ShockingAlberto
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I don't think it's a non-issue, but I think this particular instance is not indicative of anything major.
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Jimmy Fallon calls the Wii U "a Wii add-on".
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They can't call it the Wii 2 because there are consoles named Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. I'm serious. Microsoft knew that the PS3 would come out and have that name, so they couldn't call their Xbox successor the "Xbox 2", because it sounds like a lesser console than the "PS3". Likewise, I'm sure Sony took the 3DS's name into consideration and that's probably one of the main reasons that they didn't name the Vita "PSP 2".
That camera was branded differently and with $100m+ marketing campaign.
This just causes brand confusion that's more likely to lead to people just tuning out.
Well, it is a live demo and he can't really blaze through it. He had to show how fun it would be to play and get the audience involved somehow.
Although that doesn't really say if he's a "big gamer" or not.
There is also Wii's history of peripherals. A tablet called UPad that was on Wii made by THQ. The system uses the same font and logo as Wii and it utilizes the wii remote and nun chuck along with the Pad in demonstrations. I don't see how this is a non-issue.
Because Iwata is a horrible CEO.
He's clearly not accepting of constructive feedback from his employees and can't deal with those who have disagreements, since it seems in his mind they're always wrong and he is always right.
The naming of the system, the poor online infrastructure, and the same bad 3rdparty relationship really cements it.
Xyrmellon
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shadyspace
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I'm sick of Iwata. I want someone new. I don't even care if the guy's better or worse. I just want a shake-up.
EmCeeGramr
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Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
I mean non-issue as in it will create no more confusion then a 2 for "The New Playstation" did. Obviously the people who complain because they can't use their Wiimotes while playing Michael Jackson: The Experience on Kinect (real complaint) will be confused as always.
lwilliams3
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You know..that "mistake" could have been intentionally done to rile things up and to get more attention. Either way, looks like the publicity worked 
Aaron Strife
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I read some old articles arguing Nintendo was foolish for not making SNES backwards compatible with NES games to capitalize on the large NES user base.
Not quite the same, but you know, Nintendo is perpetually doomed.
ShockingAlberto
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Alright, I'm out.
He then let the Wii die a slow and horrible death instead of capitalizing on the momentum of the Wii and releasing WiiU in 2009 before Kinect launched.
Let me get some...thank you writing music playing...
Thank you... Nintendo, for coming up with the Wii U. Having an overpriced Wii accessory is totally what I've always wanted to own. Pretty clever name, too. Wii...U, ha! What a revolution.
Thank you... Nintendo, for coming up with the Wii U. Having an overpriced Wii accessory is totally what I've always wanted to own. Pretty clever name, too. Wii...U, ha! What a revolution.
EmCeeGramr
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So we the shareholders are all agreed. We need someone who is fresh and exciting to message board posters and can give them the memes and PR bullshit they want to hear.
Zombie James
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GamePad.
Chuck Norris
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If they wanted the Wii name, why didn't they just call it the Wii 2?
Yup, three years after Wii. A whole new system, with tech I'm sure they were just sitting on, that didn't take any time or investment or research and development to cook up. If only Iwata were as smart as you...
bigtroyjon
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The stock price is 25% lower now than when he took over and they just had their first ever fiscal year loss.
The last people in the world who are on Iwata's side at the moment are the shareholders, considering how low the stock price is in relation to cash on hand.
because wii wii
While I think you're being downright hyperbolic about him being a horrible CEO (the dude's pretty prescient), I do think Iwata has been dropping the ball lately in one respect: he has an acute sense of where Nintendo's weaknesses are, yet follows it up by continuing to make the same mistakes all over again. They need to be faster at changing their corporate structure.
ClovingWestbrook
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This! Plus Jimmy called it a new system and crowd responded well to the showing. This thread is silly.
shadyspace
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Bring back Yamauchi. His no-nonsense approach was both eye opening and hilarious. Very entertaining.
Actually, I like where their head is at, but I don't think the "U" gives off the "hey, you can play your games on this new controller as long as you're still near the console" vibe. Instead...
WiiNear.
Wiener.
Zombie James
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Ken Kutaragi developed two of the most successful consoles of all time before the PS3. He was forced into retirement. Just saying.
Probably because that would sound like the system is 1 generation behind the current one (PS3, Xbox 360)
What I mean is that this system should have been released in a time frame where it could capitalize on it being a technologically superior piece of hardware. Give it time to grow before PS4 and 720 come out.
He's a "gamer" in the sense that probably a majority of people over the age of 25 would consider themselves gamers: follows the big franchises offhandedly, gets a COD/Halo every year, used to play Nintendo back when, now mostly Sony/Microsoft.
He's a good look into how the average person is going to react.
Nintendo seems to have an incredibly hierarchical company structure, much like most other japanese companies. I doubt Iwata pays much attention to the views of those lower down the chain given his recent decisions and interviews
As has been said, he's also responsible for the Wii brand taking a nosedive from record-breaking profits to record-breaking lows. He's also responsible for the 3DS needing an 80 dollar price cut less than a year after launch and a dramatic retooling of its software roadmap to turn sales around.
This man's done a bang-up job completely masking what were once positives about his tenure as CEO. Couple that with this frankly flabbergasting series of obvious PR disasters and I too think it's time for a restructuring.
The Dutch Slayer
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That is REAL problem :O
Wasn't a lot of the loss because of the tsunami in Japan and the falling global markets?
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