Nintendo president Satoru Iwata believes that the Wii U pricing isn’t to blame for poor sales of the company’s latest home console. Iwata says that it’s the lack of software that’s attributed to the loss of Wii U sales momentum. He pointed towards Wii U Basic sales as proof that the pricing isn’t an issue, as consumers aren’t even purchasing that system.
“If the price is actually an issue [with Wii U], then there is some contradiction between the current sales balance between the Basic and Premium versions of the Wii U.”
“The basic version should have sold a lot, but the fact of the matter is that people are buying more of the premium version. So the issue is not there.”
“I understand that the real issue is the lack of software, and the only solution is to provide the mass-market with a number of quality software titles.”
Thanks, Conan
Yes
Daniel Brian is that you?
Who?
Because, Iwata, there aren’t enough great exclusives for the system.
“I understand that the real issue is the lack of software, and the only solution is to provide the mass-market with a number of quality software titles”
I see what you did there xD
Once again proof that High Command knows the core problems with the Wii U…
I have no doubt that they have a master plan at works to annihilate the haters once and for all…
Your orders are mine to follow Lord Iwata!
your cute
You are*
i truly apologize for the inconvenience i have contributed to this commentary.
I wish I could “like” your comment :P
lol
Haha. Amazing comment.
I think he’s a bit of a deluded fool and terribly biased commander, actually.
Lol at a biased commander. What you spect? A commander that treats the country that it invades fair?
Commander: hey intelligence department I have a question. Do our enemies have tanks?
intelligence officers : no also they don’t have jets or artillery.
Commander : so we should not use ours then?
Intelligence officers: -___-
hahahahaha
You’re probably one of those people who sits at home after school all day and jacks off to canadian moose porn and looks like skrillex but with greasy hair and an addictance to nintnedo games
Moose porn o_0
And you are probably one of those people who arent happy about themselfs, so you go to find some random people to judge so you would feel better. My advice, get help before you are jumping off from bridge loser.
We have moose porn? This is news to me.
1 .I hate Dubstep…
2. I don’t watch animal porn…
3. You’re a blind fool…
I too belive the price is not “the” biggest issue but I’m sure has hell it will help specially at the market that Nintendo is mostly aiming.
It didn’t help in the UK why would it help now?…
The problems are Marketing and Nintendo Game which have been stated infinite times already…
It will help me and my family get a cheaper system. After all not because it did not worked on the UK dosnt mean it will not work in other places specialy in America wich the economie is in a worst state.
The economy is in a very disposable situation in both America and Europe today…
Our Empire cannot cut the price just because some of us do not have the funds to purchase one…
Sorry but that’s how the world works…
However with that said, High Command always have the best intentions to reach to as many people as possible…
Since the Wii they have tried to reach to as many people as possible with the cheapest possible console yet effective as possible…
Unlike the Xbot leaders that makes consoles and forces people to pay for online and the Sonyans that nakes power consoles that results in expensive machines…
Although PS4 is a step forward from the PS3 in every way almost…
I do believe a Sales week will take place later this year whether it’s Black Friday or some other Week…
Surely that’s not how the world works but exactly because of that is why the world is screw. If you aim your product at a demographic that can’t afford it then is not the buyer’s fault.
Well they can make cheaper consoles but that means several steps back…
It would mean, no online, no unique features, moderate specs worse than the Wii possibly…
And you should also consider that this is a new product, it just began it’s era and will almost certainly be cheaper the longer it lives…
So if you cannot afford one right now then maybe you can afford it later…
But if people insists to have things right now even when they don’t have the money then it’s their issue…
I too do not have enough resources to buy my own Wii U yet but that’s my problem really…
I think the price is right too and I have the same problems has you but if Nintendo can do a lower priced black wiiu I will get it faster and even more than one. Removing Nintendo land and giving a dl code for a download version would work a bit better even forcing people to check the eshope while they are there.
You should get out more.
The economy is worse in Europe that in the U.S. Your comment almost made me cringe. Facts are out there look for them.
