Random: Store Employees Buy Wii U For Teen Who Visited Every Day To Play Smash Bros.

This brought a tear to me eye. 😢

Most of the time I would be a cynical/sarcastic jerk...but at Christmas time I love stories like this.

That's great! Let the Christmas spirit consume all, and all have Merry Christmas!

Of course, there's going the be a cynical comment about them gifting him a Wii U.

Hey! I go there every week and look at those giant 4K curve TVs and I still haven't gotten anything.

When I did that I just got scolded to just buy the game or get out

He should be so lucky.

I have seen some pretty nasty comments about this already elsewhere on the internet. Some people really can't except people doing nice things for others. Or that just because the Wii U is being replaced, that it was a pointless purchase.

I think this is a really nice gesture.

A gangsta almost cried.......

Foreal.

@Mega_Yarn_Poochy Dang, you know me too well 😝

Only in merica.
I think if it was the uk. He wouldn't know what a Wii u is. A ps4 he would

I knew there was a reason I like Best Buy so much! Merry Christmas, everyone!

@UK-Nintendo If it were the UK the staff wouldn't have done anything other than harass him until he left or bought something.

This is incredible. Kudos to the staff, and double kudos to that one staff guy on the video response.

@FragRed true. You guys are so lucky. Only in murica

I had a hard time understanding that title hah.

My brain decided to group "wiiu for teen" as a single item. And it was so confusing.

EXCELLENT. Just bravo to the person who made that decision. We need more philanthropic good will and giving in this world, now more than ever.

This shouldn't just be for Christmas folks. Go give something to someone who needs a helping hand and some moral support.

Just go and give something to someone for no other reason than because you can. Don't ignore your local homeless community. Give them some food and a blanket. Give them some money.

Trying not to sound preachy here, but yeah. Let's all be a little kinder to one another. Christmas is the perfect time to pick up a good habit.

Storr is 100% correct. I don't really understand what there is to complain about them giving the teen a WiiU, but sadly, people will find things to complain about. Anyways I'm happy for him.

That's awesome!

That's exactly the reaction I'd expect from someone who received a Wii-U as a gift

@Megas
You been hitting the sherry early?

@Megas What the hell was that all about? Seriously- I can't process it. Some kind of cutting edge poetry experiment, drunk?

@Fandabidozi I think he also liked his own comment, so yeah, booze is probably involved.

@Megas

"They did it for themselves to feel good and showed to world, has nothing to do with loving the guy personal"

It's a nice thing they did, but I agree with you. This was 50% charity and 50% exploitation to make themselves look good.

As for the rest of the post, don't drink the bong water.

@WilliamCalley A good deed is a good deed. A kid who loves Smash got a Wii U as a gift from strangers. If that's the face of new capitalism, I'm okay with that!

@Megas Heh. There's always one.

@MagicEmperor Don't fool yourself.

@HappyMaskedGuy

And an obviously 'not all there' person was put in an uncomfortable situation that they clearly didn't understand, was recorded, then the video posted online (to benefit the employees) without their consent, which has since led to online jokes being made about them. Could also lead to teasing and harassment in real life now too.

Ya...totally worth it!!

Next time look at the bigger picture. This video will live on in those 'cringe compilation' videos for all eternity now, all through no fault of the kid playing the Wii-U.

@WilliamCalley Okay, Mr Scrooge

Well, I'd like to know which Best Buy this is because yes, they have some of the worst employees I've EVER dealt with. One off Best Buy aside, this was a very, very nice gesture from them.

@WilliamCalley How do you know the kid didn't give his consent to have the video published?

Well, with regard to megas comment, it is definitely debated in the school of social research and philosophy generally that the only true act of altruism in humans is a parent dying to save their offspring, and therefore that all other acts of kindness are basically done for some benefit to the individual, social recognition and status for instance.

I think this is what megas is referring to in his/her post. In philosophical terms megas is probably right, but im not so sure the kid who got the wii u will now expect free consoles for the rest of his life, or will become dependent upon welfare because of receiving a free game console.

While his execution was lacking, it can certainly be argued that all welfare stories are a fundamental question on the existence of true altruism and the role of the welfare state generally.

The debate will rage, But I thought whatever the reason - pretty nice story and bet the kid is happy, so whats the harm in that.

@HappyMaskedGuy

Really? This kid can clearly not legally consent to anything.

Not Scrooge either. It was great they gave him one. They didn't need to broadcast it to the world to stroke their own ego though. Check the comments on YouTube. People who go to school with him are talking trash, people are making jokes, etc.

