No doubt GameCube games are legendary, and the Gamecube controller is a favourite amongst Nintendo games (seriously, it's so weird, but SO good) and Nintendo were practically forced to bring back compatibility for the CG controllers for legendary games like Smash Bros and Mario Kart.

The Wii U doesn't upscale Wii games at all, but the games look nice and sharp on the Wii U.
Do you think it would have sold more if it gave players a way to play the legendary games in HD output?

yeah.

I'm so video game illiterate but what is the difference between a Wii U and a normal Wii

No.

This right here is why the Wii U flopped.

the wii u uses a proper gamepad as its gimmick (so a controller with a separate screen)

and the wii uses a messy remote

also different games, but sadly the wii u doesn't have a big catalog so far


to answer the op;

Yes, i agree they need MORE GAMES is their problem. gamecube had instant classics like Luigi's Mansion, Super Mario Sunshine, etc. While all we have for the Wii U is rehashes (which even aren't that good; see Mario Kart/Mario Party for Wii U) or remakes so far. The controller may have been the problem for the Wii but not the Wii U, it's completely fine.

The only good new game that feels like a /new game/ is Bayonetta 2 despite being a sequel. Smash and the 2D Platformers are cute but just sequels of what we already had on the Wii. I hope to see more large-budget 3D Platformers like Super Mario Sunshine and Luigi's Mansion.

Mmmm I don't think so. What Wii U needed was to be able to compete with PS4/XBO. That way third parties wouldn't have dropped the console so fast. No major games no sales.

But yeah, GC and Wii are almost identical so if Wii U can play Wii games it could have easily played GC games too but Nintendo didn't feel like it I guess

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It probably would have sold way more just by calling it Wii 2 instead Nearly everyone I know thinks the Wii U is the an add on for the Wii.

Especially since Nintendo barely redesigned the console

No. Those people probably already own them or even more likely, they own a Wii. Which outsold the GameCube like 5:1.

Plus the games wouldn't be in HD. They weren't made in or to scale to 720/1080. The best a CG game could hope for was progressive scan. That's 480p instead of the old standard of 480i.

If the wanted to sell consoles they would stop with the stupid gimmicks and make a machine that competes with the competition so they can have their own legendary line up and the amazing games by 3rd parties.

And the battery lasts for around 2 hours. That's like 1/10 the time that the other two console controllers get. It's just not a smart idea.

No way...I mean I don't even think anyone even cares about that system which was overlooked that Era .I almost forgot about it.

No but you can emulate them and they'll look better on a PC.

Literally How many more copies could they have sold by calling it the Wii 2 or something

Doubtful. The way Nintendo treated the third party developers, it was going to end up the same situation all the same. It'll be the same thing if Nintendo doesn't clean up its notorious reputation with third parties for the NX.

Exclusives can only carry a console system for its life cycle for only so far. Multiplatforms are a necessity.

Even though some of its games had huge impact, the Gamecube was actually one of Nintendo's worst selling consoles, so I don't think making the WiiU compatible with Gamecube games would have solved its problem.

As many people have already pointed out, the main problem that the WiiU had was its name - most casual gamers probably thought that it wasn't any different to the Wii, which practically everyone already had since it sold so well.

literally i would never need a new console if the Wii U played my Gamecube games as well.