KLXVER said:
Slownenberg said:
Couldn't disagree more. People didn't buy Wii U cuz it was a weird singe-controller asynchronous-play system that few people had any desire for, that also tried to be a direct sequel to the Wii despite the Wii having lost most of its popularity by the time it was replaced. Wii U failure had nothing at all to do with people confused by the name. Anyone interested enough to potentially spend hundreds of dollars on a video game system can do a <5 minute internet search to look up what the Wii U was. Also, if people were confused by the name then every generation people would be horribly confused by Xbox (360?!, 1?!, Series S/X?!).
The whole idea that people were confused by the name is just an excuse to not admit that Nintendo F'd up big time with the entire concept of the Wii U and Nintendo was either unwilling or unable to change concepts for the next system once the every game having motion controls fad started to fade by the Wii's fourth year. If everyone was still demanding motion control games last decade, if people were really excited about the game pad and that async gameplay setup, and if they had a killer app like Wii Sports at launch again, the Wii U would have been a smash hit. But instead it had none of those things. Name had nothing to do with it. Saying people were confused about the name would be like saying 3DS didn't do as well as DS because people were confused about its name, ignoring the obvious flaws in the system (an expensive feature that people didn't really care about, along with mobile phones starting to take away the market for low end handheld systems).
I don't think the Switch holds as strong a brand name as the Wii (temporarily) did, but its still a strong name. Switch is basically what Nintendo is now. If they are doing another hybrid, and I can't imagine they aren't, there is no reason whatsoever to move away from the Switch name. It would be very weird to move away from the Switch name if they are coming out with a direct hybrid system sequel to the Switch. They definitely are gonna want to keep the Switch brand as changing it would purely be a negative move for them.
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Well Nintendo has never made a more successful console with a similar name.
Super NES sold less than the NES
GBA sold less than the GB
Wii U sold less than the Wii
3DS sold less than the DS
Many people want new things from Nintendo. Not just a simple upgrade with a weird gimmick. The Switch 2 would 100% sell less than the Switch.
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Making a case for GBA, it sold much more than GB year on year, but it was abandoned in favor to DS
As for SNES I don't think we can say the market was mature enough by the time to custimers understand what a hardware upgrade was meant to be. There was nothing to expect from Nintendo because it was only their second console. It sold less only due to stronger competition with Sega
Wii U was by no means a simple upgrade of Wii. Except in name it was a totally different thing. I will make a case that if it was exaclty a more powerful Wii with the same concept, design and controllers but named "Wii 2" it would have sold at least twice as much lol