@WilliamCalley you dont need consent to undertake video or audio recording in any public place, you think the media ask for permission of everyone in the frame every time they video a riot?

You dont actually have a right to public anonymity.

@bolt05

I was responding to the other guy who claimed that the kid 'consented'.

I'm amazed at how many people here don't see the problem with this scenario. At least a few people have common sense in these comments.

I liked the act. I liked the video response.
Maybe. Yeah, maybe it wasn't necessary to post it online and somehow point their employees are better than Amazon's.

Regarding the Wii U, not every video game player is an avid gamer that wishes for the best console with the best library*.
The kid clearly likes Smash Bros, and if he's got that, I bet he is happy.
*Not talking trash about the WiiU, I don't have an opinion.

@WilliamCalley Ach calm down. I never said he did consent- Im asking you if he definitely did not. Which you don't seem to know?

The staff did something nice for the guy. If there are sad little trolls out there who decide to be nasty then that's down to them. But it's certainly not a reason to not try and do something nice for someone. Goodness sake.

@WilliamCalley And yeah, theres no need to insult anyone here. Check your manners a little.

That's really nice of them. It's an awkward video though. But, I guess, natural, genuinely shocked reactions are. God bless them all. We're fed so much commercial nonsense, we're shocked too and don't know how to react.

Edit: I think this video will generate a lot of debate. And rightly so. I know they mean well but they shock the guy.

@bolt05 I don't actually think you are correct in that statement regarding consent.

I don't think exposing someone with a mental disorder to the cruelty of the Internet so that they could get their 5 minutes of fame and feel good about themselves is a very positive thing. I'm glad they bought him a Wii U, but maybe save the "posting it online" part for people who won't be judged so harshly over things they can't change about themselves.

I hate the comments on YouTube

he's like, dang I actually liked getting out of the house.

My faith in humanity has been revived a little bit. I feel like singing! "Tingle bells, tingle bells, tingle all the way.......

@Tingle_The_Great Actually my faith has lost by looking at all these BS comments on YouTube like oh what if doesn't have a TV and I'm like these people know nothing about the Wii U smh

@brutalpanda Or because his family can't afford a Wii U so he goes to Best Buy to play it eveyday

@SLIGEACH_EIRE He is probably shocked and speechless and don't know what to do and excited and shy and a bit scared at the same time because that would be me

Another heartwarming story to add to the list at Christmas time. Better late than never for getting a Wii U! Happy Holidays everyone.

awesome

@hieveryone I'd be the same.

@HappyMaskedGuy Aww, I was hoping I wouldn't be reminded!

This was really cool, however, the first statement saying 'why shop at Amazon' made it seem like the only reason was to big up Best Buy - hopefully it was done through kindness and not business

I've never had a single complaint with shopping at Best Buy. The employees are always very kind and usually knowledgeable. Plus I save 20% on every game I get with Gamers Club Unlocked.

@WilliamCalley

I know right? This was clearly a PR stunt. If it needed to get out into the world, the kid could have posted it on Twitter or something. They should not have done that.

Wow, that's nice of them.

@Turniplord

That's not how the world works, my child. Unfortunately, it's a much colder place. Though, perhaps it will evolve into something much better with the much newer generations pulling the strings and calling the shots. We can only hope.

Wow. I think I am finally getting sick and tired of the kind of people who are now frequenting this site. I expect this kind of cynical garbage from the IGN and Gamespot forums. There are some amazing games for the WiiU. It is a great system and what those employees did was a beautiful gesture. They should not have to be worried about posting the his video because of jerks.

Will an admin please ban iGen already? Or at the very least delete any political posts???

@WhiteTrashGuy I kinda agree lol, but haters gonna hate.

Also I can confirm this is very unlikely to be "a Higher Up Order" for PR. My friend worked at Best Buy for a while and there was a guy just like this fellow but played WOW on the PC every day lol. Eventually when one of the lower end gaming PC's (that was used/returned) was low enough, a group got together and did the same thing! They didn't record it or anything because, well I don't know honestly, but it was cool. This kid actually sat in line with me for black friday 2 years in a row and then when everyone went inside at midnight, he'd just go home because he didn't have any money

Don't let people with negative opinions/accusations with 0 pieces of evidence get you down, otherwise you let them win.

Happy holidays folks, tis the season, and while acts of kindness like this are few, they happen, you best believe it!

That's pretty cool.. however I wouldn't have uploaded the clip..

