Wii U has a terrible reputation here. Across my circle of friends, from my home town and the university where I work/study, I only know one other person with a Wii U. Most gamers--usually the less enthusiast ones who buy a few major multi-platform titles a year--react with horror when I tell them I have a Wii U. The more enthusiast gamers react with mild interest, usually commenting that they'll wait for Smash/Kart/X/Bayonetta 2/a new Zelda before they jump in.
Nintendo did nothing to stem the barrage of negative press Wii U (some deserved, some undeserved) received in its first few months on the market, and based on my own experiences, that seems to be something that in the UK at least, has really stuck. Just as Wii had a great reputation through word of mouth, Wii U seems to have become stuck with a terrible reputation it's going to struggle to remove.
As for 3DS not being present, Nintendo's own figures show that the UK has consistently been 3DS's weakest European market. I can only speculate that the shrinkage in the handheld sector has been particularly acute in the UK, and thus the 3DS is suffering to a higher degree than in other European markets.
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