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Does The Public Know About Wii U?

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by Ben Hanson on October 05, 2012 at 02:00 PM

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We here in the enthusiast press often find ourselves in an information bubble. We have known about the Wii U since E3 2011, but we have always been curious about how much the larger consuming public knows about Nintendo's next console.

This is a far cry from a scientific polling, but we sent associate editor Ben Reeves to walk the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota and talk to random people about their experience with video games and what they know about the Wii U. Their answers may surprise you.

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by The Bro Friday, October 05, 2012 at 02:03 PM

Ben Reeves is awesome! That one part where the guy said he played Kinectimals on the Wii was hilarious.
by new traditionalist Friday, October 05, 2012 at 02:07 PM

1:56 lol. don't think that guy was playing a video game XD (come on people. it's comedy gold)
by Craigaleg Friday, October 05, 2012 at 02:07 PM

This is a series I would continue to watch, great segment!
by Michael Merchant Friday, October 05, 2012 at 02:08 PM

I tell people all the time about the Wii U and they think its either 1) a controller for the original wii or 2) have no idea that a new wii is coming out. >.
by sealsaa Friday, October 05, 2012 at 02:08 PM

Not surprising. Nintendo hasn't done any advertising beyond the Internet for the Wii U that ive noticed. And frankly, I just don't think that the tablet controller will have the same appeal that the Wii's remote/motion control had.
by Alex Piercey Friday, October 05, 2012 at 02:09 PM

Holy hell, that was hilarious!
by 4scoreand7 Friday, October 05, 2012 at 02:10 PM

While I understand that the system is sold out already, Nintendo has to be somewhat concerned with all of the recent mainstream confusion over the Wii U. Right?
by Felix Friday, October 05, 2012 at 02:11 PM

Good job Gameinformer. You did the market research for Nintendo that they SHOULD have done 6-12 months ago.
by jmpittman860220 Friday, October 05, 2012 at 02:11 PM

This is one example of why I'm glad Nintendo has better gamer focus on us gamers this time around. People wil find out about the WiiU soon enough when they're in stores.
by theweldur Friday, October 05, 2012 at 02:11 PM

I too have played Kinectimals on the wii.
by MythosXIII Friday, October 05, 2012 at 02:13 PM

ah, this was hilarious. The comments from the average consumer really get to me sometimes xD
by Ryan Friday, October 05, 2012 at 02:14 PM

Ugh. I can't believe Nintendo put their faith in these kinds of people. They decided to abandon hardcore Nintendo fans for people who wouldn't know a game if you smacked them in the face with it. How did they think these clueless consumers would even know a new console was on the way let alone feel the need to buy it. This pandering to casual "gamers" is a disturbing trend that hopefully comes to an abrubt halt when the WiiU doesn't live up to expectations.
by Postmita Friday, October 05, 2012 at 02:15 PM

I feel like I don't know much about the Wii u and I am on game sites everyday and trying to pre order one.
by Mray901 (スネークイーター) Friday, October 05, 2012 at 02:17 PM

Aside from the hilarity of Ben Reeves interacting with random people, this video just disappoints me. Not because of the video itself, but Nintendo has done nothing to sell people other than gamers on the Wii U. I mean, the console's literally just one month away. They need to hurry up and start pumping out some commercials.
by Warrior Friday, October 05, 2012 at 02:19 PM

I don't give a flying f**k if the public doesn't know about the Wii U. Yeah, its sad how not that many people, WHO ARE NOT EVEN REAL GAMERS TO BEGIN WITH, don't know about the Wii U. But whatever. I'm still getting the system.
by Shin Zelkami Friday, October 05, 2012 at 02:21 PM

"Kinectimals on Wii?"

"Yeah"
by Companion Cube Friday, October 05, 2012 at 02:23 PM

And my Adobe all of a sudden crashed. Worked on XCOM...

EDIT: Restarted browser, and it worked. Nice ending Ben.
by Zero Friday, October 05, 2012 at 02:24 PM

Well, I don't think anything the public says can surprise me anymore, but I'll give it a shot. They didn't count the Wii as a video game... wow. Nintendo, please remember those of us who want to play games.
by nickjamesm7 Friday, October 05, 2012 at 02:24 PM

Let's actually go to a real city and ask people, ok GameInformer? ;)
by Ripit290 Friday, October 05, 2012 at 02:25 PM

come on Nintendo spread the word boys

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