I thought NL is a place for peace but not anymore

Sounds like many people are very jealous. They are why the world can't have nice things.

I only hope the kid enjoys it , it is a good time to get a Wii U there are some fantastic titles and they are priced better so he can enjoy that I plan on getting a Switch but by no means will I get rid of my Wii U anytime soon I have a nice backlog of titles to play through .

This is exactly the bigger problem in the world. People do something nice, they upload it, and then people start saying that it was to stroke their ego, etc. Why not give them the benefit of the doubt and be nice enough to say: That's really nice!
But no, instead there is a lot of hate for something really nice.

How is posting the video online an "egotistical" thing to do? How do you know that it was all for publicity? Look, there aren't many people like this in the world so seeing this video really puts my faith back in humanity. Why can't people JUST be nice? Why does there have to be a "reason" or "motive" behind random acts of kindness?

I use to be that kid back when the N64 launched. I used to visit a demo kiosk in one of the few game stores that had one as much as I could and line up to play. Seeing Super Mario 64 for the first time was the first time something gave me literal tears of joy. Thankfully, in a year or perhaps a little less my mom was able to buy one for me. It's one of the reasons why there may be many N64s out there, but that mine is irreplaceable and I'l forever cherish it. It represents her love; that thing cost a lot in my country back then, and there was so much she could have used that money for instead, more "useful" things, or even for herself (she very well deserved it), but she knew that's what I wanted and how important it was for me, and she got it for me. It's just one of many reasons why I'll always love her. Now that I'm grown and could buy any console if I wanted to, it's just not the same feeling. I can only hope to do and be the same for my own kids.

Best buy has to clear that dead WiiU inventory anyhow to make room for the Switch. Might as well kill three birds with one stone. Clear inventory, get good PR, and get this free loader out of their store. Taking a page out of the Tom Happ playbook. In what instance have you ever been in a store short on money for an item and the manager steps in and say no need to worry I have you covered and the only people getting in store discounts on new merchandise are the managers relatives.

I checked some comments to the videos on YT, and the (few) negative reactions to them are utter nonsense (ie, upset due to "lack of consent"...; despite this, the video creator commented that the kid wanted the video to be uploaded "for all to see"). I can understand if people got angry if the employees wrote off the expense courtesy of Best Buy or something, but they didn't. They spent their own money out of benevolence. This is truly the spirit of Christmas, and very rare to see outside of anyone, today, and far much less out of the non-religious (it seems like Rahiem is Christian by his comments on YT, though). Heartwarming.

Merry Christmas all! Spread the Nintendo love to brighten people's lives. I recently had my Guitar Hero Live up for sale and when the person came to get it, I just gave it to them with best holiday wishes. Pay it forward this holiday season.

It happen in my neighorhood in Queens. I live 5 blocks from the best buy. Same place I buy my wii u games, PC games and etc. That's awesome and yes he got a game. It's the mario kart bundle

@hieveryone Ha, I wish.

Some people just won't let anything positive happen in this world.

Wow, some of these comments are sad to read. "It's just a PR stunt!" "People posted a video to boost their own ego! "

This is the problem with this world. Some people have to be cynical and see the negatives even when someone does something positive for someone else.

Maybe these employees wanted to do something nice, and posted a video to show that yes, nice people do exist in this world. But no, there has to be some hidden, darker purpose behind a gesture like this, because people just can't accept the fact that someone wants to do something nice for their fellow man.

You wanna be a cynical jerk? Go do it somewhere else. But please, stop dragging down people who do want to do something nice and make this world a better place.

We have enough darkness in the this world. Would it be such a terrible thing to have some light to balance things out?

I swear, some people would twist a story about someone helping abused dogs and cats into something negative. There are good people in the world. It's a damn shame some of us can't see that.
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I just read some of the Youtube comments. What sad, pathetic people. If you don't have anything to say, why say it at all?

@Megas Jesus wasn't Siddhartha. His was a story of fulfilled redemption (and overcoming death, not simply hardship), as prophesied. He didn't come to merely teach by example as Buddha did. Besides, you can't be enlightened to something if that something isn't true. The way you used the word "enlightened" sounds rather disingenuous, therefore.

But to judge intent with so little information is also fallacious and pretentious. The spirit of Christmas is indeed that "it is more blessed to give than receive" (Acts 20:35), just as God (John 1:1) willingly came in the flesh (John 1:14) to willingly lay down His life for our wrongdoings and to rescue us from the dire fate that we have willingly procured upon ourselves (John 10:18). This act of the employees looks far more like genuine care and sentimentality than of desire for fame, considering the video creator's very small audience.

