Is it really the wiiU who performed poorly? Or are we just starting to see the beginning of the end of dedicated gaming consoles?

[DaRev]

Ravenkonaim made some really good points.

I would add, that In January 2013 in the US, the gap between Wii U and other consoles (360 mainly) seems to have gotten smaller. So I agree that Wii U was launched at a very tough time. So its certainly not the end dedicated gaming consoles, but I do think it is a sing as to how 'well' the next MS and Sony consoles will perform.