PSP: 80 million. PS3: 85 million. Combined: 165 mil.

Vita: 16 mil. PS4: 80 mil so far. Do you think ps4 will need to sell another 65M+ ?

I think Marketing wasn't the biggest offender of Wii U failures. The hardware itself was a huge problem from the get-go. How was the marketing team supposed to advertise that POS when Nintendo itself didn't have a good idea to implement it in the 1st party games?

Marketing in combination with branding/naming was definitely one of biggest reasons why Wii U failed so hard, even months after Wii U launch you had people that thought that Wii U is some kind addon for Wii and that Wii U games can run on Wii, even retailers made those mistakes.

This point doesn't make sense. 

The Switch is a successor to both Wii U + 3DS as it combines both home gaming and handheld gaming in one console.

The PS4 is only the successor to the PS3 and is doing an amazing job in that.

The PS Vita is only the successor to the PSP but failed to reach the success of the PSP.

Is this a joke? why didn't you combine Switch+Mobile gaming as well since it was part of Nintendo revenue? 

Switch is going to outsell 3ds+WiiU

PS4+PSvita isn't going to outsell PSP+PS3

Cherry picking at its finest 

But you combined the revenue of both 3ds+Wii U, why can't i combine the revenue of both ps4+vita? Also, talking about revenue, where is Nintendo games for mobile? They make a lot of money for Nin, so, where is it?

Both of those games did show an acute rise in console sales, though there is no denying they do not come close to Mario or LoZ. They definitely should have focused more on getting those games out in a vastly more timely manner than 2 years in and a cross platform title respectively. Not to mention the gutting of the control scheme of BOTW which will always leave a nagging feeling that we wound up never really experiencing BOTW the way it was meant to be experienced. Oh well.

I saved a lot of money during these dark ages, lol

I disagree with 2015 being a bad year for the 3DS. Critics loved that year with Majora's Mask, SMT: Devil Survivor 2, Etrian Odyssey Untold 2, Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. 

As far as sales go Monster Hunter 4, Yokai Watch, Majora's Mask, Tri Force Heroes, and Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon all sold over a million units. 

I still remember the thread here when Switch was announced. So many of us here were so badly beaten and berated, that we were all sure the Switch would fail. I thought $300 was too much to ask. People looked at Mario Kart, and Zelda as the only launch window titles, and proclaimed "Another system with no games!". 

I completely agree with you on how lazy 3D World, Starfox, and Whooly World were. Those games were just dissapointing. 3D World clearly started out life as a 3DS title, and was changed over to a Wii U game once Nintendo realized how badly the 2013 drought was getting. 

I agree with the N64, while there were some bright spots, I don't think any collapse felt more brutal than 1997 for hardcore Nintendo fans. Especially those of us who were into import games and the emulation scene to play foreign games... Fire Emblem 4 (Genealogy of the Holy War) and following that game using a translation FAQ is a gaming experience I will never forget... a REWARDING one though.

All the third party support lost was like getting a swift kick to the sternum after getting kneed in the nuts. While there was still Rare, DMA (to an extent), and an innovative Nintendo, so much of what made Nintendo recognizable was stripped away. And I feel like the Gamecube's technically lower point is mainly a result of the fallout of the N64. Wii U was a sad state too, but it didn't feel nearly as long as the stretch between SNES and DS Lite/Wii. Especially since pretty much after it was clear the Wii U was a failure there was a bright "Nintendo NX" light at the end of the tunnel.