Topic: Revolution no more-Nintendo Wii

[Athrun Zala]

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Originally posted by: pap64
Raise your hand if you have seen commercials for Brain Age, Super Princess Peach, Tetris DS and Metroid Prime hunters more than once in a lot of channels...

Sure, they come up, but they don't come up often enough.

well, I've seen them on TV here, so that's saying a lot actually

[IceCold]

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and inspires nostalgia and friendly-ness (lol invented word).

friendliness?

Deja Vu

[Ian Sane]

"Uhhhh...there's this thing called "money" that you have to pay for ad time with."

Maybe Nintendo should have thought of that before they picked a name that requires incredibly marketing to be taken seriously.

But then I question how to market the Rev period.  Nintendo insists that we have to experience the controller for ourselves to really "get" it.  It's hard to convey that sort of thing with advertising and they can't rely on people who don't give a crap to take the time to try out an in-store demo.  Hell I even wonder how they plan on having in-store demos for a wireless controller that requires movement.  Most controllers are tied down to prevent people from stealing them.  This console was a marketing challenge even before it was given a horrible name.

I'll admit the name probably won't matter IF they can get people to try the thing out.  I don't know how they realistically plan on doing that.

[stevey]

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Originally posted by: pap64

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Originally posted by: Artimus

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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
Like I said, 1 of every 10 ads in the 2 months before the Wii's launch should be an ad for the Wii, period.

Uhhhh...there's this thing called "money" that you have to pay for ad time with. 1 of every 10 ads for 2 straight months would cost probably a billion dollars. And that'd just be for ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX in Prime Time. Smash_Brother, meet reality.

Stop being such a meanie...

I think what S_B meant is that Nintendo should put more effort into the advertising than usual. IE, don't create the best ads and have then air every once in a while.

For example...People listen up!

Raise your hand if you have seen commercials for Brain Age, Super Princess Peach, Tetris DS and Metroid Prime hunters more than once in a lot of channels...

Sure, they come up, but they don't come up often enough.

*Raise's hand* I have, but I've only seen SPP only 3 time near it's release and Brain Age is only on 2 channels though and I watch way too much tv. and SB, I HATE KH2 for have to see it's horrible ad three time in one commercial break! I never want that to happen again with nintendo ad.

[Smash_Brother]

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Originally posted by: stevey and SB, I HATE KH2 for have to see it's horrible ad three time in one commercial break! I never want that to happen again with nintendo ad.

KH2 doesn't need to advertise that much, though: it's a sequel. It already has a fanbase and it isn't selling a radically new and different concept in gaming.

The Rev needs to spread the word like a new religion. They should use the scientology technique and push the console on celebrities so others will mimic them.

[mantidor]

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Originally posted by: IceCold

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and inspires nostalgia and friendly-ness (lol invented word).

friendliness?

Deja Vu

stop mocking my lack of english vocabulary

[Smash_Brother]

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Originally posted by: mantidor stop mocking my lack of english vocabulary

Until you said so, I would have never guessed that you had english as a 2nd language.

Props for that.

[NWR_pap64]

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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother

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Originally posted by: stevey and SB, I HATE KH2 for have to see it's horrible ad three time in one commercial break! I never want that to happen again with nintendo ad.

KH2 doesn't need to advertise that much, though: it's a sequel. It already has a fanbase and it isn't selling a radically new and different concept in gaming.

The Rev needs to spread the word like a new religion. They should use the scientology technique and push the console on celebrities so others will mimic them.

Even then, Disney and Square promoted the hell out of the game and wanted to let people know that the sequel is out.

This is what Nintendo should do, promote the Wii and it's games almost non stop. I know money has a lot to do with it but what we mean is that Nintendo should put a lot more effort into this console.

They seem to be working at it, though. With all the recent game announcements, it seems Nintendo has done a great job selling the Wii idea to the developers.

So it sold the idea to a great deal of the gaming media and the developers. Now Nintendo needs to aim badly at the consumer. If they can recreate the same charm they used to sell the Wii idea to the media and developers when they advertise the Wii, Nintendo is settled for life.

[Shorty McNostril]

I would be willing to bet that i will never see one add about the Wii.  

Nintendo Australia seems to have a thing about no advertising. The last nintendo ad i saw was pokemon stadium 1 and that was years ago.

[ThePerm]

the irony wii is the number #1 system!

[mantidor]

is this the "revive the old thread" month?

[ThePerm]

its irony month