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Originally Posted by Since1984
It's a non issue made into an issue by people that do not pay attention to detail.
Nintendo's unconventional naming techniques were never problem even when you had a Wii and Wii U.
Don't be dumb and pay attention to what you are buying.
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Not exactly true:
https://www.polygon.com/2014/8/5/597...tendo-bad-name
Naming matters. Yeah, it's great that hardcore gamers didn't have a problem. Unfortunately, that's not where most of the console sales go. Same problem Microsoft dug themselves into. It's just a bad marketing decision as it causes confusion that at best makes Microsoft look nonsensical, and at worst passes on that confusion to the consumer, which has clearly happened.
The Xbox naming conventions are the absolute dumbest thing about those consoles and a complete self-own. And that's not necessarily a bad thing, really, if that's the worst thing about your product. It's just an unforced error that causes nothing but problems. It's putting a false sense of creativity over logic and what's best for the customer. I doubt it impacts their bottom line too much, but it really shouldn't impact their bottom line at all.