Yes, well, it was important for Wii U to get past that low point. But one can hardly congratulate Nintendo for selling more than the console that killed Sega as a console hardware maker. It's more like breathe a collective sigh of relief.
I wouldn't even congratulate Nintendo for getting past the Gamecube, which may not even happen. As the worst selling Nintendo console of all time, it is not any kind of achievement to sell more than it. Considering expectations going in to the generation (both Nintendo expectations and gamers') getting past the Gamecube should have already happened and it should be N64 at least that is the Wii U's benchmark. I honestly though Wii U would get there, though I think doubt really crept in mid to late last year.
What is impressive is that Nintendo is the only company that can actually make a decent go out of such a low selling console. If PS3 was at Wii U levels this far into the 7th gen Sony would be gone gone gone from the console field. If Xb one was staring down the barrel at Wii U 2014 level LTD sales, MS would be looking for an exit strategy. And let's face it. If MS had insanely and stubbornly stuck to the $499 auto-bundled Kinect model (well $450 now) Wii U level sales is probably where they'd be.
“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