The immediate jump to accusation, along with your highly subjective interpretation of the purpose behind Christmas, (and possible intoxication?) seems to indicate cynicism and some joylessess behind your comment rather than wisdom. Thus, I do hope that the true Christmas spirit comes upon you this season, likewise.

It's totally possible that they uploaded the video to inspire people to show kindness or however you'd like to put it, but it just seems a bit fishy to me when the manager steps in and says, "Why shop at Amazon when you can shop here, with our amazing and kind staff?" The employees were probably just being nice, but the manager definitely didn't just have niceness in mind with a comment like that. I'm sure that was part of it, but you absolutely don't make a comment like that if you're not trying to paint yourself as a hero.

Just thought I'd point that out to everyone who's acting like the people who are a bit doubtful about the situation are all spawns of Satan or something, lol. Take a chill pill, guys. The only people heating up this comment section are the people who are saying we're all cynical and not spreading the Christmas spirit, which is honestly just getting hypocritical at this point.

@KirbyTheVampire yeah, I was happy with the story and didn't understand any bakclash this would have until I read that part about Amazon, that really changed the tone of the message.
But a kid got home happy (or not, who knows) with a new Wii U, that's enough for me.

So many negative comments on here. I expected better from here. Ah what the hell am i talking about? No one can do anything nice nowadays without people saying something.

The negativity in this world is the main reason I stopped giving a **** and just live to make my close friends, family and myself happy.

And as someone who used to work at Best Buy, this was a very nice gesture. All the trolls and haters can choke on coal lumps and die, thanks.

@PtM I would of have the same reaction. Heck, If I didn't have a Wii U and lived near a Best Buy, I would go there everyday.

But I'm autistic, so there's that.

WHERE'S THE GAMCUBE ADAPTOR AND CONTROLLER!!!!!

Seriously tho, I found the most difficult thing was how long it took him to be cajoled into believing it was a real gift. You know the worlds taken a hold of you when you question a gift; we are not born cynical but we sure as hell end up it.

I can sadly imagine what those unkind comment could amount to.
Merry Christmas, lucky one!

@iGen Please, this is not the place for political debates, I'm sure you're able to find somewhere else on the internet where you can express your opinions on the subject.

Wow, what a cynical world!!
I'm betting some people would rather shoot at a beaded man I a red suit giving out gifts rather than let people take them!?! Do people not see the irony in hating on giving gifts at Christmas.......

There are people in the world that will help others. I have always thought that's a good thing

If he sells the Wii U for crack, that will make one very high and happy teenager

@WilliamCalley If you're part of a conversation you can legally record it. Its not a crime to take video in public. There's no need for consent.
Australian privacy laws are very similar to those in the US, except for the fact that the US has even less constraints.

But you certainly dont need permission to film in public, nor do you need consent to post that film on social media. This is the world we live in.

Further, I didn't say its necessarily right, I said its legal.

There is so many horrible things going on in the world that are constanty in the news and such. So much hate and being mean and selfish.

Something nice, something positive for a change and here half of people are bashing and whining and making it a bad thing.
Maybe you/your parents have money to throw to all the games and systems you want but not all.

It' slike good ol' days when SNES was thing and games so pricey that you coul MAYBE get one per year (on Christmas. Maybe). I was a kid during the early 90s economic depression and it wasn't fun times. New clothes? oh no, use the ones that are small for your older siblings. The joy when I got MY first pair of jeans. Mine.

So what if they wanted to boost their image? They made someone happy with it. Are you bitter no one gave you anything ever? Does it boost your own ego to bash it? Does it make you feel better to whine and complain and bash?

Good deeds will pay back some day.

As Finns have saying, if you are given with spoon, you cannot demand with ladle. (or something). Seems to suit many of you.

I like these gestures of goodwill. And totally agree with the Best Buy guy about the disgrace of bashing it. I can't believe how so many people are genuinely evil. Sure there will be doubts about things like this happening in companies (big businesses aren't exactly a source of trust in todays world) but everything indicates this action happened among these employees and not Best Buy. Spread some love, love can exist without hate!

Happy holidays everyone!

What a great gesture from the store employees, this must have made the lads year.

Remember not every household can afford gaming consoles, they are a luxury and one a lot of us take for granted.

We as a species excell at detroying each other but everytime there is a catastrophe or someone else is in need we can show so much compasion.

