Wii U sales trend may be just as expected if we look at Nintendo's home console sales.

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Personally I think it is a myth both the N64 and the GC properly competed with the Sony and Sega consoles. Both were screwed by terrible media decisions and were alone on the market on that.

But since the Wii U is also screwed by terrible decisions, though not necessarily media ones, it might fit right there. It's a weird and sad coincidence, really.