Here are ten reasons the console flopped.
Confusing Controllers
You cant get much simpler than the Wii Us controller setup.
There are thegamepadand the Wii remote.
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Some games requiring both, especially in multiplayer.
Then there’s the Pro Controller.
There’s a GameCube-inspired controller, too.
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The Wii U is weirdly complex.
This confusion further hindered the Wii U.
No Internal Hard Drive Storage
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Storage space is yet another of Nintendos many blind spots.
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Ultimately, it failed to get a realize a price advantage.
Thus, there was little reason for casual gamers to consider upgrading to the new system.
But there were precious few.
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“Devil’s Third” was a Wii U exclusive.
Nintendo likes to develop family-friendly games, and so its production always skews towards that style of gamer content.
With little support from third parties, the Wii U remained the province of tots and grandmas.
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