Nintendo har for nyligt sendt en besked til Wii-ejere, hvor de forklarer at Wii U er en helt ny konsol og ikke bare en opgradering. Det skriver blandt andet CVG.
"Wii U is the all-new home console from Nintendo. It's not just an upgrade -- it's an entirely new system that will change the way you and your family experience games and entertainment," skriver Nintendo i meddelelsen, der er sendt til Wii-maskiner, der er på nettet.
At man føler sig nødt til at forklare dette for Wii-ejerne antyder, at man har haft svært ved at sælge budskabet om Wii U, hvilket Nintendo-chefen Satoru Iwata tidligere har diskuteret:
"Some have the misunderstanding that Wii U is just Wii with a pad for games, and others even consider Wii U GamePad as a peripheral device connectable to Wii. We feel deeply responsible for not having tried hard enough to have consumers understand the product."