I think Wii U will have a better Christmas then people think

[SlayerRondo]

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A great console hampered by an unnecessary controller.

I can see little reason for the expensive and bulky controller that would justify the cost.

I believe that a console with the WiiU specs and the pro controller for $100 less, with clear marketing would have at least doubled the consoles sales.

No.....Just no. I have to disagree. The "controller" allows for dual screen local multiplayer and once you get used to it, it's brilliant. Not to mention the offscreen play.

While I respect your preferences for the controler, I believe the additional monetary cost and difficulty of use would offput far more people than they would attract by the additional function of the controler.

I respect your view too, but then we just have a Wii with a little more power and it would sell squat compared to the xb1 and ps4. I was put off by it at first, but then I realized how awesome it was. If anything, once more people try it, they will appreciate it too, through word of mouth. I am of the belief that sales will pick up. Precedent doesn't apply in the modern era as much as it did before and the Wii U will become successful.

Cost? It's a cheap tablet that the media have seen fit to call expensive to manufacture. Difficulty of use? Have you used it? My 3 year old daughter can even use it. The largest issue is the confusion of it's dual screen capabilities.

It's been two years, when are the sales going to pick up? The biggest releases of the year benefit little from the controller and in the case of Smash Bros people desperately wanted the normal gamecube controller.

The WiiU was also more powerfull than both PS3 and Xbox 360 even with resources drained by the controller's second screen.

I also believe you are underestimating the cost of the controler relative to the rest of the console. Even a cheap tablet can make a difference, especially when it's part of something more. If $100 were knocked of the price the WiiU (which should have been re-named) it would have been the perfect price for Christmas gifts right off the bat.

And when I said difficult to use,and I own one for the record, I meant more difficult than the Pro controler or Gamecube controler. It's bulkiness is also something I will never get over.