{"id":39532,"date":"2012-06-10T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2012-06-10T06:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=39532"},"modified":"2012-06-11T13:22:58","modified_gmt":"2012-06-11T11:22:58","slug":"nintendo-wii-u-is-hard-to-understand-until-you-get-your-hands-on-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/39532-nintendo-wii-u-is-hard-to-understand-until-you-get-your-hands-on-it","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo: “Wii U is hard to understand until you get your hands on it”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently we saw Peter Molyneux<\/a> describe the upcoming Nintendo Wii U<\/a> as \u201cconfusing and challenging to use\u201d, mostly due to its use of multiple screens.<\/p>\n

Nintendo have expressed a similar sentiment, saying that in the same vein as the Wii and the 3DS<\/a>, it\u2019s difficult for people to fully understand what they\u2019re trying to do with the Wii U until they\u2019ve got their hands on it.<\/p>\n

Nintendo of America’s senior director of corporate communications Charlie Scibetta<\/a> said, \u201cIt’s hard to understand the system until you get your hands on it.”<\/p>\n

He did however add, “It can appeal to people of all ranges in terms of their gaming ability.”<\/p>\n

Scibetta said the company will continue to employ the type of marketing strategy they used for the 3DS and the Wii, which were also somewhat bewildering to new consumers.<\/p>\n

“A big part of our strategy has been and will continue to be trial, getting it in as many people’s hands as possible,” he said.<\/p>\n

To really get the full potential out of the system, developers are going to have to take it\u2019s unique capabilities into account. “When a publisher creates a game experience that is custom… that’s when you really see the magic happen,” Scibetta said.<\/p>\n

Nintendo is leaning heavily on the Wii U being a success, and it may be a risky move on their part to create confusing peripherals which may alienate their typical demographic of casual gamers.<\/p>\n

Source: CVG<\/a><\/h5>\n

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