Does it make sense to call the WiiU a failure at this point in time?

[S.Peelman]

Mythmaker1 said:

S.Peelman said:
It's not a failure no.

It's failing, yes, but that's a different thing.

Isn't a failure something that is, in fact, failing?

No.

A 'failure' implies that it is, so to say, a done deal. It a final state, there's no coming back and it will be recorded in history as... well, having failed.

If something is 'failing', it is still an ongoing process, like currently with the WiiU. It not yet a failure, because failing is not a final state, it is still possible it will end up not becoming a failure.

EDIT: I see happydolphin already answered it for me, and answered the follow-up as I would, so this post of mine has little value .