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It looks pretty cool!

Good news but then the Wii U next big release is in May (aka MK8) which is bad because the Wii U doesn't really have big releases in March or April. I fear this little celebration is only for a little time.

I think the Wii U is fine the way it is. Sure it is not as powerful as the PS4 or XboxOne but it has power in it nonetheless. What I think they did wrong from the start is only show one commercial that focus on the gamepad. Remember the Super Mario Bros. U commercial? Yeah it didn't send the right message at all to consumers. Also the Wii U really didn't have any commercials or marketing backup. Rayman was not a exclusive no more then the Wii U had the drought and Pikmin escaped the launch window and...you see where I am going with this. The Wii U was not handle very well from the start and now Nintendo is in trouble.

Did it sold well compare to its low install base? Yes it did. Did it sold well enough for the Wii U to see a bump in sales? No it did not. Sales does matter because that is how Nintendo gets their money to produce new games. Earlier this year they said if the Wii U sales doesn't change they would start looking at the higher up management. Sales does matter people if you want the people in charge not to be in hot water. It also matters because if you truly love Nintendo then you would want everybody to experience it with positive news, not negative news (like that Ntech or whatever they are called putting the Wii U as the 4th worst electronic gift this Christmas to get).

Got my fingers cross for a hardware boost.

Wii-100 million plus lifetime sales. Wii U-25 million plus lifetimes sales. I know you notice something because I can read your mind. Yes Nintendo messed up. This is suppose to be Wii U "successor", ha it made me chuckle.

@LUIGITORNADO I totally agree, the W101 is a good game and it's only on the Wii U. Another reason to "upgrade".

Nintendo had 1 whole year to get the numbers, one whole year! I love Nintendo but they messed up horribly. The Wii U had little to no promotion and lack of new games to give a reason why to buy a Wii U. I'm hoping Super Mario 3D World will give it a push but console and handheldarket are two different areas. The PS4 and Xbox One has been promoting like crazy and they have way more appeal to the consumers. Nintendo needs a new marketing team and they need to seriously grind.

In my opinion they are a year late, seriously a year late with an advertisement to give people a reason to buy a Wii U. The commercial could have been better in my opinion and I hope the Wii U see a serious change during the holidays.

Awwwwww man I hope to use my coins instead of actually using money.

I'm glad Nintendo is finally going the right direction. Hopefully we see aggressive marketing for the Wii U along the way.

I wish they would announce it a couple of days in advance instead of the day before.

I think this is the same guy who put a picture of Mew up also.

Super Mario 3D World looks awesome and I hope it changes the Wii U around like it did for the 3DS. Hope after this game they give Mario a break (personally I think Nintendo release way too much Mario games lately) and perhaps work on other franchises, perhaps Starfox?

What started this: confusion in the name, lack of games earlier in the year, same 3rd party games that the PS3/360 has at a more expansive price earlier in the year, lack of commercials.
Solution:more commercial of games and the system, gives the consumers a reason why they should buy a Wii U.

If you disagree that is ok, please be respectable if you reply.

@readyletsgo thank you! Where is the advertisement for the Wii U? I'm glad I'm not the only one think this.

Well the Wii U sales dip again

I wonder why the same song didn't cause mayham over the radio?

You guys get the dome! What!?! I get mines in a plastic with no dome

I want it! After watching some of the new anime clip my childhood is coming back to me!

Time to bring back the blue bomber!

He look so toony! (Haha made you think for two seconds)

Good for the 3DS! But am I the only one who thinks MH4 should have been on the Wii U since the Wii U needs help (dire help).

I played that at Nintendo World when I was in NYC. It was so cool!

It makes sense, the handheld are the hot cakes right now along with the tasty whip cream aka AC and Pokemon X&Y. But what doesn't make sense: where is the advertisement for the Wii U (the million dollar question). Surely Nintendo (in all regions I would presume) know that this system is not selling well. Yes software is needed but what about software without advertisement? You might as well make a movie and put it in the theaters without advertisement.

I personally think that a ambassadors program should be put in place for the early Wii U owners. Why? 1) $50.00 is a chunk of money that could have been used for something else (buying another game, buying something for your family, ect,), 2) it is because of the Wii U owners right now that Nintendo even have some sort of sales so why not thank them, and 3) it shows that Nintendo appreciate the loyalty through the good times and the bad times. And I want to emphasize that the Wii U owners could have saved $50.00 so I think it will be great of the Big N to compensate for that.

Welp, there goes half of my next paycheck

Had some funny parts to it.

It is Nintendo job to sell the Wii U and the Wii U had its ups and downs and I feel that the Big N should have been more prepared hardware and software wise to capture a specific size audience. But alas that is not the case and I can only support and hope that things will def turn for the better.

Some of these games does look like they could ignite sales! Mario 3D Land, Windwaker HD, Wonderful 101, and the other Ames coming out in 2013 looks promising.

I think the 3DS was a way better option.

@datamonkey same here!

This E3 Nintendo need to release the big guns! I mean the mega smasher gun! Time to show what the Wii U can do because I do enjoy it.

Right now the Wii U is in big trouble. It's not surprising to see him make a comment about it. Nintendo themselves said they failed to communicate the Wii U to the masses and not releasing key titles on time to show the people how the Wii U is different from the Wii. I think starting July this will change.

@nocode yesterday? More like a couple months ago they should have started.

@Mk_II and as a witness, you stated this prior to these evets(if they do happen).

I wonder how much units Fifa 13 sold on the Wii U.

Smart move on Nintendo part to get an exclusive Sonic game. I personally think the Wii U need exclusives more than ever to increase the Wii U user base.

I think it was a good Nintendo Direct. It was a appetizer that will keep sustain us till E3 which is the big entree of course.

I wonder why they didn't (or couldn't) also get more brands like Walmart and GameStop on this deal?

Watching this on my Wii U on 1080P

@Midnight3DS lmao

It amazes me that a video game character could cause this much mayhem. I could only imagine what would happen if they made Link talk.

I need a bigger rupee wallet...

It would be also funny if they made fun of the Wii U gamepad battery life...wishful thinking.

I wonder if the PS4 and Xbox720 was doing bad if it would have a story like this.

Wouldn't think it would be this serious. I mean I love video games (and this game with 70+ hours in) but it is just a video game.

EA....strong partnership? I think Tom and Jerry have a better partnership than you and Nintendo.

I think it could be use with Metroid. Imagine in Metroid Prime when you have to fight a platoon of Space Pirates with the music. Samus heart beats with your heart. But then...what else to do with it?

@Shiryu or when those weeds infested the beautiful town.