"The Wiiu will be treated that same in the next generation as the Wii was in this"
Just want to point out the key differences.
1. It support the same resulation as the nextgen twins. 1080p and people don't have tv's that support more than this and won't until very late in the Wiiu's 6 year lifecycle.
2. The Wii came out after the 360 had been out for an entire year and was way behind graphically the day it came out. The Wiiu is the most powerfull console of all time the day it launches and will remain as such for a at least one year.
3. The wii was only approx on par with the original xbox. The Wiiu is roughly twice the power as xbox 360.
4. The Wiiu already has about as many core 3rd party games announced for it as it did the entire wii lifecylce.
5. The wiiu has a decent online gaming setup wheras the original wii did not.
6. The Wiiu features controller which have all the multiplay analog sticks and buttons unlike the original wii which did not support the industry standard in this regard.
So yes it will be under powered compared to the nextgen twins but it certainly will not be the same situation as nintendo faced last gen. They will be able to please many core games with their console. Graphics are not everything. 32 million people have signed up to play League of Legends on PC which isn't by any means a graphical marvel but still is a massively popular hardcore game. There is a huge market of core games out there who will either buy a wiiu and a ps4 or 360 or will be happy with just a wiiu for 6 years.
