Do people know what the Wii U is?

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U

Ever since the Wii U was announced, people have been wondering if the mainstream consumer would be confused about the system. Initially, some assumed that the GamePad was just a new controller for the Wii. And it doesn’t help that the Wii U shares a very similar name as its predecessor.

The Wii U is here now, but the question remains: do people really know what the console is? In quite a few cases, the answer would be “no”.

Take a look at these Twitter comments, for instance:

What the heck is a wii u?? I’m so confused.
— Kristina B (@junebugkb11) November 22, 2012

wtf is a wii u? what happened to just the wii??
— Missy~! ?? (@missymise) November 22, 2012

Just saw a Wii U advert. One of the “what is a Wii U” ones. Had to explain what it was to the wife. Good work Nintendo.
— Mutt (@ps3mutt) November 25, 2012

Logan was talking about the new “Wii-U”. Mom asked, “What is a “Wii-U”?”. Dad replied, “It is like P-U, but we all do it together.”#loveem
— Hannah Clark (@HannahClark0624) November 24, 2012

the wii u has been floating around for quite a while now and i still dont know what it actually is
— chili (@mechoniscore) November 24, 2012

I asked my son if any of his friends want a Wii U. He said they don’t know what it is. That’s a problem @nintendoamerica
— Jim Barraud (@jbarraud) November 28, 2012

No matter how many of my Mentalist powers I use, I still can’t figure out what a Wii U is supposed to be.
— Erik Dobell (@erikdobell) November 28, 2012

I thought Wii U was just an extra thing for the Wii, but no, it’s a completely different console. What is actually the point?
— Eilidh Mercury ? ? (@curlybobofelia) November 28, 2012

A few Twitter comments aren’t enough to say for sure that consumers don’t “get” what the Wii U is. This could be a cause for concern, though…

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