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Target doesn't know what a Wii U looks like
- Thread starter Wario64
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KennyLinder
Member
Yeah, and numbers are the clearest thing of all.
1
2
3
etc.
You don't need to teach a customer that it's better, they already know it will be because the number is higher, the human mind works that way. The alternative is to change the name completley, like Vita (poor sales aside, everyone knows it's a new system despite it looking similarish).
It's just pure bad design.
I own a Wii U and at first I was like "silly OP! There is nothing wrong". Then I scrolled down to the Wii U pic.... "Oh."
Terrible marketing, terrible branding, really a terrible design too when the system looks so similar. Casuals looking at the box probably think it really is a big box for a new controller.
... I still like playing Nintendo games with my daughter. Other than that, this system is just a royal fuck up in so many obvious ways.
Terrible marketing, terrible branding, really a terrible design too when the system looks so similar. Casuals looking at the box probably think it really is a big box for a new controller.
... I still like playing Nintendo games with my daughter. Other than that, this system is just a royal fuck up in so many obvious ways.
Mashin Haters
Member
wait....the wii u comes with a box??? i thought the tablet powered all the games!
This picture makes me laugh even more. Either the Gamepad is suddenly the size of a regular controller, or the console is suddenly three times bigger.
Also, why do the have the ports exposed? It looks so ugly. That is meant to be closed when not in use.
Damn son, the Wii U has gained some weight. It does look really large in that picture.
DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
Way to go, Target ad agency. Idiots.
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
It's a small example of a huge problem that Nintendo is absolutely to blame for.
I really want to know who came up with, and who approved the Wii U's name. Nintendo has known since 2011 that it was a bad idea. The gaming press was even confused on what it was.
Now, it's partly due to bad marketing that the name is a problem, but would it have been so hard to use Wii 2? Or better yet, a completely different name?
Now, it's partly due to bad marketing that the name is a problem, but would it have been so hard to use Wii 2? Or better yet, a completely different name?
Why the hell did they not call it the Super Wii...?
Alebrije
Member
MemoryHumanity
Member
OK, and now it's upside down. They HAVE to be trolling.This picture makes me laugh even more. Either the Gamepad is suddenly the size of a regular controller, or the console is suddenly three times bigger.
Also, why do the have the ports exposed? It looks so ugly. That is meant to be closed when not in use.
Winterfang
Banned
That wii looks weird. I never knew it got redesign, I only knew of the awful Red Canadian wii shit that didn't even played online, but the one on the op and the first page gift looks really nice.
Cbajd5
Member
If that's all it takes for something to be a conspiracy theory, then I apologize.
Hahaha that was a great post.
Law Abiding Stranger
Banned
Indeed the second SM3D World hits the shelves all the indifferent casuals who moved onto smartphones and tablets will go "I NEED WIIU IN MY LIFE, WHY I WAS SO BLIND NOT TO SEE IT WAS A NEW AND REVOLUTIONARY CONSOLE!".
Said this from the start, Nintendo did bad not only with the name of this console but it's design as well. I'm not saying the design of the console itself is bad (I love it's size and look as a matter of fact), but when people can't tell your system apart from it's predecessor you did bad, REALLY BAD.
I'm not sure if you're trolling here based on this post and the one that Target apparently has something against Nintendo., or actually serious. I've really no idea.
The Abominable Snowman
Member
Different strokes for different folks. I believe the Wii looks better, is smaller, and has more of a theme that would look better in any color. The angle at the bottom, squareness and the system buttons that are almost the same shape of the console really appeal to me more than the 'flat elliptical' of the Wii U. I sit my Wii on top of my Wii U, and the only thing thats a downer in the Wii design is the front plate is separate from the housing of the rest of the unit.
Gintoki313
Banned
Wow, I guess I didn't know how a Wii U looked either. I had to keep comparing the real thing and the system back and forth until I finally realized the edges and length don't match. Also Target is calling it a Wii and not a Wii U.
That's kind of funny.
That's kind of funny.
JaseMath
Member
That image is worth 1,000 words. If Target - one of the US's largest retailers - can't accurately depict a Wii U, then how is the average John Q. Public supposed to know the difference? Anyone in a high-level position at Nintendo needs to frame this and put it in their office. Something needs to change if Nintendo wants to change their fortunes.
Cbajd5
Member
Huh? They call it a "Wii U Deluxe system" in both the description and in the Gift Card offer.
Sure, go ahead. I'm sure it will prove plenty.
why would you do that, dude?...
it's not like they are gonna stop bashing it. you're just wasting your time.
I realized I also have no idea what a WiiU looks like ...or what a Pikmin is...or what most of their exclusive titles look like / what genre they are.
I'm on neogaf and gaming sites all day, and I know nothing of this device beside it has a tablet like controler and may or may not even support motion controls..I assume it does but Idont think I've ever seen a vid or pic of people playing wiiu with waggle.
Hence the WiiU.
I'm on neogaf and gaming sites all day, and I know nothing of this device beside it has a tablet like controler and may or may not even support motion controls..I assume it does but Idont think I've ever seen a vid or pic of people playing wiiu with waggle.
Hence the WiiU.
Ninja Scooter
Member
What does this even mean?
I think he's trying to say that people who are picking on the Wii U and then claim to not know what it looks like are picking on it without good cause.
Ninja Scooter
Member
One of the major reasons people "pick on" the Wii U has to do with the fact that Nintendo has not done enough to differentiate it from the Wii, in terms of physical design, marketing and software lineup. This only feeds into that.
SolarPowered
Member
A mess of a console. You could see it coming from a mile away three E3s ago when it was revealed and only the gamepad stood out.
Old Nintendo wouldn't have let this happen.
Old Nintendo wouldn't have let this happen.
Who needs creativity when you got mountains of cash to swim in? They didn't even try with this console.
How the fuck do gamers on this forum not know what the system looks like. I mean, really?
I never cared for or wanted to buy a Virtual Boy, 3D0, CD-i or whatever other failed platform out there, but for the sake of my interest in the hobby, I at least know what they're about.
I never cared for or wanted to buy a Virtual Boy, 3D0, CD-i or whatever other failed platform out there, but for the sake of my interest in the hobby, I at least know what they're about.
Law Abiding Stranger
Banned
So we can't comment on the system's library and sales unless we know precisely how round the edges are and where are the USB slots?
AHA-Lambda
Member
Wow, it took me ages to realise that box was a Wii, Christ I'm seeing the problem so clearly now.
metalslimer
Member
People not recognizing it is only another reason to criticize it.
statham
Member
roofles
fuzzyreactor
Banned
wouldn't have known if it wasn't pointed out.
Someone at the Target ad dept is clearly trolling, there are plenty of stock images to use, but someone went out of their way to poorly edit and slap that in the flyer...
Sure the consoles look totally similar, except for the dimensions and the sharp Vs. rounded edges.
But whatever, the avg consumer doesn't know any better just and add on for the Wii, etc etc etc...
Sure the consoles look totally similar, except for the dimensions and the sharp Vs. rounded edges.
But whatever, the avg consumer doesn't know any better just and add on for the Wii, etc etc etc...