoland looked worse than I expected, graphically and from a gameplay standpoint. That ninja game....
Fallon sounded like he was faking his enthusiasm the whole time.
Wow that segment on the Wii-U was terrible. Nintendoland looked worse than I expected, graphically and from a gameplay standpoint. That ninja game....
Fallon sounded like he was faking his enthusiasm the whole time.
Although, this how he normally sounds as well.
They aren't going to drop the Wii name or use the Nintendo name. "Wii" name lets casuals know this is the next thing to buy, and Nintendo abandoned their name because of the social stigma associated with it. When Wii came out they specifically instructed people not to call it Nintendo Wii.Nintendo U
Really wasn't a hard choice, Nintendo.
They aren't going to drop the Wii name or use the Nintendo name. "Wii" name lets casuals know this is the next thing to buy, and Nintendo abandoned their name because of the social stigma associated with it. When Wii came out they specifically instructed people not to call it Nintendo Wii.
What?
What?
The Wii's official name is just "Wii". There's no "Nintendo" in the name at all. Everyone who calls it the "Nintendo Wii" is wrong.What?
What?
Similar to Playstation and Xbox. Nobody calls Sony consoles Sony Playstation, Sony Playstation 2, or Sony Playstation 3. Nintendo wanted to do the same with the Wii and it seems as if they have succeeded to an extent. The problem is instead of using a number after the "Wii", they're confusing people by using a letter. Numbers are usually clear indication of the next iteration of something.
For starters, I don't think standalone GamePad's will be available at launch.
What?
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It's not really that. They wanted to get rid of the stigma associated with videogame systems in general. They wanted to build Wii as its own brand on its own merit. I guess Apple and iPod would be a good analogy.
Wow that segment on the Wii-U was terrible. Nintendoland looked worse than I expected, graphically and from a gameplay standpoint. That ninja game....
Fallon sounded like he was faking his enthusiasm the whole time.
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