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Analyst calls Wii U a 'car crash', says Switch needs strong launch lineup to succeed

by rawmeatcowboy
22 October 2016
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Coming from Paul Jackson of the Ovum consultancy...

"The Wii U was a car crash, basically. They fudged the communication and confused everybody with the controller and what the screen was for. As a result it sold about a tenth of what the original Wii sold."

While I may not have used the colorful language that Mr. Jackson did, there's no denying that he's correct. From a marketing standpoint, there was mass confusion on the Wii U before it even launched. It doesn't seem like that's the case with the Switch though.

Mr. Jackson also discussed what the Switch needs in order to find success.

"On the software side, they need the big Mario game, the Zelda game, the Metroid game - front and centre, exclusive to Switch and available at the same time as the console. In the past they've got that wrong - and if you have a lousy launch, suddenly you're in the wilderness for a few years."

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