WIRED: Wii U isn't bombing because of the name...

@farrell2k: The sad thing is you believe that. You write off every single other developer across every platform, not because it's logical, or because there is even a grain of truth to it, but because you are effectively brainwashed.

@farrell2k: keep drinking that kool aid cultie.

im not sure if its even a question of liking it or not....i think many dont understand the reason for it to exist....including nintendo.

compare it to the wii. the motion for wii bowling....very very simple to explain to customers and an exciting idea. thus nintendo made games ranging from wii sports to zelda SS and people got it. the execution may have been questionable in places but people understud the concept because nintendo, through games, could give a very good explanation of it.

the wiiu is a far more complicated idea to explain. ok it could be argued that it turns your living room into a DS but thats not really helpful. so where are the games that could show the benefits of the wiiu gamepad? so far i have yet to find one.

i can certainly think of a few games that could benefit from having a second screen available (games like elite, racing sims (having more info readily available on the screen such as car damage, car settings, tyre state, selected tyres for the next pit stop and so on), strategy games, puzzle games like broken sword) but these games are not being made for the wiiu. i think watchdogs may have been a better game if it was a wiiu exclusive (it wouldnt look as pretty of course but the whole hacking and manipulation of the city using the gamepad could work really well). but thats probably going to be a pretty shoddy late port now. something like okami is also pretty obvious.

nintendos own games, from mario platformers to zelda to smash bros were never designed from day 1 with a second screen in mind. the wiimote and nunchuck made a lot more sense for many of those games (well except smash. traditional controller for that please).

It's just a strange system and there's little reason for most folks to own one over a PS, Xbox, PC, or tablet. Only folks who need to play Nintendo games are getting one. It doesn't do most of what the other systems do. It doesn't suit casuals or core gamers.

Why does it have a tablet controller again? Was that just a random last minute idea? Just sticking a map/inventory on there doesn't justify why it imo. Are they making games to make use of it or is it just gonna be a map screen forever?

I dunno. I really enjoyed Mario Kart but it's not exactly that different from every other Mario Kart and now it's another few months til another game. Hard to get excited for such an odd little console. I didn't own one at the time but surely even Gamecube had more excitement, more innovation, less droughts, better games? I know Wii did.

Oh well. Nintendo gonna Nintendo. And I'm gonna put up with it to play my 3 to 5 games a year on the WiiU.

This part made your entire argument moot because the same thing can be said about PS4 and X1. If you would have kept that part out, you would have had a stronger argument.