I really thought it might do better, until I realized that Nintendo had not made an effort to make consumers aware of what the Wii U really was and what it's capabilities would be. They dropped the ball in 2011 when they unveiled... the controller, but not the system. The fact that most consumers that see something like that, that showcases only the controller is a misrepresentation of the console itself. And now almost one year later Nintendo have done almost nothing to tell the general public what the Wii U really is and why they would want one. I have one and haven't even touched my other systems since I got it. The lack of captivating software during it's initial launch was (IMO) a huge beating to the sales of the Wii U. I really think that Nintendo was hoping the having "Wii" branded on this console would make people salivate for the device, when in reality it just confused them and the "U" added onto the Wii did nothing to differentiate the console from it's predecessor. Perhaps they shot themselves in the foot with their lack of marketing, or maybe it was the fact that the Wii had so many peripherals released for it in it's lifetime that most consumers just figured the Gamepad was another add-on for the Wii.
Any way you slice it, Nintendo is to blame for the Wii U's dire straights right now, lack of marketing and the inability to showcase it's capabilities to the masses is a big reason for the console not selling and no real software support until August! MH3U is awesome and all but there still needs to be more quality games to entice people to purchase the Wii U, something that Nintendo didn't have and still don't seem to have going into 2014. I really am hoping for a turnaround, but I think it's still a long hard road ahead of Nintendo!