Why can't the U just be a late bloomer?

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JazzB1987 said:

Stefan.De.Machtige said:
The only thing what could make the Wii U as late bloomer, is the return of third party support and great marketing.

I doubt we will see those things for the Wii U.

I agree with the marketing.  Third party is irrelevant.

Whether you want to accept it or not, every single console lives or dies depending on 3rd party support. The only exception is the Wii and that was lightning in a bottle, never to be repeated. It shouldn't be a surprise that Nintendo's last successful home console (besides the Wii) was one with very strong 3rd party support. 3rd party publishers are in no way shape or form irrelevant. 

Nintendo cannot keep momentum for WiiU going with 1st party support alone. That leaves huge 3-4 month gaps in between major releases. What's released on the WiiU since Mario Kart? 3 months with basically nothing.