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.







