WiiU Box art designs

Josey Wales

It appears the official WiiU box art has been leaked via Amazon. I think they look pretty cool. It is reminiscent of the GameCube box art but that isn't a bad thing. I like that extra bit of colour over the Wii boxes which can look a little boring when all lined up.

What do you think?

CastorTroy

Wonder if each case has a slot for a SD Card.

Alactric

:eek:

What in the name of god is going on with the yellow trim?

nitromaster

White would be better than yellow...but looking good

Would be perfect if they used a black top/box for mature games.

looks very nice the yellow catchs your eye

Alactric

nitromaster wrote: »

White would be better than yellow...but looking good

Would be perfect if they used a black top/box for mature games.

I still don't get why it's there. It draws attention to nothing and doesn't match the colour scheme at all.

This seems like a shop, it's that out of left field.

Alactric

Deleted User wrote: »

looks very nice the yellow catchs your eye

yer joking? :eek:

CastorTroy

Well it's been confirmed as legit anyway
http://www.gametrailers.com/side-mission/24589/our-first-looks-at-wii-u-box-art

Warning to Alactric: Don't click on it. Multiple package art with yellow trim.

I didn't even notice the trim, to be honest

jaydoxx

Think it looks great, the yellow stands out well too. Supposedly the case itself is gonna be blue, which sounds great to me:D

Myrddin

Are people actually complaining about a yellow stripe on the games boxes. Jesus h.....

Princess Peach

EnterNow wrote: »

Are people actually complaining about a yellow stripe on the games boxes. Jesus h.....

Hey now, that's a vital factor into whether you should buy the game or not.

Alactric

EnterNow wrote: »

Are people actually complaining about a yellow stripe on the games boxes. Jesus h.....

I...wasn't complaining? I was pointing out how an otherwise beautiful piece of boxart was being marred by something which served no purpose. It doesn't match the rest of colour scheme at all. Or any of Nintendo's pre release material for that matter. It honestly reminds me of the old PS3 platinum hits boxes.

The decision was so peculiar it prompted people to question it's legitimacy in the first place.

http://kotaku.com/5932973/nintendo-says-theyve-finalized-wii-u-box-art-designs-they-probably-look-like-this

Don't know how you feel about Kotaku commentors, but it jumps out for the wrong reason.

Princess Peach wrote: »

Hey now, that's a vital factor into whether you should buy the game or not.

Yup, that's what I said, exactly. I hate Nintendo. I'll never buy a game from them again.

Myrddin

Alactric wrote: »

Don't know how you feel about Kotaku commentors, but it jumps out for the wrong reason.

Honestly? It seems like pointless nitpicking. No offence intended btw, but its a tiny yellow stripe.

Alactric

EnterNow wrote: »

Honestly? It seems like pointless nitpicking. No offence intended btw, but its a tiny yellow stripe.

Yeah...I know. But I could take my car keys and make an inch long scratch in the box too. It would be tiny but it would still be there and out of place.

Princess Peach

Alactric wrote: »

Yeah...I know. But I could take my car keys and make an inch long scratch in the box too. It would be tiny but it would still be there and out of place.

But the game inside is still the exact same

Alactric

Princess Peach wrote: »

But the game inside is still the exact same

You did this in the quote up above too

We're not talking about the game or it's quality at all. It's about the box art. Which is supposed to be a salesman in itself.

Princess Peach

I can't recall a time ever in my life the box art was any sort of influence on me to buy a game. When I'm in a game shop I'm drawn to the title, and the screenshots and info on the back, not the art or what colours they use.

Alactric

Princess Peach wrote: »

I can't recall a time ever in my life the box art was any sort of influence on me to buy a game. When I'm in a game shop I'm drawn to the title, and the screenshots and info on the back, not the art or what colours they use.

Okay fine. What do you think purpose of box art is though? If you think it's so unimportant. Just curious.

Princess Peach

Well you can't really have a blank space! Filler??

Oh also recognition. Most game series will have the main character on the box so you can easily find it on the shelf. But other than that, dunno if it serves a marketing purpose.

Alactric

Princess Peach wrote: »

Well you can't really have a blank space! Filler??

But the game inside is the exact same

Princess Peach

Yah which is why if I'm buying a used game I don't care if its not in the original box and just has a blank box with the name handwritten on it.

Alactric

Princess Peach wrote: »

Yah which is why if I'm buying a used game I don't care if its not in the original box and just has a blank box with the name handwritten on it.

That's very practical and sensible. But you still don't think a game's box art has any aesthetic or artistic value beyond...say, merely identifying it in a shop?

