My plan for Wii U.
On the side of the hardware, I'll just make it slightly more powerful, and change the design a bit so it doesn't look so much like a Wii that people confuse it with it's predecessor anymore. The CPU is 15 years old by the release of the Wii U and really not up to the task anymore, a 970 derivative, which is also 64bit CPU and "only" 8 years old by then, would have been much better. Also the GPU is slightly too weak, something more akin to an underclocked Radeon HD 4750, so basically a Radeon Mobility 4830 would do while keeping the power draw about the same). With this improvement, the Wii U would be able to connect more than one Gamepad to the console, something that would have been very helpful for the console and some games, and would be able to run PS360 games without slowdowns due to it's lagging CPU and instead can run their games in beautiful, as in, not choked down by tiny 256/512MB RAM.
Now that the hardware is fixed, let's move on to the main culprit of it's abysmal failure: The name, the design and especially the marketing. Actually call it a new console, make it somewhat more distinct in it's design so people actually can see it's not just a Wii on the box but a new console, and the tablet is not just an add-on for the Wii but actually part of a new console generation.
The Nintendo eShop rating Thread: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=237454 List as Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aW2hXQT1TheElVS7z-F3pP-7nbqdrDqWNTxl6JoJWBY/edit?usp=sharing
The Steam/GOG key gifting thread: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/242024/the-steamgog-key-gifting-thread/1/
Free Pc Games thread: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/248138/free-pc-games/1/







