superchunk on 22 May 2014
I would think that yes, had it had a different name like Wii 2, it would have sold better. Reasoning is solely because the predominate mass consumer confusion that the gamepad was mearly for the Wii wouldn't have happened. Thus garnering some additional interest.
But largely circumstances wouldn't have changed as even that would have been overcome had there been critical mass marketable games at launch. That would have drove the interest required for people to realize it was a new console.
