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I honestly believe that the biggest reason for the lackluster sales is the name of the system.  I think using the Wii name again was a huge mistake given the core market for the console.  The Wii was bought primarily by parents for their children.  It was bought by a lot of people who did not previously own a console and aren't considered "hardcore".  When a child asks his parent for a Wii U I would assume that the initial reaction by the parent would be to think, "I already bought you a Wii."  The system would have been more successful if they used a 2 instead of a U, but using the Wii name at all was a big mistake.



Predicting that Second Son (PS4) will outsell Titanfall (XOne) in lifetime sales.  Click here for sales comparison thread.