A shop in which it's flanked by, 10, 20 maybe 30 other games competing for $60? Would you say, Left 4 Deads iconic boxart,
http://man-fat.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/l4d.jpg

Does a better job of drawing attention to itself than, say, this?
https://encrypted-tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQHDMPS6x2FylEjY3NhYp6diORq_3eaXjG_MlcknhTIa-Q6k4KL6g

A game some might consider a far more important game than L4D?

edit: I'm not having a go or anything. I've actually become legitmately interested in this type of perspective, As I, am obviously obsessed with cover art or promtional imagery in general.

jaydoxx

^^different demographics there mate

Princess Peach

Maybe I buy games differently? If I see a good looking game on the shelf I always look up reviews of it before I purchase, even if the screenshots look great and whatnot.

If people are spending money on games based solely on the look of the box, I think they are silly. And the same goes for a game with a plain box. I read a lot of gaming review sites and forums so would usually have an idea of what I want before I go to the shop, so if it has a plain box that wouldn't catch my eye I will still find it.

That's how I do it anyway! Either way I couldn't care less about the yellow stripe.

Alactric

jaydoxx wrote: »

^^different demographics there mate

what demographics? People who like good games?

Valve, is far far from the Call of Duty mentality.

Alactric

Princess Peach wrote: »

Maybe I buy games differently? If I see a good looking game on the shelf I always look up reviews of it before I purchase, even if the screenshots look great and whatnot.

That's how I do it anyway! Either way I couldn't care less about the yellow stripe.

Here's the thing though, I buy games the exact same way you do. I read reviews, I read forums like these, I get personal reccommendations, the whole shebang. Not once have I ever bought a game based "solely" on the games box, in fact, even graphic designers in my class would never dream of doing such a thing.

You'll even attest to their being such a thing as a "good looking" box and a "plain" one, such a distinction already proves box art has merit as an immediate, visual knock on effect no?

If you want me to tie it back into the "yellow stripe" (even though I think the discussion it inspired is far more interesting) I think most of the same principles apply, promo art is, as it implies art. I like the idea that someone might walk into a shop, knowing that a game is good, as you do. But all that said and done, you seem to be of the mind set that everything is fine in spite of the box art rather than having it accentuate it?

I'm not saying your wrong anything, but I am getting a bit confused with what your saying.

CastorTroy

Maybe the disc inside is the same yellow? :P

Besides, if it's a discussion of the box art making you decide between games(I'm the same as you. I would base it on what I want and not what catches my eye) then remember that yellow trim is on all Wii U titles so it shouldn't affect a decision based on the box art, assuming you're buying for Wii U at the time.

Also, don't know about you, but all my games are on my shelves sideways so I can't even see the fronts which means I would be able to see that trim. Though looking now, the PS3 cases are annoying as their sleeves aren't consistent with either PS3 on red background, or on black background with red trim.

Myrddin

Box art is important, it's the creme on the cake lets say.

But a tiny yellow stripe hardly denotes good/bad box art. It's a simple stripe...people, especially gamers, seem more & more hard to please. It it's not the stripe it would have been something else it seems

jaydoxx

Alactric wrote: »

what demographics? People who like good games?

Valve, is far far from the Call of Duty mentality.

That zombie game has completely unimaginative cover design. It also has zombies. I've no reason to believe one of those games is more superior than the other based on their respective covers. But personally, I'd be way more likely to have a look at the back of Ico than whatever zombie survival game that was.

o1s1n

Videogame box design has been bland and boring ever since the DVD box style was adapted as the standard I couldn't care less about it anymore.

It was a lot more interesting when you had completely different packaging for different consoles.

Something I've only come across recently is how utterly cool the Japanese Gamecube boxes are.

jaydoxx

Is that a psp sized box?:O
I always hated the giant dvd boxes for the gamecube discs.

o1s1n

Kinda yeah, it's a nice little small box which suits the dimensions of the Gamecube disc.

Then there's a cardboard art sleeve which goes over the top.

Miles nicer than a stupid big dvd case for such a small disc!

Thophder

I think the box looks great and the yellow strip makes it stand out... well to me at least anyway.

Found an image of the Batman Arkham City cover-art for Wii U :

http://wiiudaily.com/2012/08/new-wii-u-box-art/batman-arlham-city-wii-u-box-art/

Looks awesome!

o1s1n

I kinda like the WiiU boxart, but really think that Batman cover is awful. It looks more like a badly drawn albino Hulk than batman!

Thophder

o1s1n wrote: »

I kinda like the WiiU boxart, but really think that Batman cover is awful. It looks more like a badly drawn albino Hulk than batman!

I'll admit that the arms on batman look way too large but maybe they'll fix up the cover before its released!

CastorTroy

Could be like the GotY version on 260 and PS3 where you can barely see Batman for all the writing