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darkknight109 posted...

There was DS --> 3DS, albeit with unconventional number placement.

I wouldn't say that was "just adding a number to it" in the sense of numbering a sequence, but was instead just tacking on a descriptor that happened to be a number. DS-->3DS was conceptually no different from Gameboy-->Gameboy Colour.

The 3DS also suffered from some of the same marketing problems as the WiiU did, with a sizable number of less-informed customers thinking that it was just a new iteration of the DS with a 3D feature and not actually a new system altogether (much like many people thought the WiiU was just a tablet add-on for the Wii).

streamofthesky posted...

I still maintain Wii U could've turned things around if they didn't abandon the f***ing console and delay BotW a year for Switch. In a reality where a Wii U was the only way to play BotW and it's in 2016, Wii U would sell.

BotW would have sold a non-negligible number of WiiUs, but I don't think there was any chance of really turning the system around, and pushing BotW forward to help the Switch gain a solid foothold right out of the gate was likely the smartest move overall.