Why do specs matter for home consoles but not handhelds?

[Nirvana_Nut85]

 

2) Specs - it's 8 year old technology/not next gen/not powerful enough, etc.  You've heard it all.  And this is a problem that Nintendo can't solve unless they take drastic measures and release the Wii U 2 in a few years.  But why is it a problem in the first place, when it's not a problem for handhelds?   Are we overstating the importance of specs as cause of the Wii U's troubles, or do specs simply matter a lot more for home consoles?

Yeah.....because 360/PS3 games from 05'/06' looked like this!