| Siko1989 said: its pretty simple why its not selling well, not many games to worrent a buy yet.... these people must be pretty F+++ing dumb if they are still confused about the "WiiU" name |
A lot of Wii customers never looked up the Wii or read about it before buying it. It was all direct advertisement and word of mouth or they got to play it as some else's house. In that sense, a large group of potential Nintendo customers only know what is put in front of them. If there is product confusion, it is entirely on the producer to clarify. There is no sense in blaming the customer. If people don't really understand the Wii U at face value then the responsibility falls on Nintendo and/or whomever is running their ad campaign. If the casual crowd had the wrong impression from the start, it's up to Nintendo to change that impression, or it never will.
I'm pretty sure there is confusion, though I don't know how much. First, with the focus completely on the gamepad, I know for a fact that some people are unaware that it can also play like a Wii. Second, again because of the focus being on the controller, some people are likely unaware that it's a different console rather than just something you buy and hook to your Wii.
All that being said, I do think it's kind of a shame that Iwata might have to step down with the 3DS doing so well. Hopefully the holiday season can give the Wii U a boost.
