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tack50 on 16 January 2021
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Dulfite said:

I don't care what anyone says, there is one reason and one reason only that the Wii U bombed. The name was EXTREMELY confusing and people didn't know it was a new console. My hardcore gaming friend from my childhood was CONVINCED it was just a new controller for the Wii. And he's a gamer!

Now take all those parents, kids, and grandparents that were Wii owners. If a hardcore gamer found it confusing, they don't stand a chance. Humans are silly and don't do research on things (one of the reasons I am against voting for those that don't pay attention). I'm convinced if you asked literally everyone that's ever gamed before, 80-90% of them would say they have either never heard of the Wii U or that they thought it was a controller for the Wii.

If they named it something you else, ANYTHING else, I think it would have sold at least 50-60 million units.

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While I realize their target demographic is quite different, I think the Xbox Series S/X will be an interesting example on to what degree this is true or not, given that the name is at least as confusing, if not even more so, than the Wii U. 

This is also (one of the reasons) why I think the Series X will sell very poorly, not even matching the Xbox One (which was a dumb name but at least it was clear what it was).