Wii Party U is good, harmless, silly fun, or at least that's what we think. Nintendo wants lots of people to think that, of course, and while Nintendo UK released a trailer featuring Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, Nintendo of America has been utilising the comedic talents of Wayne Brady for much of its publicity. He's been attending events and bigging up the game for a good spell now.
NoA has now released three new videos featuring Brady — well known in the US for appearances such as those in improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway? — which aim to show the varied options of the minigame collection to keeping you and others amused. We think they do a decent job, showing two grown men being over-competitive and ridiculous, a family having a bit of a laugh, and the tabletop options being ideal for passing a bit of time.
You can check them all out below, so let us know what you think. We're going to sound the false advertising klaxon in the first, however, as it shows "three hours" passing at one point, yet the GamePad is still alive. Unless using an extended battery — which we doubt — the blinking red light of death should be close to killing the controller by that point...
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Oh joy, more celebrity Nintendo ads.
Ugh...
Groooaaaannnnnn... They could at least seem a bit more excited while playing.
@Genesaur Bursting into song doesn't qualify?
Well, I meant the family playing before Brady comes in. He seems plenty excited, and all the better for fans of his antics to learn about this mystical Wii U thingamajig.
I'd like to see this dude play The Wonderful 101. I just wanna see his camera hype multiply a hundred-and-one-fold.
First one is a miss, other two are ok.
I thought they where good, made me laugh xD
As an improv actor, I can say: Wayne Brady is black Jesus.
Loved Wayne Brady growing up! IMHO, good effort but the only one I actually enjoyed was the first video. The beginning of the third was funny but it tapered off quickly.
@ThomasBW84 Quick spell check - unless I'm out of it from playing until 6am, I believe it should be 'B'rady in the second paragraph. Oh and good point on the battery. I know that red light all too well during extended WW HD episodes...
@DinsFire Indeed, cheers
How come all the WiiU spot I've seen are around 3minutes long? Where are these being played? How come there is no investment in a 30 second TV spot?
These are great and all......but seriously.....where are the TV commercials.....I actually seen a 2DS commercial yesterday but I haven't seen a Wii U commercial in.....ever maybe? Shouldn't Mario 3D or bundles be all over TV at this point. Its 4 weeks to Black Friday and 8 to Christmas? Mean while I see a Sony commercial every hour and if not one of theirs I get a game commercial that shows boxes for PS or XB......Nintendo really needs to advertise more on TV........
The Gamepad battery joke made me chuckle, not quite fair though. It lasts 5-6 hours of gameplay before the light starts flashing.
Pretty good I love this game. It's really high quality and pretty fun but I had to get the people at target to pull one from the back so barely any advertising
@Gerbwmu
Only recent Wii U ad I've seen is for Just Dance 4 on CBS or TBS.
Video #1  worth watching
@Kodeen lol
We've been playing this and it's pretty fun. I like Wayne Brady, but the commercials may or may not get people excited about this. Not sure. I like the bacon commercials much better.
@PorllM
It lasts about 3-4 hours before flashing for me, then it shuts off 30 minutes later.
The only thing stopping me saying 'urgh', 'who is this guy?' and 'why does he think that's funny' is the knowledge that the adverts aren't aimed at me but at people from a different culture. I seem to remember a lot of those comments whenever UK adverts are featured here (especially the Rufus Hound ones for some reason). Take note people.
They should advertise Wonderful 101 lol
@Sidewinder
Nah. That might improve its sales, and that's the last thing Nintendo wants right now. Gotta sell more Wii Party U.
Don't forget Jonathan Mangum is in these ads, he does a lot of improv work with Wayne Brady and is his sidekick on Let's Make A Deal
Liked the first one, couldn't sit through the second one, Third one was just weird. Then I came back and finished the second one.
Lol, the videos are actually pretty hilarious. Maybe people will ask more about Wii U after seeing these vids.
Hahah, Wayne Brady's hilarious.
And I'd like to get Wii Party U, mainly because it looks better than Nintendo Land and for the extra Wiimote Plus.
This probably should have been the Wii U pack-in title. They could have done a "Wii Sports" with Nintendo Land, if they released it atleast 1.5 years later. Install base would have been larger, and people would have been like "OMG a Nintendo Universe game is coming out!!!"
First 1 was boooo-ring, 2nd one was good, 3rd one had potential. I think there is enough material in the last 2 that they could each be edited into 30 second commercials.
Wii Party U - That's what we do.
Much better than "How U will play next". Bad english is bad.
Hiring improv genius Wayne Brady and then giving him a bad script - which is what the first 1 felt like - is a misuse of resources.
"I'M IMPORTANT."
I thought they were all really terrible to the point I wanted to hit Mr. Brady with a GamePad. Are adult gamers meant to behave like a 5 year old? It that the message Nintendo has for the consumers? And to think people complained about the Rufus Hound campaign.
@Samurai_Goroh Yeah ....the Playstation advertisements are grown manish
http://youtu.be/vb93F76431Y
Lol these are great! Finally a good ad campaign from Nintendo.
To those who are complaining: This advertising is better than any advertising. Especially when it stars Wayne Brady.
Of the Brady Bunch?
Wow, did wayne brady do the "suck it" sign in the first video? Lol
...now, I'm wondering what would happen if they'd had Colin Mochrie pitch the WiiU, instead. O_O
@Phantom_R if anyone can sell Wii Party U to suburbia it's Wayne Brady.
I might find these ads corny, but non-gaming casuals love this kind of crap.... The only problem is the Wii U price isn't at the point where most casuals will be ready to lay down cash for a console. I'd guess the casuals won't jump on board until the Wii U is $200..... In the meantime Nintendo should be exclusively chasing their core Nintendo audience by releasing more of their famous franchises.
Not quite as good as Whose Line, still way better than The Wayne Brady Show (that was a disaster).
I liked the 1st one a good bit. As for the other two, not so much, unfortunately .
The fist one was pretty good, but the second had a bad beginning and the third had a bad end. Still some of the best Wii U adds I've seen though. I think Wayne Brady is a good fit fot the vibe they're going for too.
Nintendo hired Wayne Brady?! What year am I living in?!!
I guess Corey Feldman was too expensive...
I actually found the first two pretty funny
The first two are pretty ridiculous*, but the last one, I'd like to see that one play on TV. Not incessantly or anything, but it's the sort of clever ad that could get people excited about the system itself if they saw it.
*in a good way
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