While there is an argument to be made that the Switch does indeed have greater public interest surrounding it, people are still unsure after what happened with the Wii U. The fact that, superficially at least, the consoles appear similar to one another also doesn’t help.
But the Nintendo Switch and Wii U are actually very different. There is no dual screen setup on the Switch and its controllers are a whole other thing entirely
However, the fact that Nintendo adopted a tactic of radio silence for a good few months after the initial Switch announcement has actually only helped to fuel the confusion with the Wii U.
Nintendo could have negated the confusion with clear and regular updates on the new hardware. The company could have built the hype up around the Switch but done so in a way that was clear in what the console was and was not.
So when the Wii U comparison keeps on coming up even after the recent and considerably more thorough presentation earlier last month shows that Nintendo still has obvious marketing problems ahead with the Switch.
But the Nintendo Switch needs a constant flow of game releases to keep the console alive but much of the heavy lifting on that will come from third party companies, firms that could be still unsure and at worst confused as to the benefits of Nintendo’s new gaming console.