Do you feel the Wii U would have sold at least double if they called it Wii 2?

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INCEPTlON
06/20/2017
04:12 PM
#1
Do you think the Wii U would have had at least double the sales it currently has if it was named Wii 2 instead?



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I think if it was named Wii 2 it would have had triple the says.

IMO
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Ashethan
06/20/2017
04:21 PM
#2
I think there'd have been a small increase in sales. I mean my sister thought it was Wii University, and thought it was just another Wii.

But they needed more games, and actual other controllers so we're not stuck using WiiMotes and Classic Controllers still.

Honestly it's not a bad system. It just doesn't have that many games for it. I ended up getting one for my daughter, and she liked it for what it was. (Mostly a Mario Kart and Mario Maker machine.)
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mnkboy907
06/20/2017
04:24 PM
#3
Maybe. If there was less confusion and more people jumped in early on, perhaps it would've led to getting more support and more games, to help it do even better in the long run.

And not just the name, but better advertising in general to make sure people knew the tablet wasn't just an add-on.
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Nanis23
06/20/2017
04:26 PM
#4
Wii 2 (Wii Too) could work I think

Don't think it would increase the sales too much..if at all
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Ngamer64
06/20/2017
04:44 PM
#5
No, the name "Wii" was already played out, U was bad because it seemed like a new version but 2 wouldn't have been much better. They needed to distance themselves and avoid the confusion with a new name entirely.
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BowserCuffs
06/20/2017
04:49 PM
#6
As someone who actually wanted a Wii U (but couldn't really afford it), I doubt the name was why it sold poorly (though I'm sure it didn't help)

It just didn't offer what most people wanted. Simple as that.
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INCEPTlON
06/20/2017
06:07 PM
#7
I loved the system
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paperwarior
06/20/2017
06:29 PM
#8
It had the exclusives. It even had a lot of non-exclusives, but those never sell on Nintendo systems because of bad DRM and hardware power. It really was a good system for people who like games but there are only so many of those, and they only have so much money.
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Aecioo
06/20/2017
07:07 PM
#9
INCEPTlON posted...
I think if it was named Wii 2 it would have had triple the says.

IMO


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SSJSephirothGokuX123
06/20/2017
07:15 PM
#10
They should have just made the Tablet optional and released a cheaper version of the Wii U. Some people want it just for Sm4sh, Bayonetta 2, BoTW, Xenoblade X ect but Nintendo was too stubborn about forcing the tablet on people.
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The Popo
06/22/2017
12:09 AM
#11
It might've helped a little, but Wii U had a ton of problems that led to its bad sales. I put lack of advertising at the top, but it's a lengthy list.
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LeonhartFour
06/22/2017
12:52 AM
#12
needed to follow the NES/SNES model and call it the SWii
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GuessMyAltName
06/22/2017
01:44 AM
#13
Nope, as someone that loved the Wii, it's brand became pretty toxic and not even a draw for casuals so much
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BowserCuffs
06/22/2017
02:51 AM
#14
LeonhartFour posted...
needed to follow the NES/SNES model and call it the SWii


This sounds like something you would make Microsoft Sam say for completely unreasonable giggles.
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neonreaper
06/22/2017
11:06 AM
#15
Ngamer64 posted...
No, the name "Wii" was already played out, U was bad because it seemed like a new version but 2 wouldn't have been much better. They needed to distance themselves and avoid the confusion with a new name entirely.


^ this is close to what I really think. I think Wii 2 lends itself to superior marketing approaches but "Wii U" was much more inline with Nintendo's overall philosophy anyway. So much about that system was bad bad bad.
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