Learn to read it clearly says UK.
it also didn’t work in germany and italy
you can’t sell a console that lacks good games.. no matter the price
and once it has a lot of great games the price becomes nearly irrelevant (just look at the PS3 which took off once it had good games in spite of it being the most expensive of the 3 konsoles by far)
They should have made that pricedrop or new bundle almost half year ago because lots of shops over the world aren’t ordering Wii U’s anymore because low sales this far.
/facepalm
This is as idiotic as it can get.
If you have a product that’s selling shit overall, it doesn’t matter if one of its SKUs is selling way better than the other, even if it’s the most expensive one. It just proves you have a dedicated fanbase that is willing to shell out a little more for the value it offers. If that dedicated fanbase is big enough, great. But this time we know it isn’t enough yet.
And in this particular case, let’s be honest, if you’re going to buy into a new gaming idea for $300, you might as well fork out $50 more when the extras come with a game – something you’d probably buy anyway. The challenge is to make people buy into the idea. And without a price cut, there’s no indication it will happen as fast and as hard as Nintendo needs it to be.
I doubt Iwata is so dumb to seriously suggest this. He’s just trying to pitch the product in a different way: “look, I know not many people bought it, but see? Those who did paid for the more expensive one. There’s value in that, you just need to give it a chance”.
The Basic has been selling abysmal numbers ever since launch day…
There is nothing wrong with his Lordship’s statement…
His point still stay. The black wiiu shows more value since launch and if Nintendo could do a little bit more for those less fortunates then is better.
They always try to…
That’s why free online, cheapest system with the most effective specs available to lower the price…
I still think they should just ditch the basic all together and have a white/black 32gb system (without Nintendo Land) for $299. Let people buy the game if they want it cause I sold my copy instantly
how about they just relaunch the wii u, with a different name, more advertisement, bigger storage, possible more colours and simple advertise the god dame console! and of course advertise the amazing games that are coming for the console
How are they going to rename the Wii U? What, is Reggie going to go to everybodys house and cross off the name with a marker and write the new name? It’s a little too late for that.
Just make a new advertisement:
Wii U – A totally new generation console from Nintendo that plays in new ways, has Off-Tv Play, Miiverse, Free Internet/Online play and much much more!
And show the Wii U in shiny mysterious ways with an epic Nintendo music, preferably a Metroid Prime type music…
i simply dont understand why “lord iwata” didn’t purpose these marketing strategies in the first place. i mean did he really think the wii u will sell when most of the gaming audience doesn’t even know the wii u exists or that the wii u is a whole new console, and not just an addition to the wii.
They got too confident…
Probably right…
I can’t shake off the idea that a Wii U + Super Mario 3D World bundle would be great***
I agree…
I think that SM3DW should have been the launch title forn the Wii U, not NSMBU…
The issue is that the Wii U is an underpowered console. People are more willing to buy the deluxe model because it adds a little more value to their money. They should have released a more powerful system instead. As soon as the PS4 is out I’m leaving Nintendo for good. I been gaming on Nintendo consoles for years but they are clearly out of touch. I’m more interested in Ubisofts “The Crew” and “The Division” than in anything Nintendo has shown in the past few years. I’m not interested in the Mario games.
Gone are the good days when they used to release other types of games for the ones of us who aren’t interested in all these baby Mario clone and whatnot games. I loved the old Nintendo who had Rare (Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Conker, etc), Silicon Knights (Eternal Darkness), Left Field (Excitebike64), the special relationship they had with Factor 5 (Rogue Squadron games, Battle for Naboo). These were awesome talented 2nd party developers but Nintendo decided to sell them years ago. They only kept Retro (and now they put Retro to work on another baby game (Donkey Kong)).
It took “Operation Rainfall” to try to convince Nintendo to release more mature games for the Wii in the West as Nintendo had no intention of doing so. The Last Story, Xenoblade, Pandora’s Tower would have never been released in the West if it wasn’t for “Operation Rainfall”. Nintendo is clearly out of touch.
The problem wouldn’t be so bad if Nintendo would have bothered to purchase some western studios to produce other types of games, new IP’s. This should have been done years ago, before the Wii U launched. They supposedly made so much money with the Wii, so why didn’t they invest that money for the future. The Wii U wouldn’t have this drought of games it has now.
