darthbane2k Posted October 9, 2006 Posted October 9, 2006 Okay , Wii is launched in the UK on December 8th, which isnt really that far away. America had E3 and the Fusion tour and Japan had a public event in Tokyo. So isnt it time that Brits actually get to experience Wii first hand? I was lucky enough to get into the european press event in Excel recently, but as Nintendo state, Wii really needs to be played to be believed. Its only after a hands on experience with Wii that you understand its potential, what its about and Nintendos philosophy. You end up having so much fun that you forget about specs, graphics, CPU and GPU. Damn near everyone had a stupid grin on their face at the european event. In order to attract non-gamers and the mainstream, wii needs to be experienced soon. Most of the general public have no idea what wii is.
Retro_Link Posted October 9, 2006 Posted October 9, 2006 I agree that Nintendo need to make sure they don't leave all their advertising too etc... to late, but there is still 2 months to go until the Wii launches over here. I think the majority of promotional material such as in-store Wii's etc... will start the first week of November, or around that time.
McPhee Posted October 9, 2006 Posted October 9, 2006 A Fusion Tour style event would go down well over here, ive been desperate for one for years (mostly because every year theres at least 1 band i want to see on it )
Nintendork Posted October 9, 2006 Posted October 9, 2006 After Halloween basically, otherwise consumers will forget about it. The real Christmas buzz, shop decorations and crap starts the first week of November here. I'd expect Nintendo to be ready mid November.. and I remember they were really swift at deploying the DS download kiosks.. so I have no reason to believe they will not be swift with these.
Zechs Merquise Posted October 9, 2006 Posted October 9, 2006 Well, Nintendo are doing one thing right, timing their publicity well. If they went overboard with the publicity now it would do no good as consumers still can't get their hands on it for a while. Best to leave it to about a month before release. As I've alredy stated though, one of my big worries is the lack of in store demo units due to the Wii-mote.
mike-zim Posted October 9, 2006 Posted October 9, 2006 i am buying it so i don't care what nintendo does in terms of advertising as long as i get a good steady flow of titles i will be more than happy.
Retro_Link Posted October 9, 2006 Posted October 9, 2006 As I've alredy stated though, one of my big worries is the lack of in store demo units due to the Wii-mote.How many times!! They'll attach the Wii-motes to the units!!
ReZourceman Posted October 9, 2006 Posted October 9, 2006 I wonder what they will do in places like GAME (Test consoles) - Wireless controller, etc?
darthbane2k Posted October 9, 2006 Author Posted October 9, 2006 Some Wii pods at the european event had wiimotes wired to them. I would imagine demo pods at retailers would have the same approach, and that games that require the nunchuck or classic controller would not be playable.
raven_blade2006 Posted October 9, 2006 Posted October 9, 2006 I cant wait to get hands on play time with a demo unit. Nintendo needs to prepare a huge marketing blitz for Wi.
Emasher Posted October 9, 2006 Posted October 9, 2006 i belive in wii and i've never played it. here in canada its getting close to a month before lanch. i cant wait but its not that long.
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