The Wii U may be dead, but... who cares?

[GoOnKid]

MasterCeddy said:

The Wii U was a console with a lot of potential, however it never got the love it deserved from the creators, Nintendo. There's not enough games, not enough support. I sold my Wii U to some dude on eBay because I thought the console was really dead...and it is.

Do you mean that in general or do you mean there are not enough games for your taste? And how else could it have been supported other than with games? That's a synonym, right? The only other support I could imagine is selling the thing in diferent colors, but that wouldn't have turned the ship, either.

The mistake all started with the name (Wii U) which is a bad name because it alienated their target audience. Wii U owners are hardcore Nintendo fans, not the families with young children. Because they don't know the difference between Wii and Wii U. 

Agreed.

Then after...they have the pricey gamepad, which makes it hard for the console to get prices cut despite it being much weaker than the competitors.

The objective difference in output due to hardware power is diminishing. An uninformed consumer doens't give a shit about hardware power, anyway. And besides, the Gamepad is the reason for the best thing gaming has ever witnessed: off-TV-play!

Also, Nintendo admited that while the gamepad idea was innovative at first, it didn't live up to the expectations, because of the fast-pace changing technology.

Agreed. Well, hindsight is 20/20.

Overall, the Wii U is a mess. A beautiful mess, but still a mess. 

It will go down in history as a failure.

Not a DreamCast like failure, a failure on its own. 

R.I.P