Our lord and saviour, the King of the Stags, once said that a good deed does not wash out the bad, nor a bad the good. Some book featuring another saviour makes another eloquent point about not questioning a gift given in confidence.

Pretty much any good deed can be picked apart as being "self-serving" if you go deep enough into it, but that doesn't necessarily devalue it, especially for the recipient. Have some faith in the world, people. Better yet, why not perform a good, selfless deed yourself so as to fully ascertain its purity? Tearing down something that made someone happy is about as non-constructive as things get.

This is a nice story, but now you're going to have some of these kids that are going to try it themselves and expect something for free. This is also something that brings to mind of certain stores that get a bad rep (Best Buy or Gamestop). My youngest daughter is a big Mario fan, and every time we stop in at our local Gamestop store, which knows me and her by name, they always hold Mario cutouts, Mario Posters, Lollipops and other Mario related items just for her! She loves going there and always has a smile on her face and the employees (which we've gotten to know by names) always love having her there!

You just know that in March, someone is gonna start going in every day and play the Switch demo unit, hoping that they'll buy them one.

Oof, I got some sand in my eye.

That's awesome. The world could use more people like the employees of this store.

That is really awesome. Retail is a very draining job with poor pay so you can get tunnel vision after a point. These employees coming together to help that kid out was really awesome.

Lol will they do that with the Nintendo switch? I'll place a tent in front of the store lol.

No just kidding, i love the little things like this.

I think its a very nice gesture. I am happy for him!

That was a really kind gesture. And that young man had the look on his face of someone who is not used to being on the receiving end of kindness. We all need it once in a while . . . .

I have mixed emotions about this story. Part of me thinks, "Wow, this is awesome. Great holiday story. Great generosity story in general". But I also thought, "hey, he looks old enough to go get a job like I did when I was that age. If he can go to Best Buy every day to play a game, he could go to a part time job and eventually buy his own system & game. " I also, like a few others thought about the fact that there was no reason to post this video. Why couldn't they just give him the gift and not show the world? Also, thought about the negative comments about the Wii U too. I could make the argument that I got my money worth with just Mario Kart 8 and Smash; yet there are a dozen more great games too. ....and I also thought, "Couldn't they have least wrapped it?"

My local bestbuy is crappy but this is still nice

@Meowpheel

I apologize, this isn't the site to do that.

I got a little out of hand there...

@WhiteTrashGuy

A single comment doesn't get you banned here. It's a string of crap and total defiance to what the mods say and even then, it's usually only a last resort, and I do not see at all how I stepped into "last resort" grounds.

Besides, if it's bad enough, the wave of replies from other people expressing their disgust towards said person's comment is generally enough punishment for screwing up, and I personally already know it is.

So sorry you and probably a lot of other people don't like me, I think I'm annoying too, if that helps.

@ya_boy_six I didn't think gangstas had accounts on Nintendo Life? lol

@3MonthBeef I have been waiting for it to be 120 bucks already.

I can understand the kid being a little confused or skeptical. It is not often someone or a group of people just do something nice like this to a singular random individual. He likely has never had anything like this happen to him. I'm sure once it set in what they did that his reaction changed from confused to happy.

It was a very sweet gesture regardless if it was a PR stunt, or not. I don't get why people are arguing about it so much in the Youtube comments.

Admittedly, some of the Youtube comments & fighting are funny.

@hieveryone i understand the real situation

As nice of a gesture this is, the Wii U is at the end of its life cycle, and was never successful in the first place.

Wow what a feel-good story. What the cynics are forgetting is that these individual employees (not the company) paid for the gift. It came entirely from them. They wouldn't do that just to boost the company's brand.

That kid was so sure he was being pranked, though, lol

Reminds me of last year, when a small group of us did this exact same thing for a member here on NintendoLife. Even bought it online from BestBuy and had them pick it up from their local store in Florida.

They were like, "....................I............I can't even............."

For the record, I love BestBuy. That GCU 20% discount adds up. Another 5% back for using the BestBuy CC and another 1.2% back as Elite Plus member. Not to mention the regular 2% back in points just from being a MyBestBuy member... oh, and $10 back in rewards for preordering a lot of the big budget AAA releases... and sometimes they run a $25 Off $100 purchase through Visa Checkout (in fact that deal is live now even).

I probably average 30% off every game I buy, if you add up all the discounts.

@polivar4 they do after they lurk here long enough , and see a year jerking article lol.

@ya_boy_six what's your favorite game pimp?