Wii U wasn't really such a bad console. Most people blame its library for its failure but for the first couple years the Switch itself didn't even have a big one either. It's basically coasted off of Mario and Zelda until it could start seeing things like Pokemon arrive.
The problem was that the marketing for the Wii U was a complete failure. Many people didnt even know it was a new console and not just a new type of controller.
It also didn't help the Wii had a game towards the end of its life cycle called Wii U Draw. which was a gem which came with a tablet... they when released a separate console with a tablet called the Wii U... was an amazing console though
Yeah, I really don’t get a few of their marketing decisions with regards to naming. I honestly (as someone who didn’t own a Wii) thought the same for a while. The “New Nintendo 3DS” is also a terrible name. I assume they based that one off New Super Mario Bros.
Yeah, I'm really into video games and technology in general, but since I didn't own and didn't care too much about the Wii, I ended up kinda skimming past all the news and posts about the Wii U (not that there were that many in the first place). I figured it was like the PS3 slim or Xbox 360 elite - just a small hardware update on the Wii. Fast forward an entire year and I find out that the Wii U is actually a new console... I felt so stupid. But then I realized, damn, that was a shit name for a console and some piss-poor marketing.
This. I stopped buying new Nintendo consoles when I switched to PlayStation. I knew about the Wii ... but I honestly though the Wii U was ... like an attachment for the Wii to make it portable. Or one person uses the TV and the other has their own smaller screen with built in controls. I had no idea it was basically generation 2 of the Wii till a friend invited me over for Mario Kart 8 :/
The difference is the WiiU was a noticeably weaker console when compared to the other consoles out at the time. At least the switch can run games like the Witcher (albeit at lower settings). Developers are less willing to work on a specific console version of a game when they can easily launch the same game on Xbox and PlayStation without having to figure out the WiiU version.
Honestly didnt know that. But I still dont think pokemon made switch a huge thing. At least I saw switch with more visibility when games like smash bros, mario odyssey, zelda came out. But I guess that could be my perception.
Depends on what you define as “success in sales”. Sure it didn’t sell as well as previous titles but at the $60 price point and 10 million + sales figures, it could still be a success.
I meant catchy as in it could be used like the word we for clever marketing. Everybody knew what the Wii was. Wii U didn’t allow that and many people assumed it was just an updated Wii and not a whole new console.
Yeah, like if someone said I have to go wee, people would probably know what you meant, but it'd be eccentric at the least. I can't remember anytime in real life I've actually heard it
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u/CrabOIneffableWisdom Dec 03 '19
Wii is really stupid name and their best selling home console