PS5 and Xbox Series X|S Sales Are Nearly Tied - Global Hardware Mar 5-12

[G2ThaUNiT]

Dulfite said:

Otter said:

It makes for quite the case study. A lot of stuff went wrong but the system was solid by the end of year 2. It's hard to imagine that after the Wii's success, a system with its own Smash Bros, a Shiny new Mario Kart and a 3D Mario can flop so bad. Like zero brand loyalty lol.  It's actually one of the reasons why I think Nintendo ought to have a new system sooner rather than later, I think they're wider audience is quite fickle. Keeping them locked into the echosystem whilst its trending is something they should lean towards vs waiting for notable decline and restarting from zero. 

Many gamers and basically every casual, didn't even knto Wii U existed or thought the controller was for the Wii. I've seen gamers thinking this first hand, one even argued with me that it was just a controller and not a new system when it was out lol. If Nintendo had named this a good name it would have sold at least 30 million more, hands down. Names are the most important thing for any device, and Nintendo picked about the least clear and most confusing name possible for a consumer.

100% THIS! My friend worked at Best Buy at the time and when they started getting Wii U shipments in, nobody knew what it was. Some thought it was an expansion similar to the Sega CD or 32X and others thought it was just a Wii packaged differently. And what made everyone even more confused was the cost of the Wii U at launch. Nintendo's marketing and promo videos did nothing to clear this up either.

I didn't even know what it was lol. I had to research it to see that it was actually Nintendo's next gen console. I did eventually get a Wii U in in 2013 for Zelda Wind Waker HD and I freaking LOVED IT! Still do. It really was a much better Wii in every way imaginable. If Nintendo marketed the Wii U properly (and with a better name) it would've been a successful console. Not Switch levels of success, but still successful. 

Last edited by G2ThaUNiT - on 22 March 2022