@Watch That
You are no Nintendo fan. Cause if you were, you would actually know what Nintendo is releasing. Did you See Bayonetta 2? Assassin’s Creed 4, Watch Dogs? Splinter Cell? Monolith Soft X? These aren’t the baby games you blast Nintendo for, yet you ignore them for a IP that is more than a year away on the PS4 and Xbox One.
Nintendo doesn’t need to purchase Western studios, look at what Square Enix did and it backfired, they are a couple years away from going broke.
Nintendo needs to release good games, not worry about Western Studios. Look at all the western studios Sony has……they lost 3 billion on the PS3, and the PS Vita is failing.
western developers would help. Any studio would help. More studios means more games, more games means more content. More content means more games, more studios means games, games, games :)
i have to disagree with the fact that you said nintendo games are baby games. sure nintendo releases mario games on a regular basis, but most of these mario game still offer an amazing experience and are exceptionally fun to play. listen i understand you want more “hardcore” games from nintendo and i can completely understand. Nintendo really needs a dedicated first party studio simply to release an fps or some type of shooter that can compete with the like of call of duty and battlefield and all that other generic crap that so many naive consumers want.
Stop lying to yourself. It runs all next generation engines. It outputs in 1080 P 60fps, just like the PS4. As soon as X and other games show up you like is EA is doing shall crawl back.
To find out more of why you feel the way you do type Howard Lincoln kicking ass in your search bar and read the story from not enough shaders all true nintendo fans should read this to understand your post better
i’d post a link but it wont let me
You really are a pathetic fool…
You never liked Nintendo at all just reading this biased rambling…
You don’t even mention a single NINTENDO made game that you even liked and you say you liked Nintendo…
How about you get out of our Empire and join the doomed Xbots or falling Sonyans and play boring games made for OLD people and just start to rot faster than any Nintendo fan will ever do…
yes
How your being with Nintendo for all of these years and your superficial definition of maturity ever co-existed escapes me. A baby game is a game intended exclusively for children (V-Tech games), not a game that simply doesn’t have a gritty tone. Nintendo games have always had a certain level of depth and immersion that you should be able to enjoy regardless of their lighthearted personalities.
The Wii U needs games, there have been multiple price cuts all over the place and that didn’t spur sales. However, sales more than doubled month on month with the release of Pikmin 3 in Japan.
http://playeressence.com/japanese-wii-u-sales-up-217-since-pikmin-3s-launch/
True, but the problem is when you double 10,000, it’s still only 20,000. They need an epic climb, not a 2x-4x increase. But every little bit helps I suppose. :)
Actualy the jump was from 6,000 but is worth to note too that home consoles are doing a bit bad.
how do u post links it wont let me
FINALLY they understand. Now if only they knew THEN what they know NOW.
It’s not like they recently launched a console with few games, causing it to sell horribly, allowing them the chance to learn from their mistakes… Oh wait…
#LearnedNothingFrom3DSLaunch
The only thing to learn from the 3ds launch is don’t trust in third party developers and wiiu just confirmed. Developers instead of bringing their best games they just brought very few worty games. If ubisoft instead of rayman party poop would have brought farcry 3 or the motorcycle game ( I forgot the name) they would have asserted the wiiu market better.
Marketing and games anyone ?
He really isnt that bright is he?
People would pay 50$ extra for the better color and the permanent discount on the store. Plus a bundled game.
People arent buying the basic because it isnt worth the price. At least the premium one has some nice perks.
People in here often like to buy premium over basic even when they have ~100euros difference in pricetags.
Biggest reason for that is that if they buy Nintendoland and Wii sensor bar seperately for basic Wii U then price will be nearly same as premium console without other extras.
@ Furious Francis:
How can I not be a Nintendo fan when I been gaming on Nintendo consoles longer than you. Over 20 years. I only owned Nintendo consoles all my life. I loved playing Goldeneye, Perfect Dark back in the day. They still are some of my favorite games of all time.
I got a Wii and was disappointed with it. There was a lack of games that appealed to me on it. I kept waiting and waiting and waiting for some games that appeal to me. If you love Mario games and Mario Kart and what not, good for you. Only cuz you and many others love those games doesn’t mean others do. Those games have never appealed to me. Different people like different things. I been playing on Nintendo consoles not for those games, but for the other exclusive games that appealed to me.
