Veknoid_Outcast said:
disolitude said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:
I have to disagree. I think the "Wii" brand is very strong and very much a household name. In some ways it's actually stronger than "Nintendo." Divorcing its new console from the Wii brand would have been a big mistake for Nintendo.
However, Nintendo could have done something more pedestrian with the name, like Wii 2. |
I've heard for the 10th+ time today from people that have the Wii (and aren't "gamers" at all) that the WiiU looks cool but they already have a tablet called iPad and Wii so there is no point of them getting WiiU. Its something that stuck with me as a major shortfall for Nintendo... If these "casuals" people who bought the Wii in masses can't tell that WiiU is a brand new console and offers new experiences, plays new games... and they think that the iPad + Wii do the same, I am not sure having this "Wii" branding was wise to begin with.
I also think Wii left a very sour taste in the ouths for core gamers who may have bought it as they were starved for quality software... So having "Wii" on the box isn't doing favors with either crowd.
Casuals: WiiU = ipad + Wii
Core gamers: WiiU = lack of software support
Only one of those is true for the WiiU.
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I think it's dangerous to extrapolate such a small sample size.
In any event, I just can't imagine any company moving away from a brand that sold 100 million units, even if some of those units went to "casuals."
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I agree that it's not something anyone expected them to do and I don't think this is something they could have anticipated at all. WiiU should have launched in 2011, the latest. If they wanted to ride the success of the Wii and that brand, that was the last year where they could have delivered the hype needed for a new console with the same message.
Unlike the Wii, I see WiiU as a very "core" centric machine...like the gamer has to utilize 2 screens with touch while they use the analogue sticks and buttons. This is not something Wii Sports party people could pick up immediatly. It doesn't have the casual appeal that the Wii had in 2006. With those casuals, they needed to strike while the Wii was hot... Gamers will pick it up eventually when the Marios, Zeldas, Bayonettas come out and price is 150-200 bucks.
