In the beginning they had a big love for the NINTENDO name:

_{Nintendo (ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM)}

SUPER NINTENDO (_{ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM)}

NINTENDO (⁶⁴⁾

Then Sony had success with SONY - PLAYSTATION and almost ditched the company name and called the successor the name it got from the gamers: PS2 (spelled out as Playstation 2 but less visible)

So Nintendo downplayed the Nintendo name for their next console and went with

_(NINTENDO) GAMECUBE

but it did not work so they ditched Nintendo altogether and went with Wii

This was a success so obviously they wanted the Wii name to remain for their next console.

The handheld consoles did not drag the Nintendo name along that much.

Already the original (Nintendo) GAMEBOY emphasized Its trade name over the company name and the successors almost totally forgot about the Nintendo name.

Then for some reason they had to put the company name on their next HH which was NOT a Gameboy.

Nintendo tell us constantly that they will learn from past mistakes but that seems to only be lip service.

Perhaps too deeply.
Next time, lay off the drugs guys.

Just call the next one "Mentendo" and give it a cat-call as its start up sound. Feminists worldwide will have a fit. The Mentendo will be in the news for weeks on end! Instant and constant brand recognition!

I partially agree with this. Maybe not annual, but biannual would be more reasonable. TBH I'd personally settle for twice per console generation(handheld or home), as long as they continue to be quality experiences I can replay at any time. A ton of modern games, especially the annual franchises, I play once and trade to a buddy or sell outright. The few I do decide to keep I find my self hardly replaying ever unless the mood strikes me and there's a game drought for things I'm interested in. 

A perfect example of this, over its lifespan, I bought and played somewhere over 100 PS3 games. Today I own around 15: TLOU, Deadspace 1-3, Borderlands 1&2, Two 'Tales of' games, Guided Fate Paradox, Mass Effect 2, Dungeon Siege 3, Demons Souls, Dark Souls, Sacred 2. Out of all of those, none of them are annual franchises. They just don't stand up to the test of time. All of the games I own for my PS3 havn't been touched in almost a year, with the exception of Borderlands 2 which I still play once a month or so with my wife on PC. 

My Gamecube on the other hand still get used, bare minium, weekly. I have less games for that console: Super Smash Bros. Melee, Mario Strikers, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, Metroid Prime, Mario Power Tennis, Super Mario Sunshine, Four Swords, Twilight Princess, Mario Golf. I'm not a huge sports game fan, but even the sports themed games get played a lot with buddies. My wife and I love Mario Tennis because its not as complex as Smash or a normal sports game and we can just have fun with it. My wife loves Zelda games(me as well), so she even likes to play our Gamecube by herself in her free time.

The difference is, in my opinion, Nintendo franchises tend to be timeless masterworks crafted by a group of individuals who love what they do. The recent remake of Majora's Mask is a perfect example. A ton of good old fashion TLC went into the recreationtion of that game. Just as a quick example, they added a TON of easter eggs and throwbacks into that game that they just didn't have to. Honestly, it would have been easier if they didn't in the first place.

While I don't necessarily disagree that not having annual entries in their most popular franchises is a positive, I wouldn't go as far as to say its a problem either. As I stated before, annual releases might not necessarily be the answer, but multiple entries per generation would most definitely be a step in the right direction.

Not deeply wiinough

Wii is a really good name. Wii U should have been called Wii 2.

It really isn't. Say what you want about one. There's no real consumer confusion of 360 and One. There is a problem with New 3DS and 3DS, as well as Wii and Wii U. 

Wii U may be one of the dumbest names for a console in console gaming history. I remember when it first was announced some people thought the tablet was an add-on for the original Wii. Nintendo should build a brand and just up the number with every new console like Sony does with PlayStation.

So for the next console it will be the 'New Wii U' and the next 3DS the 'New New 3DS'

I WISH I could find my old posts about making a version of the 3DS with a right analog stick or a built in Circle Pad Pro.  I mentioned that in a thread a while back and people attacked me relentlessly!!  I was like "Games could have two control schemes" and "It won't divide the users".

Fast forward to the present and, once again, I'm right.  Same as when I said Sony would charge for online gaming when the PS4 released.  People were like, "No, you asshole!  Sony would never charge for online!"

Now, theyre all dead and it is I who laughs at them!!  Carry on, thread.  Sorry about getting off on a rant, there.