I liked games like Wave Race both on GC and N64, 1080° on N64, Jet Force Gemini, Conker, Perfect Dark, Goldeneye, Rogue Squadron on the GC, Battle for Naboo on N64, Eternal Darkness.
You mention Assassins Creed 4 and Splinter Cell and Watch Dogs, yes those are the type of games that appeal to me, but they aren’t exclusive to Nintendo. They multiplatform games I can play somewhere else, on another console that will have lots of more of the type of games that I like.
Since the Wii U launched I already missed on games like Metro Last Light, Bioshock Infinite, Crysis 3, I won’t get GTA 5 either. I can keep going and going. Yes maybe you don’t like those games but those are the type of games that appeal to me, the games I would have loved to play.
I liked the Metroid games on the GC, I liked Goldeneye, I liked Perfect Dark. Those are the types of games I like, but Nintendo stopped doing those types of games years ago when they sold all those awesome 2nd party studios that they had.
“All those second party studios”??? They just sold rare. You sir has been exposed.
How can I not be a Nintendo fan when I been gaming on Nintendo consoles longer than you. Over 20 years.
– You know how long I’ve been gaming? OK, lol
You mention Assassins Creed 4 and Splinter Cell and Watch Dogs, yes those are the type of games that appeal to me, but they aren’t exclusive to Nintendo.
– Yet you said The Division, a multiplatform game is more appealing to you than anything Nintendo has. So it looks like you like multplats more than first party.The Wii U should get credit for having those games.
Since the Wii U launched I already missed on games like Metro Last Light, Bioshock Infinite, Crysis 3, I won’t get GTA 5 either.
– Wii U is a next generation system, the PS4 isnt getting any of those games either
You’re just a shooter fan, you should have left Nintendo a long time ago, Nintendo makes platformers RPGs, action games….
Go buy a Xbox One Mountain Dew and some Doritos if you want to play shooters all day
This creature is obviously an undercover Xbot trying to fool our superior minds with its pathetic attempts…
A Nintendo fan not liking any Nintendo game is called an Xbot…
Superior minds? Oh man I laughed way too hard.
All I need is to take a look at you and it’s true…
You are the most bias worthless piece of shit fanboy I have ever seen. And you run a gaming review site? What a joke. Nintendo is out of touch, face it. No amounts of your fanboy bullshit can defend there terrible decisions. PS4 will get massive amounts of more 1st and 3rd party games … Wii U is shaping up to be another Wii …. just without the decent sales. You and every other fanboy of Nintendo, Sony & Microsoft are the reason the gaming industry is so shit. And no, it isn’t the codfags because they all just stay on Cod and dont bother anyone else.
My dear, you do need to realize that there are many things in your argument that I find ridiculous.
1) If it’s just the fanBOYS that are supposedly “ruining the gaming industry”, where do fangirls stand in your mind? Not just men play video games anymore, sweetie. I could probably wipe the floor with your ass in any shooter you name and then some.
2) I’m not a giant fan of the Wii U either, but I have the decency to be polite about it. I find that the “Thumper rule” is a good rule to follow when these scenarios come up. You know, if you can’t say anything nice don’t say anything at all and all that.
3) The gaming industry isn’t being ruined by the fans or the companies. This industry is constantly growing and evolving, and you can’t point any fingers at anyone when there’s a temporary dip in the process. I’m sure the Wii U will eventually do just fine, they’ll release more of your stupid shooters, I’ll stick to my RPGs because I prefer the story behind the game to just bashing skulls, and they’ll release a new system and we’ll be back where we started.
4) I have friends who are CODfags. And no, they don’t keep to themselves about their games, they call me out on Harvest Moon and I call them out on their lack of an open mind and pointless drivel. You really haven’t met a whole lot of other gamers, have you?
5) When was the last time that you actually played Mario or LOZ or any of those games? They require strategy, creative thinking, and persistence to get through. They’re a far cry from any babyish aspects, which you claim that they have. Maybe pick up a copy of Link’s Awakening DX or Super Mario Bros and see how childish and mundane they really are.
