Has anyone ever thought of this... maybe its a good thing Wii U had a rough first year?

[Otakumegane]

S.T.A.G.E. said:

Otakumegane said:
3DS and WiiU design philosophies are remnants of Nintendo's success with the Wii. They thought they had to bring a gimmick to the table again.

Wii succeeded because the hardware was made for software ideas like Wii Sports. 3DS and WiiU had/have Nintendo devs struggling to think of software to make for their hardware, instead of the other way around like they did wit the Wii, the SNES shoulder buttons, and the N64 analog stick.

Exactly. This is what Happy isnt getting.

For a moment there, Nintendo forgot that hardware design is best served promoting their 1st party titles.

The conflict between Iwata's apparent need to get 3rd parties on board who like standard, relatively unchaging hardware and Nintendo's own visions of having a new hardware revolution for the benefit of their 1st party titles is what's screwing them over right now. 

Sometimes I just wish that Nintendo just focuses on making a console a full 1st party powerhouse. That's what brought 3rd party support to the 3DS eventually.