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Because if there's one thing sports fans want, it's a console with no sports games.
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I like how the commercial doesn't show a console at all under the tv or anything, really hammers home how they are selling a tablet upgrade for wii.
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Nov 13, 2013 17:17
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Zack_Gochuck posted:Because if there's one thing sports fans want, it's a console with no sports games. People who watch sports also occasionally have family or friends that they want to play games with, not just Madden 24/7. We went over this. Even then, Madden's skipping the Wii-U now for a reason.
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Nov 13, 2013 17:20
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Quest For Glory II posted:Fire that ad agency hahaha They're still using Leo Burnett for advertising. They've been using them for 21 years, so I doubt Nintendo will change anytime soon, given they seem to refuse to change anything ever.
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Nov 13, 2013 17:22
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Spiffo posted:Even then, Madden's skipping the Wii-U now for a reason. FIFA14 isn't on it either.
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Nov 13, 2013 17:24
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Jeffrey posted:I like how the commercial doesn't show a console at all under the tv or anything, really hammers home how they are selling a tablet upgrade for wii. They're in a bit of a bind here. The tablet is the only thing interesting about the console, which is otherwise an overpriced 7th gen machine with a bad game selection. So they have to focus on it to interest people who want interface novelties or less competition for the TV or what have you. But then that takes attention away from the console itself.
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Nov 13, 2013 17:26
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Spiffo posted:We went over this. Even then, Madden's skipping the Wii-U now for a reason. Thats too bad. The WiiU controller seems like the perfect match for a Madden game or even a Football Manager type game.
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Nov 13, 2013 17:30
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How many more of these would they have sold if they just called it the Wii2 instead? I know it's not very nintendo but I really think it is a big problem and they don't Get It.
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Nov 13, 2013 17:35
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As expected the Wii U has plummeted in sales after its dead cat bounce last week in japan. It sold 1/3 of what it did last week. It will probably drop to bellow ps3 levels next week.
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Nov 13, 2013 17:47
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Jeffrey posted:How many more of these would they have sold if they just called it the Wii2 instead? I know it's not very nintendo but I really think it is a big problem and they don't Get It. It surely would've helped, though the Wii U's biggest problem is undoubtedly that lovely, horrible, holy gently caress what were they thinking gamepad.
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Nov 13, 2013 17:50
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Jeffrey posted:How many more of these would they have sold if they just called it the Wii2 instead? I know it's not very nintendo but I really think it is a big problem and they don't Get It. If they wanted to keep the bizarre sound, how about Wii-New or even Wii-Nu? That gets the New word in there and still maintains the bizarre cadence of Wii-U. Hell, if they went with Wii-nU they could keep the U logo.
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Nov 13, 2013 18:40
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Patter Song posted:If they wanted to keep the bizarre sound, how about Wii-New or even Wii-Nu? That gets the New word in there and still maintains the bizarre cadence of Wii-U. Hell, if they went with Wii-nU they could keep the U logo. All those names are equally as bad, and you should feel bad.
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Nov 13, 2013 18:52
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It should've been called the Ultra Nintendo.
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Nov 13, 2013 19:29
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Cao Ni Ma posted:As expected the Wii U has plummeted in sales after its dead cat bounce last week in japan. It sold 1/3 of what it did last week. It will probably drop to bellow ps3 levels next week. Media Create posted:Hardware Sales (followed by last weeks sales) Another 16k for Wii Party U, nothing else in the top 20. BF4 sold 120k copies on the PS3, hit #1 over Pokemons.
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Nov 13, 2013 19:48
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What about the Nintendo Revolution? 
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Nov 13, 2013 20:26
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They should've called it the PlayStation 4.
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Nov 13, 2013 20:32
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Spiffo posted:People who watch sports also occasionally have family or friends that they want to play games with, not just Madden 24/7. Advertising only to kids and not to parents is not working for Nintendo. The parents don't know the difference between Wiis. They just know their kid wants a thing for Wii. So they'll buy the original Wii. Or the Wii Mini. They literally don't know. That's why you advertise to them and let them know what the gently caress it is. A kid isn't likely to know the difference either. So you've created a telephone game between two unreliable narrators.
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Nov 13, 2013 21:10
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:What about the Nintendo Revolution? I still think the Nintendo Revolution is a loving fantastic name for a console and hope that they use it one day, but on a good one.
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Nov 13, 2013 21:50
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Universe Master posted:I still think the Nintendo Revolution is a loving fantastic name for a console and hope that they use it one day, but on a good one. Just call the next handheld that. In fact I really wonder if they'll ditch the second screen for their next handheld so it could have a video out and be played properly on a TV.
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Nov 13, 2013 21:55
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WendigoJohnson posted:Just call the next handheld that. In fact I really wonder if they'll ditch the second screen for their next handheld so it could have a video out and be played properly on a TV. A handheld where you could play via direct wifi to an HDMI dongle would be p. cool.
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Nov 13, 2013 21:59
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WendigoJohnson posted:Just call the next handheld that. In fact I really wonder if they'll ditch the second screen for their next handheld so it could have a video out and be played properly on a TV. Maybe it'll have two video out, so that it connects to two TV's at the same time? That would be pretty revolutionary.
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Nov 13, 2013 22:00
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Nintendo's next console will be about 20% faster than the PS4, and ship with a virtual reality headset ala oculus rift. It will be released about two years after there is a fad and everyone buys VR headsets.
