Wii U Rant - is the Name to Blame?

[WiiCube_2013]

"Wii 2" is a fucking stupid name.

They should've either went with "Super Wii" or "Wii HD", because calling it "Wii HD" would meant for customers that the Wii is now in HD.

 

[p1ngpong]

"Wii 2" is a fucking stupid name.

They should've either went with "Super Wii" or "Wii HD", because calling it "Wii HD" would meant for customers that the Wii is now in HD.

Super Wii and Wii HD are far more retarded than Wii 2. At least Wii 2 implies it is a new console, your names are just as vague as Wii U if not more. Wii HD could be a regular wii with a hdmi port for all people would know and assume. And super wii sounds like something a five year old came up with.

 

[Foxi4]

They should've dropped the "Wii" part altogether. People got excited for Nintendo's "return to the mainstream gamer", but the console was named after a casual jukebox.

 

[WiiCube_2013]

Super Wii and Wii HD are far more retarded than Wii 2. At least Wii 2 implies it is a new console, your names are just as vague as Wii U if not more. Wii HD could be a regular wii with a hdmi port for all people would know and assume. And super wii sounds like something a five year old came up with.

"Wii 2" is also a very idiotic name because no one in their right mind would name it this atrocity, which is why Nintendo went with something else instead, even if it wasn't ideal.

Nintendo just needs to drop "Wii" completely and go with a different name on the 9th gen.

 

[Gahars]

"Wii 2" is also a very idiotic name because no one in their right mind would name it this atrocity, which is why Nintendo went with something else instead, even if it wasn't ideal.

I fail to see how "Wii 2" is any more of an "atrocity" than Wii U. Wii 2 effectively communicates that the console is the successor to the previous console by only using a single extra digit.

There's a reason numbered ordering is popular, you know.

 

[Veho]

Super Wii?

 

[T3GZdev]

Super Wii?

super wii sounds like a drug hahhaha

i think although the wii was selling great vs ps3/360 & they were past due to upgrade.
they released wiiu to early..
they began the wiiu boasting about the gamepad alone & 1080p/60fps, with only 2gb of ram & a tri-core processor. (gpu seems good)
then suddenly the ps4/xbone were announced with 8gb of ram & 8 core processors.

if they waited the wiiu probably would have at least 5gb-6gb of ram, a quad core processor, more internal memory, a better name. nintendo network & miiverse would be more structured. they probably could have even added all of this & made it cheaper.
they really should have announced the console 1st with nintendo network, 2nd then gamepad & pro controller. not the reverse order. & that should have happened after ps4/xbone announcement not before.
some say the 1st impression mostly sticks. the 1st impression of wiiu was the gamepad. now everyone thinks its a gamepad.

 

[Foxi4]

Super Wii?

That usually happens after drinking large amounts of lager.

 

[Drink the Bleach]

Not even commenting if your argument is right or wrong, but using sequential iPhone models isn't a great example to compare Wii's.

1st off, not all the people are going to know 3Gs is a successor to 3G, they're just going to think the S is a premium model of the 3G, and in alot of cases, they're not wrong.
2nd off, something like Xbox or even Playstation is far more easier to figure out, because to non-Nintendo owners, a new name generally means new system.

With Nintendo, they take one system, and give that system several revisions, but is still the same system.
Gameboy, Gameboy Pocket, Gameboy Color
Gameboy Advance, Gameboy Advance SP, Gameboy Advance Micro
Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS Lite, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo DSi XL
Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 2DS.

To anyone familiar with the name Nintendo, but not the system could just assume all the Gameboy and Gameboy Advance brand are all one in the same and NDS and 3DS are all one in the same.
They just might assume Wii U is just a revision of Wii if they don't understand that sequential systems are described as generations.

Meanwhile to people that don't game can use common sense that Playstation and Playstation 2, or Roku and Roku 2 are different things.

Its safe to assume that the Wii was the 1st and only console to be owned by alot of people that don't normally play games, but were impressed by a modest tech demo. My father bought a Wii after playing one at a mall and for 7 fucking years all he had/owned was Wii Sports. Its that kind of person right there that made the Wii sell like hottcakes in its 1st 3 years. So when the Wii U comes out, that section of Wii owners aren't going to know what the F is a Wii U, and would likely not be interested. A large portion of Wii owners weren't gamers, and aren't going to be impressed or curious about new gaming technologies.

 

[vayanui8]

Super Wii and Wii HD are far more retarded than Wii 2. At least Wii 2 implies it is a new console, your names are just as vague as Wii U if not more. Wii HD could be a regular wii with a hdmi port for all people would know and assume. And super wii sounds like something a five year old came up with.

