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Nintendo Wii U

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The Nintendo Wii U is a home video game console developed by Nintendo, known for its GamePad controller featuring a built-in touchscreen.

We dig behind Nintendo Wii U's stated narrative to unravel the real strategy — the calls that actually shaped it, and why they played out the way they did.

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The Fall · Decision Forks
The Wii U Sold 13 Million. The Switch Sold 156 Million. Same Idea.
The Wii U was Nintendo's lowest-selling home console at 13.56 million units. But it wasn't a hardware failure - it was a branding catastrophe that doubled as a four-year prototype. The Switch ran on the parts that survived.
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