Is the Wii U a failure in concept or execution?

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oniyide said:

magos2k7 said:

I think the concept is solid. I think "execution" includes multiple angles. Very little advertising, hence many will not understand what the thing is or what it can really do, hence no interest. Marketing the device as something that will bring back the so-called "hard-core" or "core" gamer- absolutely wrong. The "core" gamers want a machine with serious horsepower that will play AAA titles for years, not a system with last-gen specs. The Wii didn't sell to "core" gamers for this reason, rather it drew in a larger, more casual crowd that has since migrated to Tablets and Phones. Getting those folk's attention and setting the Wii U as a more high-tech, "home Tablet-and-Console" gaming device with much more memory expansion ability than a Tablet, plus tangible controls might have been a way to position it. But this is my hindsight bias. 

I think the WIi did sell to core games at least intially. Then as time passed and the whole thing became more and more outdated more people migrated to HDs or they simply just played the HDs more. IMHO. Wii U isnt different enough from what core gamers already have and thats another reason its not flying off the shelves. 

Well at least it's selling then the PS Vita has, for these past 2 weeks (2013: week of July 13 & July 20).