All nintendo fans need to watch this http://youtu.be/UfwIEhNEjCE
http://youtu.be/UfwIEhNEjCE
oh sorry posted it twice
Im subscribed to him. His points are right on and what makes third party thinks belive that if nintendi goes multiplat that would make it easier for them?
I watched it just now. It is a VERY interesting read (the article is, more so than the you tube video). Really puts things into perspective and makes sense of events that took place. I am kinda disappointed as well that Nintendo ditched the Wii for the Wii U when the Wii was on the verge to beating the PS2 :/ ….
Nobody knows what a Wii U is. That’s your biggest problem.
It’s a terrible name that causes confusion.
Also, there are not big games. There is no virtual console support out there. Why would someone upgrade just so they can use their VC games in a “wii emulator” on the console. You don’t pay $350 for a new console that can’t support your VC games without emulating the console you already own.
ALL VC games are still on wii shop which is still available on wii u’s wii menu, earthbound alone blows away most VC games, and big games are on the way after all pikmin 3 launch a week ago
The point is – You have a new console. Support it. I shouldn’t have to put my new console in the “Wii” mode to play a digital game. All that says is that the new console isn’t worth it, and I should just keep my old console. The VC on the Wii U is bare. They need to fill that up.
There still available on wii u ur just lazy, and again earthbound alone sells people a wii u
It’s not an issue of being lazy. It’s that the WIi U offer no incentive to upgrade. Hell, even Pikmin 3 suggests using the old wii mote/nunchuck controller over the game pad.
If I want a back catalog of VC games, the Wii U offers almost nothing for me. I think the Wii U is a good system, but it’s not receiving any support from Nintendo really.
If the biggest selling point of your new console is that you can put it in “Wii mode” then there is no point to buy the new console. At least not yet.
And it appears its going to be another slow trickle of a few VC games every couple weeks or so, as opposed to establishing a large catalog of available games. Why would I upgrade?
It takes a while to convert VC games to wii u do to the features they add to emulation, plus VC is not going to sell a console due to people emulating on pcs, plus the wii is no longer getting support really by nintendo or 3rd party
Good point. Because of that, I play Pi min 3 with pro controller with my GamePad on my stand in front me. It makes me feel like I’m playing a all new Pikmin on a new console. I touch my GamePad to view my map and look at it. Also like playing off TV mode with Pro controller to Game pad sometimes. Shit like that should get advertised too. It’s really cool.
Give it time. Everyone will know what a Wii U is.
Wow, Iwata has never sounded so… “out of touch” with reality. Nobody is buying the Basic model of the Wii U because that thing have NONE a single thing to offer to NOBODY.
That thing can not be for the “casual” because it has not a casual game to go with it. Those “casual” gamer could buy NintendoLand, but that will put the price of the console at the same level of the Delux set, so why the casual should bother with it then?
That thing can not be for the “hardcore”, as you say in the first place, because, you know what those “hardcore” tend to do? Download alot of indy games like toki tory, shovel knight, cloud berry kingdome, and many more. With the Delux model offering a deal for the downloads that with the time will pay with out problem those 50 extra bucks (that not counting in them keeping or selling NintendoLand) THE BASIC MODEL HAS NOTHING for them to go an buy it.
What makes you the expert of how to sell video games over Iwata? When I look at the facts I see that Iwata is the head of a amazingly successful company and you are a simple voice of opinion on a Nintendo forum. If someone were to take these facts into consideration, who do you honestly think they’d believe? Assuming of course someone wasn’t already biased towards one way of thinking or the other. Well, if they were smart they would believe Iwata, because he should know what he is doing and has proved he knows what he is doing before. You don’t become the president of a company, because you know nothing of the industry you are competing in… just throwing this all out there..
Ok, P!nk Crystal, do not argue with me, because I could be bias, but to make this clear, I like Iwata, I like my Wii U and I love miiverse; argue with the above fact, not only the ones that I say, but the numbers that show that no one is buying the basic model of the Wii U.
Tell WHY Iwata is not been “out of touch” with reality for even coming with the idea of a basic model and now defending it.
All I’m seeing is you riding Iwata’s dick like the fanboy you are. How embarrasing, you’d probably take a bullet for him I assume? HAHAHAHAHA loser.
