RolStoppable said:
So you agree on that point? Then why don't you agree that it is a problem when Wii U sales are atrocious? |
Wii U sales are atrocious because of MARKETING. Nintendo named it the Wii U, which makes it seem like a successor to the Wii which is a MOTION CONTROL based system. the Wii U has little to nothing in common with it
it has nothing to do with the style or format of the system (except for arguably some not liking the mediocre specs), it has to do with people being CONFUSED. casual gamers think of the Wii and motion controls- they assume the Wii U is just some sort of expansion or whatever, or if they don't assume that and look it up then they are confused and possibly disappointed because of the LACK of motion controls
the name is what has killed sales and now the reputation. the reality is they also launched the Wii U with a fairly weak library. a system needs to have momentum. has a decent library now but its too late unfortunately. word of mouth is what propels a system and Nintendo does not have it for the Wii U
again, I don't think the design of the Wii U is the problem for the most. mostly the marketing and maybe the price. but its sort of irrelevant now, if you don't start with a bang its generally hopeless to buiild up sales on a system (except for rare exceptions, ala PS3)