To be fair a good deal of the people stupid enough to not figure out its something different probably don't know shit about hdmi ports

 

[trumpet-205]

"Wii 2" is also a very idiotic name because no one in their right mind would name it this atrocity, which is why Nintendo went with something else instead, even if it wasn't ideal.

Wii 2 is hardly an atrocity. In fact it would have make it very clear that it is a different console. On the other hand Wii HD would have repeat the misconception surrounding 3DS (3D version of DS). Calling it Wii HD would have create the confusion that is simply is Wii in HD graphics.

 

[endoverend]

No matter what words or letters or numbers you add to it, the name "Wii" was definitely stuck in everyone's mind by 2012, and everyone has their own impression of it. Adding a letter to it for a new console went against Nintendo's typically innovative ideas. Hell, the Wii was originally called "Revolution". The Wii U is nothing revolutionary.

 

[Foxi4]

No matter what words or letters or numbers you add to it, the name "Wii" was definitely stuck in everyone's mind by 2012, and everyone has their own impression of it. Adding a letter to it for a new console went against Nintendo's typically innovative ideas. Hell, the Wii was originally called "Revolution". The Wii U is nothing revolutionary.

Pretty much. If you want to attract a new demographic, you need a new name. The Wii demographic is *gone*, they have smartphones now for their casual gaming.

 

[endoverend]

It's funny how Nintendo was so blissfully unaware of the gaming market at the time. They totally expected a success as big as the Wii with a product that the average consumer thinks is an accessory.

 

[Foxi4]

It's funny how Nintendo was so blissfully unaware of the gaming market at the time. They totally expected a success as big as the Wii with a product that the average consumer thinks is an accessory.

Nintendo always disregards trends and does their own thing. It has its benefits - sometimes you start a new trend and you're a pioneer... sometimes you don't.

 

[matpower]

Well, I will give my 2 cents on that "Name the thing Wii 2 and call a day!", Nintendo NEVER named a new console in such way, the SNES wasn't called "NES 2", neither was the Nintendo 64 called "Super NES 2", that will never happen since they always change their console's name, if the N64 was called Hyper NES, they could keep a trend and calling the newer consoles "Ultra", "Omega", "Advanced" or anything like that(Even like that, it would be a weird name as hell, who would buy a console called Omega Nintendo Entertainment System?).
Well, I would drop the name "Wii" in the Wii U's name, the Wii name is linked with "Casual Gamers" nowadays and they moved to smartphone. Also some devs won't develop games because the Wii U is a bit underpowered comparated with the other consoles too, which is a sad excuse IMO, you don't need a lot of power for good games, but whatever. IMO the Wii U is a good console, it got potential, but I don't think I will ever see that potential being used.

 

[T3GZdev]

nintendo has a way to directly talk to us with nintendo directs. but i think nintendo needs a way for their fans to directly talk to them.

 

[trumpet-205]

Poor naming definitely did a big blow on Wii U sales figure, though there are other factors to consider,

* Poor design. It was obvious that Nintendo wanted to ride on the success of Wii
* Poor launch line-up and subsequent game library
* Poor online platform, both online gaming and eShop
* Poor advertisement and failure to listen to fan complains.

 

[Taleweaver]

Can we just conclude that nintendo's marketing department was terrible from the moment the wiiu was announced? Yes, the name is terrible, but it certainly isn't the only one (xbone actually has a worse name). At the very least, MS followed it up with decent media coverage to increase brand awareness. And while I'm sure there are people roaming the supermarkets thinking that these "xbox one"'s are rebrands of an old console, the people interested damn sure know what it is.

Meanwhile, I know plenty of people who bought a wii "just because". Either for simple platformer games (of which the wii is perfectly capable) or for fitness purposes (which explains why it is collecting dust with them ). They already have a smartphone and tablet (if not many) and more free games than they can throw a stick at. You can say that gamers are polarizing: either they flock to the newest-of-the-newest expensive games, for which they follow their loyal brand...or they want things to be casual and on the go. Nintendo is in the awkward and relatively empty middle ground. They could've catered to the high end by making better deals with 3rd party developers, and they could have catered to the other end by keeping good relations with indies. They did neither and are hoping that their mascots and quality games are going to save them. Which, I have to say, isn't as unlikely as doom scenarios tend to predict (you can say what you want, but they haven't failed THAT). But on the long run...this may very well be ninty's last traditional console.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

"Wii 2" is also a very idiotic name because no one in their right mind would name it this atrocity, which is why Nintendo went with something else instead, even if it wasn't ideal.

Nintendo just needs to drop "Wii" completely and go with a different name on the 9th gen.

Because putting a "2" after the name is stupid right guys?

...Right guys?