Why is it that Wii U's name failed it but Xbox One's didn't?

[naruball]

mZuzek said:

naruball said:
The name was never an important issue for Wiiu not selling well. All it was, was an excuse by fans to justify the disappointing sales. Same with Vita. Apple could name their product, iphone 1s and people would still buy it in droves. Sony could name their next home console "Vita" and it would sell well.

It's much harder to admit that most gamers are simply not that interested in old Ninty ips any more. The number of hardcore Ninty fans or people who are actually interest in Ninty ips is much lower than people are willing to admit.

I agree with your point to some extent, but surely you can't think a new Sony console without the PlayStation name would sell as much as they usually do, right? It's a far too powerful brand.

Oh, absolutely. Sales would be worse without the playstation name/brand, but I think it'd still do well.

Edit: Now if they were to name it psZ or psOmega, I think it wouldn't lose many sales. People would be interested in the next ps console and they'd find out what psZ was instead of assuming that it was a peripheral.