Sure, you can say it's the 8th generation of Nintendo home consoles and that it's competing for the same market share as the XB1/PS4. But "Next-gen"? No. You really have to look at the context at which the term "Next-gen" is often used. When people say "Next-gen graphics", they obviously refer to leap we see, as far graphical fidelity goes. Many times around the net, the WiiU is often omitted when speaking about Next-Gen games, or graphics. Just look at the kickstarter page for Mighty No.9; they put their current gen versions as Wii-U, PS3, and 360. The Next-Gen versions are simply PS4 and XB1. This is just one example I can think of, but I'm just demonstrating my point of context and the definition of "Next-Gen".
Sure, someone could easily point me to a few articles or developers who would include the Wii-U as Next-Gen, but there won't be many examples of it. And even then, you still have things like the latest Unreal Engines likely never to run on a Wii-U console, and games such as Tomb Raider receiving Next-Gen versions which exclude the Wii-U. Apparently, though, for the sake of argument on a sales website -- and Nintendo fan's egos -- many of you think the aforementioned 8th gen markets, where the Wii-U is competing, is the only requisite that defines the word "Next-Gen". Personally, I think it's an issue of context. And historically speaking, that's never truly been the definition of the term, given the context the gaming industry has used it.
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