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Nov 13, 2013 22:01
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Peel posted:They're in a bit of a bind here. The tablet is the only thing interesting about the console Maybe to people who like it. In general, the tablet hasn't had any positive effect for the system's appeal. As a whole, the Wii U is just uninteresting to the market it was targeted for (remember all of Nintendo's talk about how they were coming back for the "core" gamer), and the market that they exploited for the Wii has moved on or is content with what they already have. I'm honestly a lot more interested for more games from Nintendo that aren't New Super Mario Whatever or HD remakes, than I am for any special hardware gimmicks their console has to offer. It's rather telling to me that the most uniquely integrated experience the GamePad has is something from UBISOFT (ZombiU) as opposed to Nintendo setting the trend here right off the bat.
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Nov 13, 2013 22:06
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Edmund Honda posted:FIFA14 isn't on it either. And yet its on the PS2. 
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Nov 13, 2013 22:14
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Shibawanko posted:It should've been called the Ultra Nintendo. There was almost one of those 17 years ago. Wikipedia posted:The Nintendo 64, often referred to as N64 (formerly known as the Nintendo Ultra 64, and codenamed Project Reality) is Nintendo's third home video game console for the international market. 
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Nov 13, 2013 22:23
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WendigoJohnson posted:Just call the next handheld that. In fact I really wonder if they'll ditch the second screen for their next handheld so it could have a video out and be played properly on a TV. 
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Nov 13, 2013 22:26
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mayodreams posted:There was almost one of those 17 years ago. I remember the change from Ultra being very late. Like people were accustomed to calling it that and then it was changed last second. Of course last second pre-mainstream internet was a lot longer than it is these days. I also remember being very disappointed they didn't use cds. Never bought it or any other Nintendo product since.
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Nov 13, 2013 22:40
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leidend posted:I remember the change from Ultra being very late. Like people were accustomed to calling it that and then it was changed last second. Yeah, I think I have an issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly where nearly-finished games were previewing with the "Ultra 64" logo. Does anybody know what year the N64 bundle with the Atomic Purple controller came out?
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Nov 13, 2013 22:48
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Max22 posted:Yeah, I think I have an issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly where nearly-finished games were previewing with the "Ultra 64" logo.  I think around 1998?
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Nov 13, 2013 22:54
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leidend posted:I remember the change from Ultra being very late. Like people were accustomed to calling it that and then it was changed last second. That name even made it into the intro announcement for the Killer Instinct 1 coin-op, which lied to us about several things  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=994BRZGKrOM&t=16s
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Nov 13, 2013 23:10
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Zack_Gochuck posted:That's pretty much what I'm saying. Do you think a parent will look at Super Mario 3D Land and Super Mario 3D World and know the difference? The people working at Wal-Mart sure don't. Do you think a parent will look at SMB 3 and Super Mario World and know the difference? And yet the SNES still sold well.
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Nov 14, 2013 00:39
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Cliff Racer posted:Do you think a parent will look at SMB 3 and Super Mario World and know the difference? And yet the SNES still sold well. The SNES was not working against literally decades of modern-day Nintendo marketing and spite from third parties. People really need to stop trying to compare the Wii U to any other console Nintendo has released, and that includes the Gamecube (since that actually had some utterly fantastic third party support by comparison).
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Nov 14, 2013 00:41
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some of the delusional people on the youtube page for that video are hilarious. Grown adult fanboys make the best laughs. fanboy posted:You know what I don't understand?....How people can say THIS with a straight face: "Nintendo has done nothing, this ENTIRE year, to push or to advertise the Wii U."....How can they say that without the slightest "chuckle", under their breath?...."Nintendo has done NOTHING to advertise the Wii U"...that....is.....a....blatant....LIE. Why are people PRETENDING that Sony and Microsoft...WONT have to play "catch-up" this time around? another deranged fanboy posted:The system has been out for almost a full YEAR...and people still don't know about??....Sure...keep blaming Nintendo because the consumers refuse to educate themselves... 
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Nov 14, 2013 00:46
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Honestly I fear that it will end up being the Saturn that is the most apt comparison. Boneheaded localization decisions, abandoned by third parties, competing against superior hardware and almost missing the boat on the current "next big thing" entirely. All its missing is being hard to develop for and having the main franchise's next installment getting delayed for years and then cancelled.
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Nov 14, 2013 00:47
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What did the next big thing in consoles end up being? I know it isn't a controller that's also a screen but it's not a camera on the console surely.
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Nov 14, 2013 00:53
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Cliff Racer posted:Honestly I fear that it will end up being the Saturn that is the most apt comparison. Boneheaded localization decisions, abandoned by third parties, competing against superior hardware and almost missing the boat on the current "next big thing" entirely. All its missing is being hard to develop for and having the main franchise's next installment getting delayed for years and then cancelled. But the Saturn was huge in Japan, while the WiiU is struggling in its home market.
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Nov 14, 2013 01:04
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Boiled Water posted:What did the next big thing in consoles end up being? I know it isn't a controller that's also a screen but it's not a camera on the console surely. Internet stuff. They have a version of it, just like Saturn managed to do 3D but it really isn't comparable to Live/PSN.
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Nov 14, 2013 01:08
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Boiled Water posted:What did the next big thing in consoles end up being? I know it isn't a controller that's also a screen but it's not a camera on the console surely. The share button:   Share your video games on facebook, twitter, and live streams.
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Nov 14, 2013 01:14
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I can't believe I forgot about Internet connectivity. I'm so used to being connected all the time that having a device that isn't is pure lunacy.
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Wasper posted:The share button: For most people the share button will be sparsely used after you realize no one gives a poo poo about your cool gamer moves.
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