Well, I had a Wii and I loved it but I had to ignore a lot of flaws with the console.
"Oh, those graphics aren't so bad."
"Oh, the motion controls work well enough"
"Oh, I didn't really want to play online."
"It's okay. I didn't really want to browse that porn site."
"Oh, I aleady have a DVD player (yeah, I said "aleady" instead of "already")."
"Oh, I don't need any memory. An SD card transfer for my games is good enough."
As a consumer, I shouldn't have to apologize for my product. I just focused on the good that was done in spite of the limited hardware. Yes, I love Nintendo and I was happy to see them doing well but they were doing well at MY expense. I'm forgiving but a lot of gamers probably weren't.
Now, the Wii U in my opinion is an all around great console. It deserves better sales but Nintendo burned a lot of people last gen. They tricked them into buying a Wii. Fans flock towards the hardware that they feel is the best (which is why 360 and Wii caught fire last gen and why PS4 caught fire this gen) but they also don't forget when they got burned (which is why Dreamcast suffered and why Xbox One might suffer). Even me, I put off buying a PS3 because my PS1 and PS2 broke multiple times, causing me to re-purchase the consoles.
TL:DR--the Wii U has to pay the price for being weaker and, like the Dreamcast, it has to pay for the sins of the father.
