Following the confusion surrounding the Wii U reveal and the 3DS launch, could Nintendo be planning on going in a different direction?
CVG is reporting today that Nintendo is considering changing the console’s name. The site states that “serious discussions are ongoing at the highest level in the US and Japan as to whether the firm should cut its losses and give the console a different name.”
There was quite a bit of uncertainty last year when Nintendo first revealed Wii U. Some were under the impression that Nintendo was simply creating a new controller for their current home system and weren’t planning on launching a new piece of hardware.
Likewise, there has been confusion about the 3DS. The company has been placing red box stickers on game boxes to show that the software is for a new handheld and isn’t compatible with the DS. A tagline has also been added to TV spots: “This is not DS. This is Nintendo 3DS.”
Personally I think this sounds like a great idea, while the 'Wii' was great when you considered what it did, adding the U to it is a complete contradiction of the original simplicity.
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