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[Fiery]

A simple way to make the commercial a lot better is:
Instead of the back voice saying the slogan at the beginning he should have been like "The Wii U, an all new Nintendo home video game console". Then as the commercial progresses "Play your favorite Nintendo franchises like Mario, Zelda and Metroid for the first time ever, in HD" and then after he says "How U Will play next" at the end he should have said "In Stores November 18th."

Then I think they should make a hardcore version of this commercial with Assasins Creed 3, Black Ops 2 and ZombiU to attract some of those XBOX/PS3 fans.

Black Ops 2 is hardcore? Best joke ever.

[angelo07stang]

If wii u is trying to get the hardcore gamers the ones that play 360 and ps3 then they are doing a terrible job wit hthat commercial showing nothing but little kids lol.

[Colinx]

Black Ops 2 is hardcore? Best joke ever.

I guess its more core then hardcore then. TBH, I don't really know which to classify COD as. Some say casual, some say core and some say hardcore.

[Goose]

So you think Nintendo of America has successfully shown the people watching the advertisement with zero knowledge of the Wii U prior that:
1. it's a new console
2. it's not the wii with a tablet
3. it launches november 18th
4. it's available for 299 and 349
5. it has a great line-up of games at launch
6. it has online features
7. it plays wii games
8. they need it to enrich their lives, or it has entertainment value which appeals to them

I dunno about any of that myself.

I agree, it didn't show any details about the console. There wasn't even a picture of the actual console until the end. I think the UK one was a million times better.

[Auzzie Wingman]

I like that they advertised SiNG Party.

Maybe it will actually get some sales now.

[Nollog]

I guess its more core then hardcore then. TBH, I don't really know which to classify COD as. Some say casual, some say core and some say hardcore.

It's casual, like madden, and fifa.

[Mignaga]

Why would they do TV adds that are aimed towards hardcore gamers? It seems to me web adds would be much better for that. Hardcore gamers are guaranteed to check sites like IGN, but I'm guessing a lot of us don't watch TV. I know I don't.

[YoshiGamer9]

Bad commercial, they should have used the batman arkham city armoured edition commercial instead...

[Colinx]

Yeah, the casual audience does need to know about it. But they NEED to do something with Black Ops, ZombiU and Assassins Creed 3 in one commercial, even though they may not all be technically hardcore games they do sell consoles and showing this ad will not move ANY consoles to those who play COD, L4D or AC on their PS3 or 360. These are core titles they're gonna wanna have and a lot of core gamers just buy games like COD or Madden.

[jono]

Black Ops 2 is hardcore? Best joke ever.

More hardcore then Sing, that's for sure.

[Hinkik]

They should've maked a commercial with CoD black ops, ZombiU and assasin's creed so that all the little 8-9 year old kids will go like, OMG IT'S SO MATURE I NEED IT!

[Goose]

They should've maked a commercial with CoD black ops, ZombiU and assasin's creed so that all the little 8-9 year old kids will go like, OMG IT'S SO MATURE I NEED IT!

I don't think it needs to cater to hardcore. Hardcore already knows about the Wii U and all of its features. I think casual is fine, but they needed to say it was a console and show off screen gameplay

[Press]

No need to be disappointed in something that wasn't made specifically for you. The hardcore players already know what the Wii U is all about, why do they need to show them stuff they already know? This commercial is for those people who don't live on the Internet and watch reviews or read websites every day.

This. This thread is done.

[Joshua]

No need to be disappointed in something that wasn't made specifically for you. The hardcore players already know what the Wii U is all about, why do they need to show them stuff they already know? This commercial is for those people who don't live on the Internet and watch reviews or read websites every day.

Perfect summary.

[Big Boss]

Couldn't they have gotten a better take?

[neverwinteru]

lol dat rape face

[WisdomPowerCourage]

Guys this commercial isn't for hardcore gamers or people buying on launch day. People who buy on launch day already know about the console. This is an early holiday commercial that gets in kids minds about what they want to ask there parents for Christmas, and parents are much more likely to buy something for their kids that they think is family friendly rather than something they think is for more mature people.

[jono]

Seems legit.

[Auzzie Wingman]

I'd let that tap me.

[the gamz girnalizt]

What makes it even worse is that they are playing the Luigi's Mansion minigame on Nintendo Land. So it makes it even more creepy-looking.