But, with a lot less hindsight, they look no sillier than many of the loans extended, underwritten, securitized, sold and bought by what were supposedly the best minds on Wall Street--undocumented mortgages, mortgages with interest but no principal payments, those for more than the value of properties and those to people with toxic credit ratings.
It didn't take long for console warriors, fanboys and a brutal media to take aim at Nintendo's Wii U. The fledgling system was relentlessly teased for its name (seemingly even sillier than that of its predecessor) and a list of specifications certain to be outdone by its competitors.