The first Japanese Wii U advert has been uploaded to Youtube and surprisingly it refers to the Wii U as the Super Wii. Many fans online seem to think that this should have been the default name for Wii U in the first place. Do you think the Japanese Wii U advert is more effective than the North American and European Wii U commercials?
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This advert is short, sweet and to the point! Explains it much better than the English ads!
It also uses the Wii’s popularity a lot better. Calling it a super wii refering that its better than the wii would get many excited and help sales. Much better than noa’s dubstep crap
Lol at people hating on dubstep
I hate it not just the nintendo dubstep
Another commercial overview plus simple translation here.
100% agreed
FIRST.
Oh damn it! I’m one of them now!!!
Yup another person with a penis up their butt
It’s over, Nintendo is finished.
Its not over until you get my Wii remote out of your butt…
I’ll show you my super wii
Kinda short,so I still think the UK’s is the best,then North America.
That is a reason to prefer this one :’)
It’s shorter and manages to show more of Wii U’s capabilities than the others, which are focusing on happy, peaceful, flowery families, as opposed to the actual console.
So it IS just an updated Wii! What a rip-off! D:<
I'm kidding.
Buizel was and still is my favorite water pokemon and one of my favorite altogether pokemon.
Holy shit lights all night ad on my nintendo news!!
I think you need to realize they aren’t really referring to it as the Super Wii as you would a Super Nintendo. I’m pretty sure they’re just saying it’s a supered up Wii like an adjective describing this particular Wii. I mean I get that what I’m saying here is practically the same. However, I don’t think it has the same connotations as seeing an advertisement with them selling you a Super Wii as opposed to them selling you a product called Wii U that is described as a Wii with super powers I guess.
I’m no linguist but I’m fairly certain the use of ‘na’ between the two words supports my idea here. Super na Wii in this case. Just something to think about. I mean I get how you’d go with the idea of Wii = NES and Wii U = SNES in terms of progression and there’s some truth to that but in terms of an actual product versus a simple descriptor to give Japanese consumers a better idea of what they’re dealing with I think your article is slightly misleading.
Yup. She says “suppaa na Wii”, using the English word “super” as an adjective (like we do here in France, too), meaning something like “greater Wii”, “transformed Wii” or “evolved Wii”, not SuperWii as in SuperFamiCom.
Makes more sense than the stupid North American commercials. I’ve asked a few people that only casually played the wii what they thought after seeing the american commercial and they had no idea it was a new system. They assumed it was some kind of add on tablet for the wii. Nintendo marketing needs some serious help.
Agreed. I was so disappointed with what they came up with. This is 100x better than that PoS. Honestly, I have no idea what’s going on, how does Reggie approve of this..
The sad thing is that NoA doesn’t really have any say in the matter. Everything has to be approved through Nintendo Japan before anything can be said or done. I get the feeling we are getting the type of commercials we’re getting because that’s how Japan see us over here. I think Reggie has a much more clearer view but he’s not given that control
Best. Commercial. For. The. Wii U.
Short, sweet, straight to the point and shows that it’s a new nintendo system. Perfect job Ninten Japan, Ninten America need to take some notes
i’m sure that’s gonna help those people who are still confused over whether this is a new console or just an “upgrade”
not
forgot to add: the worst part isn’t even the “super wii” phrase but the fact that they’re not showing the actual console a single time… people have been wondering over whether wii-u is maybe just a pad upgrade vor the wii and now they’re releasing this commercial Oo
oh well
Way better than the western commercials! Short, simple, intuitive and talks to both hardcore and casual gamers without distinction! I want this commercial running in Brazil!
Way better than western commercials! They say it’s a new console, and the commercial is directed to both casual and hardcore gamers without distinction! I want this commercial running here in Brazil!
A. She says “suppaa na Wii”, using the English word “super” as an adjective (like we do here in France, too), meaning something like “greater Wii”, “transformed Wii” or “evolved Wii”, not SuperWii as in SuperFamiCom.
B. The closing question is irrelevant, since adverts are made to excite a certain population, with its culture and its way of building interest in any new content. It’s quite as if you asked if your girlfriend’s dress emphasized your nonexistent boobs.
C. To all Nintendo fans here (I am one as well): the fact that the ad makes you more or less excited about the Wii U than the UK or US counterparts means little and less, since it’s directed at the people who are not yet on board to buy one or at least informed about the product (which is not our case).
I like that their calling it the Super Wii, because I’ve people say that the Wii was the new NES and Wii U is the next SNES and I agree completely. Leave luck to heaven.
Same here, and this can be confirmed in the STSH video “The Two Nintendos” where he quotes me on the matter. Nintendo has a tendency to release their consoles in a pattern, the initial console followed by an upgrade of said console. The SNES, Gamecube and Wii U are all improvements on what their previous consoles established.
You’re absolutely right.
Wii -> Wii U
NES -> SNES
mindblown.
Agreed. I was going to say that.
This is how you unbox a Wii U.
OHHH!
Nobody commented on the lovely jazz version of the classic Mario theme…
I like this one better then both the North American and European, definitely
I couldn’t even understand this ad, yet it was more informative than the US and UK versions!
How ULTRA will play next
I love how it plays a Mario theme while Pikmin is on the screen.
Better than the American one with that Sing It game.
Wii U is to Wii, as the Super Nintendo was to the NES.
So this makes sense.
And given the noticeable upswing in third-party support, I’m praying it will be a repeat of the golden years, as well.
Nintendo’s set the precedent before now. They can do it again.
“Super Wii” O……kay