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Wii U promotion at Best Buy shows off Nintendos E3 games

Over 100 Best Buy stores across America are set to be host to the exclusive demo’s although Nintendo have no confirmed which titles will be playable.

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sengoku3977d ago (Edited 3977d ago )

a nice PR stunt i'm sure it will benefit wii-u in some way.

gedden73977d ago

pr stunt is a little harsh...

sengoku3977d ago (Edited 3977d ago )

well meant nothing wrong by it.

i mean to say i think its a nice way to bring more attention too the wii-u and the new line up of games.

himdeel3977d ago (Edited 3977d ago )

I'm less excited about this because a kiosk is not in my area but think it's still awesome because you get to play E3 games and its still closer and cheaper than going to E3.

ABizzel13977d ago

What would be even better would be to just release the demos on Wii Ware.

The whole point of this is to get people into the store to play the games, and buy a console then and there if they like what they're playing.

Smart strategy, but convenient to current Wii U owners, no.

sashimi3977d ago

Lol none of them in Manhattan -_-

GuruStarr783977d ago

None in Chicago, either?

There's one in Schaumburg, which is about 40 mins away, but why no Chicago?

It's one of the biggest markets...

SilentNegotiator3977d ago (Edited 3977d ago )

To keep south-siders away?

IDK, it's weird that they would put it in Schaumburg instead of in the city.

deafdani3977d ago

40 minutes isn't that big of a drive. I drive around 45 minutes every day to get to work and 45 minutes back home. :P

tre3976d ago (Edited 3976d ago )

Not in Chicago? Shocker, I live in Milwaukee, WI and there is one located on the southwest side of Milwaukee in Greenfield. So that is just a 10-minute drive on freeway for me. Yay!!!

yugovega3977d ago

looks like i'll be taking a ride to Greenville. can't pass this up

LOGICWINS3977d ago

Opting out of E3, but in turn taking the E3 to consumers via Best Buy. Smart.

Nitrowolf23977d ago (Edited 3977d ago )

It is, but I can't help but feel that there's a huge lack of them in some areas. Ex: Minnesota; Best Buy was founded here, yet I'm surprise to see that they decided to have the demo's 20 minutes away from the Best Buy in Mall of America (largest in the United States).

Not trying to downplay the Wii U there or anything, I'm just surprise to see only one area here with Wii U demo, and of all, much further from where I live XD.

For a company that has over 1,200 stores, I'm surprise it's only about 100 participating places.

Cubits3977d ago

I don't see why they couldn't just digitally stuff the content onto ALL best buy wii u's. Maybe they're doing up a more elaborate setup than filling the kiosks with new content, and so don't want to impinge on regular sales in all of there stores.

We'll find out soon enough.

SovereignSnaKe3977d ago

They always do the Events in Richfield, since its headquarters. All the Musician signings, etc. infact I remember in 2003 I got House of 1xxx Corpses Autographed by Sherry Moon and Rob Zombie! :)

LOGICWINS3977d ago

Your right. They need more exposure. I don't see this happening in my small secluded local BB.

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Behind The Dangerous Stunts Of Nintendo’s Iconic Mario Commercials

Two married costume designers share stories from a decade of traveling the globe with Nintendo.

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Bowser Is Canonically 34 Years Old

In a YouTube video showing Nintendo Switch owners how to create a Nintendo Account, Nintendo of America revealed that Bowser is canonically 34 years old.

jznrpg315d ago

I saw Bowser when I was a kid and now I’m older than him , sigh.

Brazz315d ago

Wow, i'm as old as Bowser!!

Stanjara315d ago (Edited 315d ago )

He looks 55 to me.

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Nintendo Is A Bad Company, But We Can't Help Loving Them Anyway

TG: “Most of us also grew up with Nintendo, likely forming a nostalgic connection with games that have long been crowned as our personal favourites. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker was an experience that shaped my view on open world fantasy, and Super Mario 64 changed my life like it did for millions of others. These titles have earned their place in history, and remain loved to this day for so many worthwhile reasons. We replay them and beg for remasters all while delving into their worlds time and time again because they mean that much to us. It’s a shame then that the company behind them often kicks its own sweet darlings to the curb.”

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Magog324d ago

I never got the love for Nintendo games personally. The annoying vocalizations and ugly character designs do nothing for me.

Kosic322d ago

Don't forget the constant hand holding with tutorials. Learn this new ability by pressing Y, now prove that you can press Y 8 times before you can move on....

Tapani323d ago (Edited 323d ago )

Another very weird article.

Nintendo is a great company by almost all possible normal measures. The biggest one being: their own staff is happy, and they seem to be very happy, well compensated and retain rate is solid. They are also financially very stable, profitable, and cash rich, so shareholders love them.

Overall it is an extremely creative group of people, and their mission statement is fantastic as well "to put smiles on the faces of everyone we touch. We do so by creating new surprises for people across the world to enjoy together." The social impact is also massive, not to speak culturally. Additionally, they have a really strong core business, high customer retention rate and loyalty. Nintendo's reputation is extremely good, I think in the US alone they are 9th most reputable company, their customer service is better than the average company. Plus, the press gives them a pass, because they are Nintendo. But there's a reason why they do that, it's not "because they are Nintendo", there are more layers to the argument.

Then, then there's the random negative gamers online...and their "reputation" which is inside their heads. And their western ideas of how a Japanese company should behave or what they should do. But they have no right to ask a company to do anything for them, because they can vote with their wallets.

There's a small vocal community online who dislikes Nintendo for what they are, but then again, there's always a small vocal community that dislikes something.

Nintendo also disagrees with the Western world about IP, but most people call Westerners "hidoi!" when they emulate Tears of the Kingdom and do not experience it the way Nintendo wanted them (even if it is not the best visual way), because it is a matter of principle to them (Japanese are very much against anything close to plagiarism, and there are laws that are tight about creative works copying etc.)

The Western Braveheart "freedoom!" shouters need to understand that it is not an American company, nor they need to behave like one. They can have their own fights based on their principles (against emulation). And they very well may lose the battle with that and change, or find a new audience.

In the end, it is so very simple. Don't buy the products if you don't like a company, but there's no need to paint a picture that is unrealistic about Nintendo either.

MadLad323d ago

I hate virtually everything about their business practices, actually. Suing everybody for virtually anything, shooting down fan projects, games they never let devalue, their online infrastructure and how they handle BC.

They're lucky they make great games, because that's the only thing I feel they do right.

gold_drake323d ago

my issue with them, is the complete refusal to have decent tech for us.

and their odd censorship and lawsuits for modders.