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Rainbird on 20 June 2011
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There will always be haters and fanboys who won't come around, that's just a part of the industry.
And while Nintendo fans who got burned on the Wii shouldn't jump to conclusions on the Wii U, Nintendo haven't exactly given them much to go on, as all we've seen from Nintendo are concepts.

I'm personally sold on the concept, as Nintendo have shown that they can execute well on it. But they have a long way to go before they have me sold on the console. We barely know about any games for it (much less games that will take advantage of its capabilities), and Nintendo have shown no actual content for the Wii U.

The reason the Wii was slammed by these fans to begin with was because it didn't provide enough games and experiences for the core gamer.
1) The graphics were in the same league as those of the previous generation.
2) The online experience was shallow.
3) Nintendo was promoting games like Wii Sports, Wii Music and Wii Fit as their big games, making many core gamers feeling neglected despite having games like Mario Kart and Super Mario Galaxy.
Combined with a lack of third party support, the PS360 represented a better choice if you wanted continued support with core games and accomplished online gaming.

Now with the Wii U, all we know is this.
1) It is more powerful than the PS360, but it's unclear how big the actual leap is, as it doesn't seem that far removed from the PS360.
2) There is very little specific information on the online functionality, leading to a lot of confusion on the matter.
3) Nintendo announced no games for the platform, and have showed only concepts.
Combined with lots of third party games that will release on other platforms much sooner than the Wii U, gamers have little reason to want the actual console right now.

You can't really fault people who got burned on the Wii for being let down by the Wii U so far. Nintendo still have a ways to go before they've proven that core gamers will feel at home on the Wii U.