Jan 24, 2020 · Years of hoping that the console would catch on came to nothing, and while there are arguments the Wii U can be considered a success, Nintendo's poor decisions ultimately undermined players' Wii U expectations. Here are ten reasons the console flopped.

It might sound dumb but the Wii U being called the Wii U was quite literally responsible for its failure. The fact the first look at the console was that the controller had a screen and was basically a controller for the Wii.

I've always though the Wii U was pretty good, not anywhere near one of Nintendo's best consoles and it wasnt very inavative, but good enough. I feel like it's always looks worse than it actually was because it stuck between two of Nintendo's greastest consoles, the Wii and Switch.

Wii U sold terribly, not just only because of it was so poorly advertised, it was also because of the fatigue of the gimmicky nature of Wii and Wii U, mostly just wanted a actual game console with so few gimmicks as possible!

Contrary to Nintendo's expectations, the Wii U was a commercial failure, and sold around 13.5 million units, second only to Nintendo's abysmal Virtual Boy, which sold less than a million …

Apr 24, 2024 · The Wii U console sales numbers never improved, despite these commendable efforts by Nintendo to turn things around.

In this article, we will explore the reasons why the Wii U failed and how Nintendo bounced back. One of the primary reasons why the Wii U didn’t perform as well as Nintendo anticipated was its confusing marketing campaign.

Overall, the Wii U failed for a variety of reasons, including confusing marketing, lack of third-party support, weak hardware, high price point, lack of games, poor timing, confusing controller, lack of online features, underpowered online store, and lack of innovation.

Dec 30, 2023 · The Wii U was a critical and commercial failure, marking a dropoff for Nintendo as players flocked to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Jul 3, 2015 · Throughout the Wii U’s lifespan, I’ve heard numerous theories from fans as to why the console sold considerably less than Playstation 4 and Xbox One. Some claimed it was due to the lack of good exclusive games for the console.