THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Cerveza mas fina on July 09, 2013, 01:18:47 PM

Title: Wii =/= Wii U name thingy
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on July 09, 2013, 01:18:47 PM: Did brand confusion play a part in the Wii U's death?

I mean were talking about consumers that know their Iphone 4 from their Iphone 4S. Or do they really?
Title: Re: Wii =/= Wii U name thingy
Post by: archnemesis on July 09, 2013, 03:25:55 PM: I'm sure it played a small part and the same goes for the 3DS. The system would still be unsuccessful even with a better name.
Title: Re: Wii =/= Wii U name thingy
Post by: Fifstar on July 09, 2013, 03:52:49 PM: Hard to gauge the actual effect, especially because it is such an unappealing product in general. I believe it was a bigger problem for the 3DS, because there were so many iterations of the DS before.
Title: Re: Wii =/= Wii U name thingy
Post by: Steve Contra on July 09, 2013, 04:22:57 PM: No, I'm pretty sure the shitty confusing single player only controller and total lack of anything anyone wanted to play had 100% to do with it.
Title: Re: Wii =/= Wii U name thingy
Post by: headwalk on July 09, 2013, 04:29:55 PM: i think you'd be hard pressed to find a potential console release land mine which the wii u didn't step on.

it was tap dancing on them.
Title: Re: Wii =/= Wii U name thingy
Post by: Phoenix Dark on July 09, 2013, 05:09:52 PM: Given how much Nintendo has aped Apple product style lately, I'm utterly baffled that they didn't go for the obvious name: Wii 2. Hell, maybe go for some whimsy with "Wii Too."

I'm also very surprised that MS seems to be poised to make a somewhat similar fuck up with the new Xbox 360 model looking similar to the Xbox One.
Title: Re: Wii =/= Wii U name thingy
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on July 09, 2013, 05:38:46 PM: Quote from: Premium Lager on July 09, 2013, 01:18:47 PM
Did brand confusion play a part in the Wii U's death?

No

The biggest problem with Wii U is that it is a piece of shit sold at a premium price.
Title: Re: Wii =/= Wii U name thingy
Post by: Yeti on July 09, 2013, 09:14:18 PM: Nintendo told all the harcore/average gamers to fuck off last gen, and all the casuals they courted have moved on to phone apps.
Title: Re: Wii =/= Wii U name thingy
Post by: Rufus on July 10, 2013, 06:04:22 AM: And then they tried to invite the hardcore back by launching a competitor to the 360 and PS3 right when next-gen was finally about to begin.