After a cursory glance at hardware sales from the past few decades, I've found a disturbing trend that may explain why Wii U, GameCube, and other systems have failed to capture the market. And that, my friends...
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...is letter "u".
Bear with me here. I'm already aware of an expection to the rule: the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. However, since it's more commonly referred to as SNES, I'm inclined to think that the "u" issue is a marketing problem and not some sort of diabolical curse. With that adressed, I present the raw numbers backing my theory.
Best-Selling game systems with the letter U
| Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) | 22.88 | 8.15 | 17.17 | 0.90 | 49.10 |
| GameCube (GC) | 12.55 | 4.44 | 4.04 | 0.71 | 21.74 |
| Sega Saturn (SAT) | 1.83 | 1.12 | 5.80 | 0.07 | 8.82 |
| Wii U (WiiU) | 2.59 | 1.28 | 1.70 | 0.43 | 6.00 |
| 3DO Interactive Multiplayer (3DO) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| TurboGrafx-16 (TG16) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Unlisted: Atari Jaguar, Virtual Boy
TurboGrafx-16 sold roughly 10 million worldwide, but was most successful in Japan where it was known as the PC Engine. 3DO, Virtual Boy, and Atari Jaguar are abysmal, but I admit that the "Interactive Multiplayer" part of the 3DO name isn't typically known.
It's pretty sad, really, to see how Saturn, GameCube, and Wii U correlate in ways beyond what we'd typically consider. I can't blame the letter U, though. Nintendo has itself to blame for not seeing the potential for failure. :/
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