Nintendo Should Change The Wii U Name

Nah, people are whining about the name now, but nobody is going to care even in the short term, let alone the long term. They never do. It's going to come down to the games, and to a lesser extent, the specs.

Speaking of specs, make no mistake. The WiiU *will* be more powerful than the PS3 and 360, and will likely easily hold its own against the next Sony and MS consoles. This is just common sense. They're making the WiiU with custom hardware based on 2010-era architecture, which *will* be stronger than the 2004/2005 hardware in the PS3 and 360.

Meanwhile, Sony are in no position to make another PS3 (cutting-edge hardware that nobody can afford on release); they need another PS2 (extremely popular and affordable). MS are slightly better off; the rest of the company is profitable enough to back up the also-in-the-red gaming department. So don't bet on Sony beating the WiiU, and do bet on MS having learned from Sony's mistake and playing it safe with a more modest jump in power.

Out of curiosity, do you two thumbs-down people have the guts to say why you disagree? Or are you just trolling?

If you can't stand the thumb....heat then get out of the thumb....kitchen, or, um, I don't know where I was going with that.

I think some of the disagreement may be with some of your assertions. We already know from released info & from developers that due to Nintendo cheaping out on the GPU, the Wii U at best looks as good as PS3/360 with some saying a little worse actually. Therefore, your other claim that the Wii U will hold its own against even the PS4/720 is kind of ridiculous. Also, while Sony & Microsoft take a sizeable loss in hardware sales, they make up for it & have been turning overall profits for years due to far higher attach rates (game sales per console) than the Wii.

Nintendo's strategy is to profit on hardware, which worked for a time, but has now come back to haunt them since game sales just weren't ever there, Wii sales have dropped off, and they have been posting their first ever losses thus sending their stock to an 8-year low.

Nintendo's strategy looks like it will also haunt gamers in that they are putting out a cheaply made console with the Wii U. I'm just hoping they'll still be intact enough next next generation to follow Sony & Microsoft's strategy and put out an awesome console like they used to.

Hey Shade Tail I don't have a lot of time so I'll make it quick. You're a moron, you obviously didn't read the article above and if you did then you didn't pay attention. You can never call me a Troll because I played NES. If the Turd U does come out at 199.00 Nintendo slits it's own wrist. If it comes out at 299.00 it will be competing with last gen systems at the same price. To which Sony and Microsoft will just drop there prices. Effectively killing off Wii U. Just because you have a new system coming out doesn't mean any thing. To say that the name doesn't matter, yeah right do you know how many parents will be confused by this name when they go to buy it for there 12 year old. Sony is in no rush to put out a new system and can afford to be the last one to market. Microsoft, there in a pinch but money is never a concern for them. I don't hate Nintendo I've just grown up and I wish there games would to.

This is why I gave you a thumbs down: your claims about the Wii U's power is contrary to what people who actually know what the Wii U's power is say, meaning you made it up, meaning your fanboy underwear is showing

Also the whole point of the thumb system is so people can have input on your opinion without engaging in lengthy debate since, like me, most people probably have more opinions than they do time or energy.

Oh and debating on the Internet takes guts like playing call of duty takes bravery.

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Wii are losing patience Nintendo.

Maybe they would be fine with repeating previous results?

What, having the best selling console of the generation, with billions in the bank and no debt? Why would they ever want to repeat that?

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Hmm, fool me once shame on you, fool me twice....

@Doc Holliday. Capcom does the same **** with their fighting games (Street Fighter: Championship Edition, Turbo Edition, New Challengers, Old Challengers, SUPER MAX EDITION! ARCADE EDITION! NEW CAR SMELL EDITION!) and people always buy it. So fool me a gazillion times, here, take my money because I want to play as Evil Ryu this time.

Generation isn't over # sold don't always equal success.

I just wish they would try and compete on a larger scale with their competitors. They do many things right, theyve gone this long with these iconic games that sell great. Id hope this online network they are trying brings back some old school games from our childhood too.

Simply Nintendo entertaiment system 2 (NES 2) who wouldnt buy that and the rumors with the new super mario bro 4 domain its a no brainer we are going to get some intersting remakes i say!

Hey guys! remember the Nintendo Revolution? Good times.... good times

When I first heard of Project Cafe (Wii U code name) I was told it was for core gamers. Then I heard all sorts of crazy rumors about a controller with a touch screen. Now I hear that the graphics are on par with older consoles. Nintendo is missing the core gamer because they are trying to be everything to everybody. Sure they will have sales, no matter what the name is, but I'm not going to buy one. I'll get a 3DS for my Nintendo fix.

Simply Nintendo entertaiment system 2 (NES 2) who wouldnt buy that and the rumors with the new super mario bro 4 domain its a no brainer we are going to get some intersting remakes i say!

It's safe to say that Nintendo will just do what they feel works for them and their audience no matter what critics and fanboys say.

Yep. That's what it boils down to.

Or what investors & accountants say either apparently. I miss you Nintendo! Come back to me! You were my favorite console for 3 game generations in a row, then you fell to 3rd, and now I don't even own one! If you survive your current financial troubles & the Wii U, please go back to making normal consoles with cutting-edge graphics & games!

I'm pretty sure everyone made fun of the name WII when it first came out, didn't stop 100 million people from buying it. Also, the sell of the consoles declined because everyone and their mom (literally) had one. They saturated the market. Therefore, release another console. I just find it funny that everyone has this opinion that Nintendo is going to ****, that they are going to be out of business soon and every time they come back. Yeah, Nintendo is just pushing out the same old thing but most gamers don't care. Why do gamers buy the new call of duty? The new Madden? We like what we like and we'll keep buying it.

They sold a bunch of hardware and barely any software. They wouldn't be releasing a new console if enough people were still buying the games for the current model.

Well yeah, but that's their business model. Pump out a cheap console with some choice games (Mario, Zelda, Metroid etc) and watch the money come in. Can you fault them for continuing that trend? We can argue that it's bullshit, but until people actually stop buying it, nothing is going to change. We want our Mario games, we are going to buy a cheap console to play them. I give Nintendo more credit than what everyone else gives them. Like I said, we gave the Wii **** for a stupid name and underpowered graphics, yet everyone bought it.

They need to overhaul the whole stupid thing, none of the improvements mean anything compared to the Wii.

Pretty sure there's no turning back now.

game revoltion is agreeing with michael pachter, some men just want to watch the world burn

I prefer the name Door Stop.