They called the newest iPad "The New iPad" and the media know the different because there hungry for the littlest of Apple news. The problem there is Apple has a Zealot following that now encompasses the Media looking for any difference in there products. Just like Apple, Nintendo pretty much nailed the look of their system (we all agree that the Wii is the best looking system to date). I actually think Nintendo shouldn't drastically alter the Wii U system. Just as people are still not aware that the Wii U is not just an add on for the Wii.īut the suggestions you made coupled with a better Awareness and Marketing campaign and a slightly new look for the system itself, could go a long way. I don't agree with that, but because of anecdotal evidence of people still not being aware that the 3DS is not just a 3D version of the DS/i If people want to play the newest Wii Sports or Mario game this November, they'll find out soon enough they'll need the Wii U to play these games now. Now there might have been some people who were confused early on but as soon as they tried to buy the newest Mario games and found out they wouldn't work on a regular DS, they learned the 3DS was a new needed system.Īs long as the Wii U has a reasonable price and some killer apps at launch, people won't be confused by the name. This shows the name wasn't the problem but the price and lack of major games that caused the early 3DS sales to be so poor. The 3DS confusion doesn't exist anymore since sales increased greatly after the price dropped and Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 were released. Wii U kind of sounds like an educational game. Apparently, a lot of people were confused by the 3DS and that had a number in it denoting sequentiality. The name is confusing because Nintendo called everything Wii. The dispute will not be resolved until June or July. The Wii U trademark is disputed in the UK by Information Technology Junction Limited over its "U" trademark for advertising and blogs, but Nintendo was granted the trademark for other product categories. There was some hullabaloo over the logo being taken down and put back up, but that appeared to be nothing more than a technical hiccup, as the logo is on both Nintendo's press site and the new Wii U Facebook page. The logo's file name is similar to last year's E3 Wii U logo, except instead of 2011, it says 2012. The logo is mostly unchanged, but the "U" is now slightly less green (rgb(0, 150, 200) instead of rgb(0, 172, 202)), while the shade of gray is left unchanged. The logo was also put up on the company's new Wii U Facebook page, which includes a video from Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. Nintendo posted an image of the Wii U logo on their press site confirming that the Wii U will not undergo any name change at E3.