Why save Nintendo? Yes the Wii U did horrible in Europe (although that could possible be because of manufacturing issues) but it did respectable numbers in NA.
Overall I think the whole gen of the Wii U will probably be like this:
Japan: amazing
America: good
Europe: good or bad (most likely the latter)
Edit: besides there's only been 1 week for Europe and 2 week for America, stop jumping the gun so soon. The new year will be interesting to see the numbers.
Nintendo and PC gamer