Digitally Downloaded writes: "To be frank, Nintendo's marketing tagline that “you need to play it to get it” is not a very effective strategy to promote the Wii U – in fact, it’s not a very convincing ideology at all. I need you to tell me why I should play it, Nintendo. I need you to show me how I’ll appreciate it, Nintendo. Marketing is not about assuming people with try something without encouragement. We all know Nintendo can come up with creative ideas – now it needs to show us why this idea is creative. Then, and only then, will we be convinced that the Wii U is worth our time."
Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."
Hanzla from eXputer inquires: "If Xbox can care about preserving its games and legacy, what exactly is wrong with Nintendo, trying to kill game preservation single-handedly?"
Ahh yes the good old game preservation of saving all your games to a removable hhd on the Xbox 360, taking it round your mates house, setting up multiple tvs to
Be met with “save data corrupted, please re download”
Or how about removing 360 games
From the store
, download them now or else, and, better hope to god that save data doesn’t corrupt, or it’s lost for ever
Nice one ☝️
This is just a scammy PR move to distract from the fact they are going digital only and trying to push streaming and subscriptions only.
No gaming company has pushed harder to remove ownership than Microsoft.
Without discs there is no preservation, preservation can't be done by the rights holders it can only be done by the consumers, anything else is a lie.
Nobody wants this. Sales or the lack of it in the case of XBOX is very telling. I wonder how the adorably all digital series X will fare. Adorably dismal perhaps?
Only time will tell, but for from someone like me suspecting that Xbox is trying to gracefully exit the console market, that "forward compatibility" team is trying to get Xbox games playing on Windows PCs. I mean, it's nice that they're not planning on exiting with a "enjoy your games while the hardware still works" message, so that's nice. They still have a brand to protect via Microsoft so probably feel obligated to have a better exit strategy.
Danish from eXputer: "Nintendo has historically gone against player-made content and emulation of its games. This has done much to harm the company's image."
They need to stop announcing these mods and fan remakes until they're finished. Finish it, upload it, and then if Nintendo dmca's it tough shit. Once it's online, people can share it around, even if the original download gets taken down.
This is all coming from the mouth of short-sighted fandom and grifting madness.
No.... it wont. There is a clear defined reason why they don't. This is nothing new. Make your own shi7 from your own original ideas especially if you are trying to capitalize of it it. Duh.
Yeah, hire people that have zero respect or understanding for an established process. Wow. Yep. Totally makes sense.
No. No. No, no, no! Why does "marketing" always get blamed when something goes wrong, but Nintendo praises their own genius whenever something goes right. Marketing played a massive role in the Wii and DS's success, but of course Nintendo doesn't give marketing to soccer-moms any credit.
The core design of the WiiU is what is holding it back. Nintendo keeps saying "we need to better communicate what the WiiU is capable of". Wrong. People are aware of what it's capable of. They just don't want to buy it.
Maybe if Nintendo would wake up and evaluate their audience instead of playing Console Frankenstein and blaming the marketers when it doesn't sell, maybe then Nintendo would start to improve as a gaming company.
actually no, some people don't want it some people do but a lot of people don't know its out, a lot of people have seen mine and I had to explains its a new console, this is nintendos job not mine and that's where advertisement has failed. but there's no point putting a big marketing campaign untill a few more decent games come out. people play games and that's what Wii u needs.
Uh, no. What's holding the Wii U back is the lack of games compelling enough to convince the customers to take the plunge. All the marketing in the world won't do shit if a game console doesn't have the games to back it up.
Once Nintendo releases a few of their hot games, they will be fine.
The fact that they named it Wii U was stupid. Should have been Wii 2 from the get go. I have friends that seriously thought it was an upgrade for the Wii and that's sad.
Tablet controller is likely a deal breaker for most.