I think Nintendo was planning to relaunch the Wii U from the beginning. They have delayed most of the first party games that they were planning to release in the launch window. The software was clearly not finished, because of the day 1 update and load times. I think they just wanted to get a head start, so they wouldn't have to release at the same time as Sony and Microsoft.

The way you say it means that there are 3 problems

-games

-price

-marketing

And those are the problems we all have pointed out so, why do you say "problems never existed"?

I'd like to think that a lot of what is said is what will happen. Looks that way as it stands.

A relaunch would have to include the following things:

- redesign of the console to make it look more friendly and less like the Wii (!) (+ quiet, more and faster storage, ...)
- redesign of the Gamepad to make it smaller and look less intimidating (the reason people bought the DS Lite but not the original DS was because the phat model looked intimidating. Back in 2005 Nintendo knew this!)
- a game included in the basic package
- a price drop
- include a Wiimote (yes, really! Because people don't even know they can use one when they buy the damn thing)
- a new marketing campaign making it clear this is not an add-on for the Wii (everyone I know thinks this! They all ask "why do you have two Wii's?"

They basically need to make the Wii U attractive and inviting to everyone. Also, they have to stop with the mixed messages! Currently the basic model (for the mass market) comes without a game! What the hell? That's not how you target price sensitive market segments! And the premium model (for the "hardcore" gamers) comes with... Nintendoland. Seriously! If you try to sell your premium console to the "hardcore" gamers at least bundle a game with it they actually want. Nintendoland is the game designed to get the mass market, right? So why don't you bundle it with the package for the damn mass market? It's like Nintendo doesn't even know marketing 101.

The gamepad is cool and all but Nintendo sacrificed oh so many things just to get that gamepad out there: price, user friendliness, the heritage of the Wii, their image as a mass market company... and it didn't help them get the core gamers at all. They just should've bundled a Wiimote and a Classic Controller with the console and both core and mass market would've been happy. And something Kinect-like. Nintendo could've made more money off a camera than Sony and Microsoft combined (just imagine the next Wii Fit craze! Or Nintendogs on a home console. Or the many minigame collections Nintendo has that would've profited from a camera system.)

That is never going to happen and if they do they should rebrand it Wii 2 but I think 90% of Wii fanbase have moved on to tablet gaming or whatever.

To BE honest instead of changing WiiU they have chenge the WIi which now looks different... WiiMIni here I go!

At first it seemed just like another "I hate Nintendo" thread, but I´m glad i took the time to read this.

Actually, there´s some good points here, but the title of the thread is misleading. It´s not about a "relauching", it´s just about changing its marketing/advertisment campaign. We all know that this is necessary. As for the games, they´re coming.

hey i wrote this. Didn't expect it to be posted here :P. I should of reworded the title - did not what to change it to.

Really think they rushed the console really agree with a re-release

I still think they should redesign the gamepad. Less plastic, more screen please.