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Former Nintendo Boss Says Wii U’s Name Is Holding It Back

Former Nintendo Boss Says Wii U’s Name Is Holding It Back

HAH! When Nintendo first revealed the Wii U at E3 I knew that its name was going to be its downfall. Casual gamers everywhere are going “but I already have a Wii, why would I need a second one.” People still don’t realize that the Wii U is a new console and not just a GamePad peripheral. Think I’m just ranting? Well former head of Nintendo’s indie sector, Dan Adelman agrees with me.

“[The] Wii U is not selling as well as it deserves to,” Adelman said. “It has a lot to offer with great games you can’t get anywhere else. The value of the GamePad hasn’t been justified. But the name Wii U is abysmal. I think that cut sales in half right there.”

Satoru Iwata said the same thing last year stating, “Some have the misunderstanding that Wii U is just Wii with a pad for games, and others even consider Wii U GamePad as a peripheral device connectable to Wii.”

Let this be a lesson to everyone out there. Sometimes making a product look good is better than having a product be good. The power of marketing is intense and bad marketing can kill a console no matter how cool it is.

Source: Ask.FM

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