Satoru Iwata has been re-elected as Nintendo president!

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etking said:

I know it is sometimes hard to understand the truth but please take a look at the sales numbers, especially compared to the original Wii. All these are self made problems caused by failed marketing...

Correct.

...and the lack of a tablet-less Wii Sports HD bundle available from day 1.

Incorrect. The tablet may have motion controls, but motion controls is not the single main feature of the Wii U in the same way that it was for the Wii. The tablet provides the possibility for dual-screen gaming (like the DS and 3DS) a TV remote function, off-TV gaming (used on its own or as a mini-TV screen with Pro controllers or Wiimotes).

The Wii U and its tablet are capable of a lot of things, but again, due to poor target marketing, the value of the tablet is being lost.

The Wii-U could have been number 1 this generation but now the PS4 is. And most of the the 100 Million Wii owners still do not even know that the Wii-U exists. Failed marketing and bad initial design, but the marketing strategy and the design / size of the tablet can both be changed. And it should be changed.

Agreed with regards to the marketing. If that was changed, your perception of the tablet would likely be changed, and you would see that it is not necessarily the millstone you believe it to be.

As a Nintendo fan, you have to ask yourself if you want Nintendo to win or to loose the current generation. And winning is not possible without a change.
Changes are urgently needed in marketing, tablet design, price, online gaming and 3rd party support.

I may not seem so on these forums, but I am impartial. At the moment, Nintendo suits the needs of my family. That may change in the future.  Based on personal experience of playing the Wii U with the tablet controller, I believe that changes are needed in the marketing only. This will in turn affect 3rd party support. I don't believe that a change in tablet design will boost Wii U sales.