8 Crippling Flaws In Popular Video Game Consoles

5. A Complete Lack Of Marketing & Consumer Messaging - Wii U

Not a technical hardware fault, but one entirely of marketing and positioning in the industry.

To date, the Wii U remains Nintendo's worst-selling console of all time, coming in with lifetime sales of just 13.6 million. This is a staggering tenth of the Wii's overall trade, and why? Because the vast majority of the populace didn't even know what the Wii U was.

As Nintendo's E3 showcases and adverts were threadbare at best, highlighting what looked like a fancy new tablet that altered the way you played Wii Sports Golf, it completely undersold the fact everything was now in HD - not to mention the array of triple-A bangers that are still recommendable today.

Naturally you saw the public's resurgence come back with a vengeance when the Switch was announced - its bright red/blue casing and portability almost screaming to punters, "SEE THIS?! THIS IS THE NEW ONE!!"