What it all boils down to is marketing and games. The games that are system sellers are coming, and hopefully they increase over time. Now all Nintendo needs to do is overhaul the marketing strategy they have.
People will buy anything, if it’s marketed right. Just look at Microsoft and Apple. Prime examples of that fact.
If a price cut does come, which I expect sometime in 2014, then the Wii U will go into that holiday season with a pretty decent advantage over the upcoming systems.
Be carefully simple g if you make to much sence online people will think that you are crazy :P
Exactly this, what Simply G said. If a price cut comes it will be later on in it’s life span. If everyone thinks the Xbox One and PS4 are going to sell bucket-loads this holiday season than..they’re right. But if they also think it will continue to sell bucket-loads after the holiday season than they are dead wrong. Not everyone is ready to switch from 360 to the One or from PS3 to the PS4. Both of those consoles will have the same problems Wii U faces right now. It isn’t until holiday season 2014 where the console race really kicks off. That is when most will buy their PS4’s and Xbox One, because by then there will be a huge library of games. This is when Nintendo needs to generate hype with a price drop. They do a price drop around this time and BAM they are relevant again with their console and it will sell well against the PS4 and Xbox One if not better. It’s the same game these video game companies have been playing for years.
There is more value in the premium set that is why people buy it. If Nintendo wants to really test if it is the price that is holding their sales back, give the white Wii U a free DL of Nintendo Land. Now the only differential is extra accessories and more memory. Plain and simple.
No the issue with Wii U Basic is that it’s only $50 less when it should be $100 less. Wii U Basic is more expensive if you want Nintendoland and you get less accessories.
Also another problem is Wii U’s crappy advertisement it has been getting. It’s pathetic.
If you think about it…it really hasn’t been an issue. It is an issue in the sense that not everyone knows what a Wii U is, but there are no games out for the Wii U. So what could Nintendo even advertise in the first place? You can’t simply spend the big bucks to advertise the Wii U and expect it to sell. Nintendo chose not to advertise the Wii U because they knew they’d be wasting money on advertisements that wouldn’t sell a console. They will advertise the Wii U once more games come out. We have already seen the shift into advertisement mode where the Wonderful 101 has gotten it’s own Nintendo Direct and was very successful. We have seen an awesome Pikmin 3 commercial that obviously pushed some sales for those who didn’t know of it’s existence.
Because of taxes, you dupe.
This is just blind ignorance on Iwata’s part! The basic model didn’t sell because it wasn’t worth it. You got a model, whose memory would be consumed immediately by the update and no game! Then you have to pay $65 for a game just to try out the thing! The reason the deluxe sold is because it was an actual value. If the basic had come with a game like Mario or zombiU for the 299$ price tag then it would have sold great! This is total corporate blindness to the reality if the situation! The basic doesn’t sell because its not worth the price, the deluxe sold because it was worth the price, but now the price is $50 too high and should be adjusted to the $299 price point and the basic bundle should be dropped altogether!
I think Iwata (a CEO of a company and has been for quite a while) knows what he is talking about compared to you (probably not a CEO of a company). Just saying… People always think they know everything in a field that requires a LOT of knowledge when quite frankly they don’t. Just because a price drop applies to “you” personally and a few others who have taken it upon themselves to ask for a Wii U price drop on the internet doesn’t mean that a Wii U price drop is in order for the success of the Wii U.
You need to stop kissing Iwata’s ass. Holy shit. He is out of touch, get over it.
No I’m not a CEO, but I am in a high level position at a multimillion dollar a year company, so I do fully understand the implications of my earlier post. You ,on the other hand , probably have very little knowledge of full market value and consumer values based on company costs. I was basing my comment on what they did and accomplished with the 3ds price drop and the turn around in sales that selling an item at a loss can create. Instead of the console, or item stagnating, you can change the price, sell at a loss to break even in the beginning and then once the costs, with loss included, are met then the item becomes full income. Business is about risks and sometimes the higher ups have to listen to their customers and adjust their business strategies accordingly, or their product fails and the consumers that bought in early on are the ones that end up being punished for the attempts at textbook business strategy by the companies business leader. Food for thought there, sir.
