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Hedra42 on 29 June 2014
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etking said:

Go out and ask your friends why they do not plan to ever buy the Wii-U. You will get exactly the above results.

How can you guess what anyone I know might say, if I asked them why they're not planning to buy a Wii U? For the record, most of my friends are not interested in gaming consoles, period, and those that have opted for the competition cite positive reasons for PS4 or X1, rather than negative reasons for Wii U. I do have friends who have a Wii U.

http://www.macleans.ca/economy/business/does-wii-have-a-problem/

"Ironically, it’s in the midst of this jumble of technology that the Wii U, as muddled as it initially seems, actually makes the most sense."

http://www.tuaw.com/2014/05/14/nintendos-strange-awkward-shuffle-towards-ios/

"The groundwork is now set for Nintendo do something good on iOS. Iwata has said they are going to do it"

http://n4g.com/news/1463655/wii-u-is-a-clumsy-awkward-device-says-molyneux

"Peter Molynuex's latest project, Godus, could come to PS Vita and the Steam Box, but is less likely to make its way to PS4, Xbox One and Wii U." (Note, while the article describes the Wii U as 'clumsy', the reasons for not bringing Godus to PS4 and Xbox One is even more dire - because touch controls are central to Godus.)

http://www.overclock.net/t/1461381/can-you-buy-the-wii-u-and-the-wii-u-gamepad-separately

This is a simple question on a forum asking whether the Game Pad can be sold separately. It can't.

However, as you can often read in self reports, most people that bought the Wii-U end up liking the tablet in eventually. But the fear that it could feel awkward and would not be fun to use is what potential customers scares away from the system.

If you spend a heavy amount of money on something you want to feel fully positive about it. If thinking about using the heavy tablet makes you feel negative, you will not buy it. And as everyone can see in the current sales data, people do not buy the Wii-U because they cannot imagine it could be fun to use the tablet controller.

Clearly, you are a walking, talking example of the result of Nintendo's failed marketing. As you have admitted yourself, those who have bought the Wii U end up liking the tablet. Nintendo seems to have relied on word of mouth this time around - an arrogant move in my opinion, but I can sort of understand it in a way, given the runnaway success of the Wii. Now they're hurting because of it, Iwata said three months ago that they're having to do something about the marketing side.

The current Wii-U owners are a very small and unimportant minority, they will like everything Nintendo does no matter how good or bad it is. If you want to be successful you need to get feedback from potential new customers instead. And this feedback will be devastating.

I agree with you that the feedback from the general masses who are ignorant of the Wii U will be devastating. So why do you post as though you are a part of the ignorant masses? You are on this site, among a community that is largely more informed than most. You are among people who are passionate enough about gaming and gaming consoles to do the research and follow the news. There are a fair number here who intend to purchase the Wii U in the future, based on their own research. They are therefore clearly not fazed by the perceived 'heavy' and 'inconvenient' tablet.

If you are a Nintendo fan, instead of fuelling the negativity through your own ignorance, do the research and get yourself an informed opinion, and I mean proper research, not pointing to ad-hoc links that fail to support your argument.

(quotes from your links, and comments have been bolded)

In the context of this thread's topic - I think retaining Iwata is a good thing - consistency is important during times of uncertainty. He's already talked about improving marketing strategies, and we are seeing some evidence of that already - (happy meals, the Mercedes Benz thing). He should be given the opportunity to see his plans through to turn things around.