I do really think they fumbled the bag here with “Welcome Tour”. Could’ve been a cool pack in, would’ve been reminiscent of Wii Sports, and apparently it’s a decent quality package that probably would’ve been well received, and helped build hype for the console.
Instead, they charged a pittance for it. No way are they getting many sales, and they gave us an easy narrative that they’re greedy and have lost their way since Reggie and the Wii, just as they launch a hella expensive console with big price increases and don’t need that kind of PR.
They turned an easy PR win that might have helped move units into a PR disaster in a touchy time, for chump change next to their profit margins on the console + games like Mario Kart World. Also lost a chance to advertise and show off what the new hardware can really do, the whole thing looks like a big advertisement anyways. Hell, it even looks pretty neat, but there’s not a snowballs chance in hell of me paying for it.
From what I recall reading, Nintendo’s point of view is that they don’t give away anything for free, and Reggie had to work hard to get Wii Sports included with the console.
Now we don’t have Reggie for that, so Nintendo did what they want.
And Wii Sports wasn’t even really free with the Wii! The added the price of Wii Sports to that of the Wii, but because every Wii came with Wii Sports, nobody noticed.
I do really think they fumbled the bag here with “Welcome Tour”. Could’ve been a cool pack in, would’ve been reminiscent of Wii Sports, and apparently it’s a decent quality package that probably would’ve been well received, and helped build hype for the console.
Instead, they charged a pittance for it. No way are they getting many sales, and they gave us an easy narrative that they’re greedy and have lost their way since Reggie and the Wii, just as they launch a hella expensive console with big price increases and don’t need that kind of PR.
They turned an easy PR win that might have helped move units into a PR disaster in a touchy time, for chump change next to their profit margins on the console + games like Mario Kart World. Also lost a chance to advertise and show off what the new hardware can really do, the whole thing looks like a big advertisement anyways. Hell, it even looks pretty neat, but there’s not a snowballs chance in hell of me paying for it.
From what I recall reading, Nintendo’s point of view is that they don’t give away anything for free, and Reggie had to work hard to get Wii Sports included with the console.
Now we don’t have Reggie for that, so Nintendo did what they want.
And Wii Sports wasn’t even really free with the Wii! The added the price of Wii Sports to that of the Wii, but because every Wii came with Wii Sports, nobody noticed.
Ahan, interesting. Didn’t know about that.
I did pay for it, and you are correct. It’s decent for what it is, but it should really have been a pack-in game.