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Once again Nintendo debunks the hopes of those who want a price drop for the Wii U. So anyone thinking of buying one that are waiting for a price drop…just go buy it already, there aint gonna be one. It is software that sells a system and Nintendo recognizes this.
Try it with the Deluxe version, and then tell me if the price is a problem or not.
The biggest problem is with the name Wii U. Nobody knows what it is. Nintendo did this to themselves by having way too many peripherals on the Wii. At best, people think the Wii U is just another Wii controller peripheral. At worst, nobody knows what it is.
Combine that with too many Nintendo systems on the shelves. Go to Target/Bestbuy, and you’ll see at least 3 or 4 types of Wii systems and 2 Wii U. Nobody really knows what they’re buying.
^^Agree. An for marketing’s sake, they should have made the WiiU in different colours, to deferentiate it enough from the wii
Because the basic bundle isn’t compelling in comparison to the Deluxe bundle! Most people see $350 as the ONLY price.
Man, they just don’t get it. Obviously if a Nintendo fanatic desperately wants a Wii U then they are going to buy the deluxe bundle with all the extra stuff for just $35 more (current prices on Amazon). The average consumer is going to see the PS4, a console with much more power, much more third party support and a hard drive 468GB bigger for only $45 more than the deluxe Wii U bundle. What do you think they’re going to buy? The Wii U? No.
I don’t think the price is the problem. The launch tittles wasn’t strong. The Wii U lack advertisement. Naming it Wii U was a bad idea. The console should have been called something else.
The Wii U Basic is garbage 8GB of memory DPMO. Reduce the Deluxe to 300 and get rid of the Basic.
it’s very disturbing that people think that the wii u deluxe bundle is too expensive. $350 is not very expensive considering that the ps4 and xbox one one costs even more. Ps4 $400, xbox one $500 ? Both prices dont even include a game, tax, and the online features and service that has to be paid for every month . Why aren’t people demanding a price cut on those two systems instead because they are priced higher than the wii u. It’s twisted logic to ask for even more price cuts on a system that is already the cheapest of the three. All the wii u needs is more games, not another price cut. If People honestly think that the wii u costs too much, then how the heck are people going to be able to afford to buy a ps4 or xbox one then ?.
No shit Sherlock. Well, I’ll be happy once Wind Waker HD is in my hands.
Yup we know there are no games and what are you doing about?…………….Little to nothing this year. Wind Waker does look like it might be something to pick up though. The Wii U should be considerably cheaper than the PS4 or the Xbox One. A decent online infrastructure is worth much more
well, I guess that is kind of the issue but the people have spoken, they want a price cut…but I know you can’t just say “yes” to that issue.
price is not a problem for trash Wii U console
Yes it does! People are buying the “premium” model for all the additional gigabytes the hardware comes with. For the gigabyte difference alone the price difference is almost transparent.
http://www.gamestop.com/wii-u
What Nintendo needs is this:
1) A price cut of $30-50 for each set.
2) Name needs to change. Nintendo U would confuse a lot less consumers with the Wii.
3) Consistent Nintendo brand releases. It needs games and the upcoming 7 or so isn’t going to save the console on it’s own.
4) Bundles would sell consoles. Have a special Mario edition with the Super Mario 3D World coming this Winter. And what about a Smash Bros. themed Wii U Bundled with a copy?
5) Advertisements!!! Let people know Wii U exists! We the hardcore gamers know, but your average person doesn’t! The Wii sold so well at first because people knew about it. You can’t hope to sell a product without letting the world know what your making! The average household doesn’t watch the Nintendo Direct while eating dinner!!!
No, stop acting like you know how to market or anything about business in general. Because you don’t.
It’s easy to deny, what are your thoughts on the subject!
As a graphic designer I have to constantly think of how to promote new products. I may not have touched base with everything Nintendo should do or at least try, but what I do have is a strong list of ways Nintendo can promote their new console and make it more desirable for its fans and your average person.
Still don’t believe me, then why is this issue constantly being addressed? Why are all the critics saying Nintendo should cut prices or release more games.
