• allocsb@discuss.tchncs.de
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    People keep saying this but this kind of naming convention contributed to the confusion around the Wii U and its poor sales

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      No, the Wii U’s issue is the name is nonsensical. What the fuck does the U mean? It sounds like an add-on or health title.

      No one had an issue with identifying the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as a successor to the Nintendo Entertainment System, or the Super Famicom as the successor to the Famicom.

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        1 year ago

        Also, for some reason they often only showed the new gamepad when talking about it.

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          Yep. And the console itself looked like a Wii, out of focus in all promotions to begin with too.

          When the console was announced at that E3 back then, I was on a live chat somewhere I think, thousands of active users, most obviously well versed in games and consoles and tech in general. Everyone was fucking confused. That was when it was obvious it would not go well.