2) According to the Nikkei, Kimishima predicted Wii U’s failure when it was introduced by warning it’s too similar to the original Wii. — Dr. Serkan Toto (@serkantoto) September 14, 2015

Tatsumi Kimishima, who is now the President of Nintendo, has told Japanese news publication The Nikkei that he predicted that the Wii U wouldn’t be a hit with consumers. From what I can gather he thought the name was too similar to Wii, which is one of the things that consumers were initially confused about. Whether or not he backed the actual concept with the GamePad is currently unknown, but hopefully he can right the wrongs and get the Nintendo NX off to a good start. We shall be hearing more details about the NX sometime next year.