Microsoft Damage Control

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Best Buy E3 Experience events being ambushed by Microsoft in order to push Xbox One? | GoNintendo - What are YOU waiting for?

According to this (^) article, Microsoft has gotten desperate enough to try and get people to leave the (popular) WiiU alone and come over and play the XBox1 demo.

What do you think of Microsoft's attempt to bully people into trying their console?

 

[Ventus]

I was just about to make this thread:

Major thumbs up to Vanessa28 for alerting us to this in the Shoutbox!

Best Buy E3 Experience events being ambushed by Microsoft in order to push Xbox One? | GoNintendo - What are YOU waiting for?

As you can gleam from the text in that article, it was made known that Microsoft employees were showing on the Wii U demo floor to remove people from there to check out the Xbox One! As if they couldn't be anymore desperate!

Anyway, I really do think it's hilarious that Microsoft is targeting Nintendo who isn't even in the same boat as them. You would think that Microsoft wouldt arget Sony instead?

 

[A Link In Time]

Microsoft is making all the wrong decisions.

Talk about sending a mixed message.

 

[Big Octo]

"Why buy a Wii U when you can torture yourself in just a few short months?"

Jokes aside, this is just pathetic. If M$ needs to do this to secure sales, then it shows that something is wrong. The console would gain natural interest if it was actually good. Is this a sign of their downfall in the gaming market? I sure do hope so. Oh, hopeful me.

 

[Ventus]

Microsoft is making all the wrong decisions.

Again, this is a GOOD thing. We WANT Microsoft out of the gaming industry, guys!

 

[A Link In Time]

Again, this is a GOOD thing. We WANT Microsoft out of the gaming industry, guys!

We do?

But who will be there to compete with Sony? Nintendo's in its own sphere. If Microsoft drops out of the race, Sony will have a monopoly on "hardcore" gamers.

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And speaking from myself, I don't want Microsoft out of the race because I need me some Halo.

 

[Vaati101]

Couple of months ago I kept getting dragged off the street by some mobile phone company forcing me to buy a phone, that really annoyed me and creeped me out. I can imagine those at that event feel the same way, I know I would. With this sort of activity, I know Microsoft will soon leave the Gaming industry. It happened with this phone company, desperation are the first signs of failure in these kinds of businesses.

 

[ihateghirahim]

There's competition and then there's shameless dirty moves.

 

[Salem]

And speaking from myself, I don't want Microsoft out of the race because I need me some Halo.

Even if Microsoft calls it quits, that doesn't mean no more Halo or Gears of war.

 

[surferguy7]

Classless as always.

Sony throws a bit of jabs at companies, but Microsoft outright disrespects competition, it's laughable.

 

[BoxTar]

Even if Microsoft calls it quits, that doesn't mean no more Halo or Gears of war.

True. The companies that run these particular games (Bungie and Epic) will most likely sign on with Sony if Microsoft runs out of business. Maybe Nintendo will get RareWare back. OH PLEASE GOD MAKE IT HAPPEN!

But, back on topic, I believe this is a desperate and pathetic attempt at getting attention to a floundering system. They know the harsh and brutal criticism they're getting. instead or FIXING the problem, they cram it down people's throats. It's pathetic.

 

[Salem]

Ironically, tactics like that are among the least likely ones to work.

 

[Jetter]

Nintendo Prevails! I think this move makes Micro$oft look quite desperate. Certainly if I was there I wouldn't want to buy from them.

 

[Salem]

Actually, I'd rather have as many players in there as possible. Considering how expensive these three companies have made gaming already, dropping them down to only two would merely heighten the problem.

No, too many console makers is also a problem.

 

[PhantomTriforce]

No, too many console makers is also a problem.

Three is not too many.

I find this pretty funny, but at least Microsoft recognizes that their new console isn't as popular as they imagined it would be. May the better console (Wii U) win.