In a new effort to explain the difference between the Wii and the Wii U to consumers, Nintendo has created a brand new comparison chart. This comprehensive chart has already been spotted in several Toys ‘R Us and Walmart stores in the United States. With consumers still confused about the Wii U, this new chart should help them distinguish the difference between the two consoles. Do you think it will be effective?
Update: It appears they are using the same comparison chart as they did at launch presumably to help consumers in the run-up to Christmas.
Thanks, Metroidvania and Chris B
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Nobody cares.
This chart is old and has been around since the launch of the Wii U. You can tell by the games it lists for Wii U, including Sing Party.
I did post a similar chart a while back, but I can’t find it. Maybe they’re reusing them in the run-up to Christmas.
They seem to be apart of the Wii U kiosks at stores. At the stores at my region, they have been up since launch and were never taken down.
Here is an article from Forbes with a picture of it dating back to June: http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2013/03/25/nintendo-advertises-against-itself-at-pax-with-bizarre-wii-u-chart/
Excellent. Thanks, will update the post.
They already had one of these things in Target I thought? And it doesn’t really help prove their point that the Wii U was the right name when a year after launch they’re still trying to say. “Hey! This isn’t just a controller!” They could have had a really really good name.
I feel as though they should have included the Wii Mini on this chart
this is there ANSER FOR ADVERTISING….. HAHAHHAHAHA. they really dont know what they are doing do they and thats why this holiday season wii u will once again (hardly surprised) FAIL HAHAHAAHAHAH!!!!!!!
anybody who thinks this is enough is a corporate shit for brains slave.
“shit for brains”
That explains why you are so freakin stupid.
That is an insult towards fecal matter.
hello, its my stalker. have you dad change your diaper and maybe you will finally hit puberty and stop thinking about me all day.
“stop thinking about me all day”
You should say that to your dad instead of Sakurai.
sickr, ban this guy. He’ clearly a troll.
Maybe Nintendo should hire you for the advertising, you must be very skilled at operating multi-billion$ companies.
Same for vita, third year in a row…
While you’re failing at any attempt to troll, I’d have to agree about this. Let’s hope the Wii U side has plenty of more checks than the Wii side. Instead of doing this they need to start showing off awesome games, bring some old classy commercials or something. I am not pleased.
i hope this helps
This will be effective, but it’s up to retailers to utilize it in a way that’ll allow it to be effective.
Great games is the best advertising as one great game is all it takes to sell a console. Give people a game that they want bad enough and they will seek out the system in order to play it.
Wind Waker HD did this to some extent, Super Mario 3D World will be the big test over xmas..
The Wii games listed there unfortunately are better than the Wii U games (particularly Skyward Sword). This ad is counter-productive for Nintendo.
Same old chart and still ridiculous.
Do you have a better duggestion? It does more good than harm, so I think it’s better than nothing.
*suggestion
The ridiculous part comes from people needing a chart to differentiate a Wii from a Wii U. Usually these type of charts are made to compare your product to a competitor’s product, not your product to your product.
Nintendo is still selling regular Wii’s in North America and other parts of the world, so what are they trying to do with these charts?
They’re using these charts to make the differences between Wii and Wii U clear to casual consumers who might not be informed about the Wii U.
And that reinforces my point. It’s ridiculous. Everyone knew what a Wii was before it came out. Same with the 3DS – including the casual market.
Nintendo just isn’t doing a proper job of letting the public know what a Wii U is. The marketing and public awareness has been poor.
Okay, now I know what you meant by your first comment.
In that case, I fully agree with you.
Agreed.
Great. Now make another chart for the Wii mini.
They forget to mention that Wii U can’t play Gamecube games but Wii can.
The very first Wii model can emulate GC games, the newer version can’t.
That wouldn’t be good marketing for the Wii U.
If you need to explain what the product is to your audience over a year after release, maybe that’s something to worry about…
Oh, I see, the Wii doesn’t play Wii games.
OLD FUCKING NEWS
this is old
Nintendo sure has gone to great lengths to negate Wii/Wii U confusion.
now they need one for wii mini haha
Didn’t a chart like this come out in the early months of the Wii U as well?
They need to create a video not add that has a check mark or a dot
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/437762268/tadpole-treble
Just make a tv commercial having Iwata say, “Hello don’t but Wii. That’s the old system. Buy the Wii U. How U will play next. Please understand.”
*buy
It’s sad that this even needs to be a thing
Whoa, Wii doesn’t play Wii games.
dumbasses. next time don’t fucking call your new console the same name as the previous one. wii 2 or some other name and they wouldn’t be in this circumstance.
WHAT IS THIS? A CHART? COME ON NOW! I don’t want to read diagrams. How can I see the difference? I don’t get it. WHAT IS THIS? I mean, what is this? Can anyone explain this to me? There’s big checkmarks on the Wii U and little dots on Wii I can’t see the difference? Why aren’t there checkmarks on Wii? Does that mean Wii is different than Wii U but Wii Isn’t exactly the same as Wii U but Wii U is like Wii but not like Wii but more like Wii U? Will you see Wii U you idiot Wii lovers of Wii U. FUCK YOU ALL.