Can you make a valid argument? Why are my ideas bad or why don’t they help the situation? Are you saying a Price cut, more games, game bundles, advertising and having a name that confuses it’s audience with the Wii are things that would hurt Nintendo???
Actually, this person has come up with great idea’s. How about instead of just being a negative fanboy asshole you provide a counter argument? You know … so you don’t like like an idiot ….
What happened to Nintenlord? He’s gotten real rude and thinks he is super smart or something, yet all he’s been doing on this page is calling people morons, idiots and Nintendo fanboys. I think we may be in the presence of a troll…
Get rid of the basic, and make both the premium White and Black, make the Premium 300, advertise the shit out of it.
A cat chasing it’s tail here…Yes we know…well then do something about it for fucks sakes, advertise! Massive Ninfan here too but as stated above, Ps4 only 50 quid more, great specs and a bluray too. And games like GTA, the Division all not coming to U. Ive enjoyed Pikmin and Mario and ZombiU but other than that drawing on Miiverse ist what i do most. they fucked everything up from day one on this Console release and nobody can deny it, not even the toughest die hard fan boy. yeeeah the 3ds had a bad startband nooow look where it is you say…Bollocks…Wiiu will never catch up and after xbox and ps4 launch it will have even less limelight…One year advance over the competition and fuck all done to maintain the crown..,Big shame cause the system is a winner..Anyway don’t pounce on everyone that states something negative in your eyes on here. opinions differ. If Nintendo turns this fiasco around somehow hen it truly is the greatest gaming company on earth ;) Now back to Art Academy.
keep telling yourself that Satoru, The reason the Deluxe version is more popular is not because of the price tag, but its because its bundles with more than the basic version. You’re a Moron or just love White that much to chose the Basic model over the Deluxe that Includes; Cradle, More Storage, $60 dollar game, and that Promotion that was included a little while back.
Yes a lack of games is also a problem but a Price cut would do wonders. Look at the 3ds, it still had a shitty library but that price cut made it fly off the shelves.
how in what wwy does it have a shitty library. many ppl are enjoying the games on it. ppl nowadays are so against nintendo, even though its controler is revolutionary.
Though lack of games is the biggest reason for the poor sales, I’m surprised ANYBODY bought ANY Wii U consoles, with just the BORING black and white colors to choose from. So dull. I was originally going to buy the Basic set (because I want nothing to do with a black console again), but decided to hold out as long as I could for a new color. I will NOT buy a Wii U until a new color (or special edition) comes out.
I hv to disagree with the man, the problem is still the price,the lack of presence in the shop,no marketing @ all,no rep going to special retailer and lack of 1st software as well as 3rd part. The basic has no value for money and the premium is too expensive.the basic/premium strategy was a mistake in the first place.I believe the guy starts to shit on his pants and look for excuse.get the basic @ £150 and premium @ 200 for 3 months and then you will see how many units Nintendo will sell .bear in mind people saving for PS4 or a XB1(still can’t understand people who want to buy one) hence why they’re not buying Wii u.
Not only does the Wii U games need advertising but the Wii U needs to be advertised with three choices of controllers, playing a game like Pikmin 3. Also Nintendo needs to brag on TV for FREE online gaming. They also need to brag about the NFC technology and advertise Ray man Legends on how effective the GamePad is all on a 30sec add during the NBA season. Brag about the on line chat that’s free unlike Skype. Brag about Nintendo TVii and what it can do. Show viewers how Wii U goes online and operates Hulu and Netflix. Show viewers that it can operate with 2 game pads like they said. When Pikmin 3 is advertised show people that the player can use the map and move it at the touch of a finger. Also even if the Wii U is not all tablet, brag on TV that it sort of operates like a tablets. And think about having real apps on there too. That’s how you sell a Wii U console.
I can’t agree more but it seems Nintendo doesn’t see it that way.
And also on Nintendo directs, when they show Wii U games, they lack to show how players and the GamePad or other controllers interact with the games, Example, how does SM3Dw work with Game pad, how does WWHD operate with the GamePad? How does DKTF work with the game pad? How does Bayonetta 2 work with the GamePad. They lack to show people why Wii U has a GamePad on TV. And Nintendo also needs to focus on persuading people to use the Pro controller or GamePad more than the Wiimote.