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Nintendo Kicks Off Ad Compaign, Users Unleash Complaints

The latest ad for the Nintendo Wii U isn't sitting well with some viewers. Hit the link to check out what people are so upset with.

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Cam_is_16bit4945d ago

At first I thought it was a commercial for Windows 8

Cyb3r4945d ago

Ha ha ha its funny because its true:)

Anon19744945d ago (Edited 4945d ago )

I just can't help put feel there's a huge problem with this for families. As a father, I just can't see how one uber-controller with a room full of kids isn't going to end in endless fighting over who gets to use it. You can argue that kids need to learn to share all you want, that's not reality. The best kids in the world are still going to fight over who get's to use the wii-pad over and over again. I'd almost rather see the Wii-pad optional and just let all the kids either use wii-motes or pro controllers.

However, I have no idea if I'm the only one in that boat. For all I know, families will be lining up to get their hands one. I just know that I'd be hesitant to purchase one for my family where everyone would want to play with the uber-controller. It just makes me shake my head, and we know from Nintendo that a second wii-pad controller may be an option further down the line, but they've told developers not to plan on it so we can't hold out for that.

From a gamer standpoint, I love the promise of the Wii-U. My expectations went up when I say a regular controller. I just couldn't stand using the Wii-mote. The best game I played on the Wii was Mario Bros, and that had you turn the wii-mote sideways to use like a regular controller which is the only reason I could tolerate it. Even though you can't deny the Wii's success, it just felt like Nintendo was sane again the second I saw the option of a regular controller and not some relied on motion control for every game. And it certainly seems like Nintendo realizes they could probably use core gamers again, based on the software lineup we're seeing.

As for the ad, it didn't do anything for me. It just once again highlited what I perceive as a problem. A bunch of kids sitting around with Wii-motes and one kid with the super controller. What a nightmare.

rainslacker4944d ago

I thought the same thing myself. Even more so when they said they weren't releasing the controllers separately. It won't really be an issue for me though, although I'm having some people over on launch day.:)

Watching this commercial though I saw nothing that indicated to those outside the gamer's loop that this was a separate system from the Wii. In fact I'd say they were making it look like an add-on to the current Wii, with multi-player games using wii-motes and such.

Off topic, it does make me wonder why they'd unleash a big ad campaign if they really are so low on supply as they say.:)

aceitman4945d ago

i am going to buy this no matter what i have all systems, but the commercials do nothing much for the system. it looks like downgraded wii commercials to me, they need something to really make it stand out and i know they can do better than that.

rainslacker4944d ago

Thinking about it that was probably intentional. Making it seem like a cool add-on for the holiday season would get the average person who already owns a Wii more interested than an entirely new system. Especially if all those hyperbolic Wii's are collecting dust in people's closets.

As I said above, nothing in this commercial indicates to the layman that it's a new system, and even at work where we talk about games quite a bit people there still don't know anything about it.

V0LT4945d ago

I thought it was a very confusing ad with way too much panning.

_LarZen_4945d ago

The ad is more then ok, it shows many of the features and shows that Nintendo is still aiming to bring the family together with fun games.

The hardcore gamers dont need a ad to inform them as they most likely know all there is to know allready.

That there is a little group of people complaining and that they get the focus is nothing new, and frankly it's getting really boring.

Venoxn4g4945d ago

you can do anything and people will make complains..

videoxgamexfanboy4945d ago

That was typical Nintendo right there. I hope those complaining wasnt expecting to see Mario shove a sticky bomb up Master Chiefs ass or to see link Decapitate Nathan Drake.

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U.S. patent examiner rejects Nintendo’s summoning characters patent as obvious: non-final ruling

The rejection is non-final (and even when such rejections are labeled as “final”, the process is far from over, given that there can be, at minimum, an appeal to the Federal Circuit).

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Relientk7749d ago (Edited 49d ago )

Good, as they should! A game mechanic like that shouldn't be locked behind a patent, and Nintendo didn't invent it either.

PRIMORDUS47d ago (Edited 47d ago )

Nintendo wants to keep wasting money on bullshit lawsuits, real smart in this economy. They should put that money aside for other game projects. On the other hand, I don't care if they waste it all either, and they are screwed in the future maybe that will teach them a lesson.

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Nintendo Completes Share Repurchase and Sets Price for Secondary Offering

Nintendo completed its share repurchase and set its secondary offering price at 8,347 yen ahead of March 16 delivery.

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Nintendo Suing U.S. Government Over Tariffs

Nintendo filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of International Trade.

Nintendo of America is suing the United States government over the sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump put in place last year, according to a complaint filed Friday in the U.S. Court of International Trade and obtained by Aftermath.

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Deathdeliverer73d ago

Well dayum lol. Old agent orange pissing off every industry and nation.

0hMyGandhi72d ago

The fact that you have ANY disagrees will forever baffle me. And to the (apparent) MAGA contingent that exists on this website, enjoy your 8-9 dollar gas.

AuraAbjure72d ago (Edited 72d ago )

Yes, they had better be pissed after Trump told them the way they rip off the USA is over.

EveryPlatformGamer73d ago

LOL I read this on gaff, will they refund the money back to the gamers? highly unlikely. Didn't they just raise prices and pass it onto the gamers? Only Nintendo would send out the Ninjas to the US government.

-Foxtrot73d ago

That’s what I was thinking, imagine them winning hypothetically, getting a s**t load of money back which they would have lost if they hadn’t raised their prices and it’s business as normal.

It would just mean people paid more for no reason since they got the money back anyway.

Outside_ofthe_Box73d ago (Edited 73d ago )

A lot of companies partially passed the cost to consumers instead of all of it. They would still have to at least pay that back to gamers, but we know that won't happen. What's also sad is that prices won't come back down after the initial hike caused by tariffs.

People didn't understand the full repercussions of tariffs. That alone should have cost him the presidency if people knew it was a permanent price hike for consumers

Inverno73d ago

The people should sue these companies for having to over pay cause of these tariffs.

Eonjay73d ago

Naw they should sue the government for forcing the tax to begin with. No one reasonably expects these companies to absorb the taxes. Many smaller companies tried and were shut down or faced to increase prices to try to maintain their business. The tariffs effect everyone.

Inverno72d ago

I meant it mostly as a joke cause we all know the costs of these tariffs were passed onto the consumer. But it's seems no matter how vocal we are here in the states our "representatives" don't seem to care enough to represent us. And things are about to get worse.

Killer2020UK72d ago

The companies were doing what the law required then to do, the tariffs however were illegally implemented. Usually it's criminals we punish, you seem to have different ideas 🤷‍♂️

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