Alby_da_Wolf on 02 November 2012
It never had a chance, because its initial overwhelming performance depended on two factors, Ninty starting very well and MS and Sony starting horribly, but MS and Sony were able to correct their errors because Wii didn't cater to their audiences. But it's also true that Ninty crippled Wii towards the end of its life, otherwise Wii could have stayed around 46%, like it was at the end of 2010. Considering that Wii is now at 41.5% and dropping, at the end of this gen (not meant as 8th gen start, but as definitive end, when all the 7th gen competitors will have zero or near zero sales) Ninty could have wasted the opportunity for a few tens million additional Wii sales.
