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by Aeolun 1596 days ago
> were on the Wii U first and didn't drive sales

Have you seen that thing? No matter how great the software. That ugly lump was never going to sell.

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I've got one and my family still has a blast playing it. Aesthetics are obviously personal. I won't say it's the nicest looking fixture in my living room, but I also think the PS5 looks ridiculous. Its name was probably Nintendo's biggest misstep.

That said, my point was that the Switch's success isn't due to the library alone. Due to Nintendo's decision to port most of its Wii U exclusives to the Switch, we have the rare ability to compare the sales performance of the two.

The Wii U is both the most underrated console ever, and most poorly named console ever.