Because the 6th gen was really just a 2 horse race, Dreamcast was the epic fail, and Xbox was a brand new player on the market.
Now coming off the 7th generation Xbox is an established brand with a decent core of fans, and Playstation seems to have won back pretty much all the good will it lost early in the 7th gen. Despite the lack of a 4th player in the market, this puts Wii U at a considerable disadvantage compared to GC.
“The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” - Bertrand Russell
"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace."
Jimi Hendrix







