Why the Wii U failed (and the Switch didn't)

The Wii U is the greatest console of all time

#nintendo #mario #wiiu

The Wii u failed because it was extremely difficult and hard and Funny, Happy, Sad, Cringe, Scary, and satisfying.The Wii U is a home video game console developed by Nintendo as the successor to the Wii. Released in late 2012, it is the first eighth-generation video game console and competed with Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4.
The Wii U is the first Nintendo console to support HD graphics. The system's primary controller is the Wii U GamePad, which features an embedded touchscreen, directional buttons, analog sticks, and action buttons.The Nintendo Switch is a hybrid video game console developed by Nintendo and released worldwide in most regions on March 3, 2017. The console itself is a tablet that can either be docked for home console use or used as a portable device, making it a hybrid console. Its wireless Joy-Con controllers, with standard buttons and directional analog sticks for user input, motion sensing, and tactile feedback, can attach to both sides of the console to support handheld-style play.

[Brianycus]

The Wii U walked so the Switch can sprint. That's the best way to put it.

[JalvinPlayz]

I feel like without the wii u, we wouldn't have gotten the switch

[Randelo]

Nintendo couldn’t explain what the Wii U was. Their marketing was really REALLY horrible.

[scottbertrand]

Nintendo forgot that people of all ages played their games in the Wii U era. I remember wanting a Wii U when I was 15/16 but all my friends were on Xbox 360 and moving on to Xbox One and PS4, so I didn’t want to be the weird kid playing the Wii U. I think a lot of teenagers felt that way at the time.

[-Sheva-]

Such a shame that they both have basically the same hardware despite a 4 year difference

[chodagreat]

The Wii U was extremely outdated when it came out

[MattyIcecubes]

Switch is basically a redesigned Wii U

[Galactick]

Im always gonna say that Splatoon was one of the things that made the wii U good and memorable

[matthewmcsweeney]

I love keeping my Wii U & Dreamcast consoles & accessories as far away from my other video game consoles and accessories as possible as a reference to how both were commercial failure to the point where I only five games for the former & fourteen for the latter.

[boo_gaming]

Another factor that was against the Wii U was technology. The whole hybrid concept wouldn't have worked without USB Type C. It probably still work have worked, but it would have been very clunky and you would have a power plug, an HDMI port, and the USB Type A ports all on the handheld. With USB Type C, it has enough bandwidth to do all of that in one tiny port. For Nintendo to do things with the Game Pad, it literally had to be connected to a special Wi-Fi network from the console for it to work. Even with this solution, it wasn't the most intuitive. Because of the special Wi-Fi, you had to be within range of the console for it to function. Even though it's a tablet controller, the Game Pad can't be taken anywhere. With the dock for the Switch, it fundamentally solved this problem. The marketing for the Wii U was god awful, and it didn't help things obviously. With the combination between poor marketing and technology not catching up, the Wii U failed. They tried to reinvent the wheel when they didn't need to. Let's hope Nintendo's next system isn't another reinvented wheel.

[Mbros]

True story: Back then I used to despise the switch as a Wii U owner but after playing with the switch when I got it back in 2017 as an early Christmas gift loved it for live and it was basically my definitive favorite console.

Then during that era discovered the truth about why the Wi U failed and understood its failure.

2 years later as always played on the switch but the problem was it was for the family only and wasn't allowed to take it with me to my high school classes, Then as Nintendo announced the switch lite, I got the console for Christmas which was a yellow version and absolutely loved it for life and it basically became my own favorite personal switch.

[mxrakami]

Nintendos marketing was a lot different so it sold better (which is in the video.) And, there are still being sold due to the recent OLED
Switch. Bravo, Nintendo. You managed to change from
The worst sales ever to the best.. that’s crazy.

[splashingblast]

This reminds me that Switch 2 might be a beefed up Switch which sounds quite worrisome.

[ilciavo]

You forgot to mention that the switch opened the market for game developers, creating a perfect ecosystem for the console to thrive

[dannigro]

Wii U failed so Switch could succeed. We were so good and innovative. They needed a little stopgap to continue and that’s what the Wii U was. It was a great idea but a poor execution and it’s not a bad console at all. It’s just at that time people didn’t really need it because they still had the Wii and likely used 3DS. Switch was an improved Wii U and combined aspects of 3DS and Wii U perfectly. It was targeted toward adults, but it had aspects that kids can use. I have both and I enjoy it.

[Da_biggest_demon]

Nintendo’s worst selling console was the Virtual boy not the Wii U, the Wii U sold 13.M units, the virtual bot sold like 800K units

[aricruz_]

Idc if Nintendo doesn’t make 3rd party games they run terribly anyway
I rather play those games on PS5 or Xbox

[nourata.]

I loved my Wii U. I still play to this day.

[goatgamer]

I have a switch, but getting a wii u and hacking it for every game is cheaper than buying them for the switch

[atb]

I think when you have a great product with clear functionality it is easy to market and to resonate with audiences. The WiiU felt strange and gimmicky it failed to attract the casual crowd and most people bought a rival console. The concept behind the Switch is so clear you don’t need to lecture your parents about the difference.