It's an inbetween gen console, which is one of its market acceptance problems. They thought that because gadget+lower power worked with Wii it would work again with WiiU, and maybe it could have, if they'd picked the right gadget; but they didn't.
“The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” - Bertrand Russell
"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace."
Jimi Hendrix