The console market isn't about graphics. It's not about what can or can't be run. Why does the most powerfull system never finish 1st in a console generation???   You're always going to have people who adopt early and realize it was mostly emotion and then returning it to buy games for older systems instead or whatever their reason is. There were so many reports of people returning 3ds's as well but that system has done nothing be gain momentum even after a much more powerfull competitor hit the market.

More powerfull competitors don't effect Nintendo very much for several years. High end is for a small number of people. Once those more powerfull systems are cheap and the graphics start to push the systems then the Nintendo audience starts to take notice. But we're talking 4 or 5 years after the xbox 360 release last gen.  This time around it will be at the end of the Nintendo cycle rather than 4 years in like Wii. Nintendo is one year ahead of more powerfull systems this gen rather than one year behind like last gen.

lmao!!

I'm not one of them, I love my Wii U! Been playing Black ops 2 and AC3! Just waiting for Monster hunter 3 Ultimate now :D

Wii U is outselling the Xbox 360 and ps3 launches, Mario laughs at people's failure in recognizing his skills.

I'm a Sony fan, my friend picked up a Wii U for Xmas and we played a few games on it yesterday, in my opinion it's just not next gen, the game pad is cool and I enjoyed zombie U but its not what I was expecting for a next gen system. I'm not saying its a bad system but it just needs more time like any other console for more games 2 come out and have the system pushed.

There are always mixed feelings about that. I remember a lot of people over the internet saying the 360 wasn't a next gen system, and a lot of them didn't recognize it as true next gen until the first Gears of War. It's just a transition process, it happens with every new console (specially if it is a "lone wolf" like the Wii U currently is)

I did a good solid year of research on the Wii U before it was released so I knew exactly what to expect from it when I bought it. I am very satisfied, as are my kids, with the system. I've already 5 starred Mario U, and my kids have found most of the stamps for Nintendo Land. The only thing I'm worried about is that I'm almost done with ZombiU, and then I'm going to have to wait a little bit for other games that I really want to play. Other than that I wouldn't sell my Wii U for anything at the moment. I am a diehard Nintendo fan, but I'm still pretty excited about Sonys and Microsofts upcoming systems. We won't get both, but we will definitely be buying one of them. After I research them, of course.

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that's completely rigth

I'm just not that sure how relevant what gen it is in.  I mean..  Truthfully next gen should have started 2 years ago. I've been next gen on pc for a while. To me PS3, 360 and Wiiu are all last gen. Considering that nobody seems to care and that these systems are all doing well despite having terribly outdated graphics it's hard to imagine that the wiiu will need next gen graphics to do well. It's all about content these days. People will play games on anything if there is compelling content. My roomate swears by Sony but never actually plays his console and spends all his gaming time on his iphone. Not sure that graphics will be a huge selling point anymore except for a few million enthusiasts such as myself.. Content is king from now on.

People are idiots. You always know that Nintendo will deliver the good games within a year. There is enough great games out there already.