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Originally Posted by coolz481
I'm not exactly sure how much marketing Nintendo really has to do in the next 2 months. There hasn't been a new console for 6 years now, pre-orders at various retailers were stopped after 48 hours in most cases, and the impressions of the Nintendo-published titles have gradually improved each time they've been shown. Won't the stories about sell-outs at launch sort of do the job for Nintendo, at least through the end of the year?
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Right, but outside of game sites, does anyone know of the preorder sellout? And like I said, this guy wasn't even aware it was a new system - just thought it was a new controller or portable version of the Wii. So while it may be the newest console in 6 years, do people (ie, the masses) even know it is a new console?
If it sells out in November and becomes a hot Christmas item, for sure people will hear about it. But is that all Nintendo is counting on? It may very well work, but it seems like it wouldn't hurt to do a little work to differentiate this from the Wii. I used to think that was silly until I saw it for myself yesterday (that people can be confused about exactly what this thing is).