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Nintendo PMs Wii owners to buy WiiU; "Not just an upgrade".
- Thread starter Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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ItWasMeantToBe19
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I thought that the Wii had actually gotten an update when it turned blue 
Dion Blaster
Member
Wii on CRT > Wii on HDTV
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
My friend the other week literally just thought the Wii U was some sort of add on to the Wii, and not a whole new system. Nintendo needs to get their marketing shit together.
hardcastlemccormick
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Got to get the message out somehow.
Too bad they'll miss the Wii Mini's though. Somebody didn't think that one through.
Too bad they'll miss the Wii Mini's though. Somebody didn't think that one through.
kennistond
Banned
They also added this to the GameCube menu as well.
RumblingRosco
Member
Awesome. Might as well use that direct advertising channel.
alfredofroylan
Member
But they're the best way to play old games. I wish I'd keep my old tv
Fantastical
Death Prophet
How will owners see the blue light through the dust and cobwebs?
No, they fucked up the marketing
KillerTravis
Banned
Nothing wrong with using your old products to advertise new ones.
nhlducks35
Member
Too bad those people don't play on their Wii's any more
ZeroGravity
Member
I was wondering why my Wii was glowing blue for the first time in forever.
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
When I booted up my N64 it had a little WiiU ad in the corner while the games were loading.
ProtomanNeo
Member
This unprecedented. I'm really curious to see what lengths Nintendo is going go over the coming months course correct.
ClovingWestbrook
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You know you're in good shape when you actually have to tell owners of your old console that your new one isn't just an upgrade from the old one. Bravo nintendo.
Face it Tiger..
Banned
How to do you expect to join the next gen of Xbox with that bank safe-sized tv?
c'mon son, jump in.
c'mon son, jump in.
it's a joke.
Meccanical
Member
This is pathetic.
Zoramon089
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KillerTravis
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Come on, do you think Microsoft or Sony wouldn't use the huge install base of their old consoles to promote their new ones? They would be stupid not to.
This, Nintendo thought they could ride on the Wii brand again and be successful, how they didn't see this coming without proper marketing baffles me.
Edit: This might actually be a great way for Sony and MS to spread the word, their install bases are big enough so a couple of PMs before next gen arrives will get them some free and useful advertising.
ding ding ding ding ding
Please understand.
The "something" there doesn't have to be pathetic, it all depends on how they do it.
SolarPowered
Member
Whatever they can do without breaking the bank.
Lord_Byron28
Member
I don't really see how. They shouldve been informing Wii owners about the Wii U prior to launch. Seems like something quick and cheap way to inform your customer base.
shinra-bansho
Member
I'm not sure why they keep saying it's not "an upgrade." It is.
Don't they mean "peripheral" or "add-on"?
Don't they mean "peripheral" or "add-on"?
They had to do something to clear this up to casual Wii owners, the marketing campaign was dead on arrival because of the lack of clarity.
Poetic really, attempting to bank on past success with the Wii by keeping the brand name, yet confusing the consumers in the process thus not generating nearly the same waves.
Poetic really, attempting to bank on past success with the Wii by keeping the brand name, yet confusing the consumers in the process thus not generating nearly the same waves.
Oh Nintendo how did ye fell so low? Grasp thy sword and take that final swing beyond beyond the blue oceans the singing brooks. The curtain is drawing near the final act has commenced. Can you hear the crescendo? Come let us sit together one last time as we watch the twilight into the night...
StreetsAhead
Member
Still a step above offering users 30MSP for playing 1,000,000 hours.
CambriaRising
Member
Except that most of the Wiis they sold probably aren't hooked up to the internet, much less even plugged in anymore.
Lord_Byron28
Member
Not just an upgrade.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Good for them but this seems desperate. It's like they expect the same people who got the Wii to upgrade to a WiiU which lacks many of the same types of games that made Wii a success.
I think at its core it's a good idea.
That said, I kind of wonder how many people fit all of the following criteria:
1.) Still actively using their Wii despite Nintendo having released their last major software quite a while ago.
2.) Have their Wii connected online.
3.) Read the messages sent to them.
4.) Did not already know of the Wii U.
5.) Did not just purchase a Wii and thus would potentially be interested in a Wii U.
That said, I kind of wonder how many people fit all of the following criteria:
1.) Still actively using their Wii despite Nintendo having released their last major software quite a while ago.
2.) Have their Wii connected online.
3.) Read the messages sent to them.
4.) Did not already know of the Wii U.
5.) Did not just purchase a Wii and thus would potentially be interested in a Wii U.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
The problem is that Nintendo HAS to tell their Wii owners that the Wii U isn't just an upgrade. Sony and Microsoft weren mt stupid enough to create a new console that was confused for a simple upgrade from the old. Even Nintendo admits people aren't understanding the Wii U is a brand new console.