04-28-2013, 11:30 PM
If I may interject...
The Wii U being considered an 'add-on' for the Wii might seem stupid to us, but think about the casual audience, i.e. part of what made the Wii so successful. These people don't keep up on gaming news or updates in the least. When they hear the name "Wii U", like Cody said, they likely link it to things like WiiMotion+ or other thing with Wii in its name--an add-on. Even the smallest amount of research would show someone that it's a new console (even if they think the Wii U is just the GamePad being an add-on, the huge price tags should raise a flag)... but the general populace is probably not going to do that.
...I don't really have any thoughts on how that would affect sales or anything, because it'll likely clear itself up in a year or so, but I wanted to add that. :)
The Wii U being considered an 'add-on' for the Wii might seem stupid to us, but think about the casual audience, i.e. part of what made the Wii so successful. These people don't keep up on gaming news or updates in the least. When they hear the name "Wii U", like Cody said, they likely link it to things like WiiMotion+ or other thing with Wii in its name--an add-on. Even the smallest amount of research would show someone that it's a new console (even if they think the Wii U is just the GamePad being an add-on, the huge price tags should raise a flag)... but the general populace is probably not going to do that.
...I don't really have any thoughts on how that would affect sales or anything, because it'll likely clear itself up in a year or so, but I wanted to add that. :)