I always hear about how there's so many "The Wii U is d00med" threads. Is this because for many years there have been so many "PS3 is doomed, PS3 haz no games", "all Xbox 360's are exploding, xbox has a giant brick hanging outside of the console" posts floating around? I think the only reason people make "Wii U is d00med" threads is because of the harrassment fans have edured over the years.

What do you think?

I think it's because we're seriously worried the wii u won't recover.

The Wii U is putting up sales numbers below a doomed system (the dreamcast) and Nintendo's lowest selling system. While the PS3 was a step backwards sales wise from the PS2, its never seen numbers this low and the 360 had a massive gen/gen advancement so no compensating at all.

I don't usually participate in such X is Doomed threads. But seriously the other option in this instance is the Wii U really does have a very uncertain future at this point with low numbers and now the 2 beasts on the block have released their new systems is an extra kick in the nuts for it.

Ouch, hope the Wii U is wearin' a cup

Nah its just the mentality has nothing to do with the past.

I think it's because the sales suck.

Well once X1 takes 2nd place from Nintendo only jokes will be cracked at its expense.

WiiU will devolve into Gamecube dejavu threads for a few years.

I dunno but from a business point of view Wii U is not overly successful and at the end its all about shareholder value. When a platform doesn't seem to reach a critical mass instalment base its hard to sink more money. Nintendo may be a company dedicated to gamers with heart and soul, but as I said before shareholder can easily be a person who absolutely hates everything about games and he/she only wants to have a profit from their investment.
I saw it coming, don't get me wrong not that I wanted Wii U to be a disappointment, but worst console launch ever I think:
1. Wrong name
2. No Advertising at all, why??
3. Deadly launch window, should've been released at the same time as the other big consoles
4. Specs are not next gen
5. You believe this tablet controller is innovative and special. Developers believe in Profit and not Creativity first, which means nobody has the will to really develope content for the innovative concept
6. Second screen does not support many games, thought first, every game could  be played on the tablet controller while somebody else's watching TV
7. You guys say Halo, Gears, Forza, I say Mario, Zelda, dunno
Every successful console is good for us, but Wii U is doomed as the definition of Doom

Nah, it's just that haters gonna hate.