Nintendo's had problems selling consoles for a while now, really ever since the Playstation arrived if we're taking a broader view.
Unless they have a controller gimmick that lights the world on fire, a Nintendo console has been a tough sell for the last 20 years. So like this is not really anything new.
It's just not what people want in a console these days, too many trends have changed (ie: Western content becoming the dominant market force), and some really haven't ... software diversity/large catalog is too often understated too.
People don't buy a console just for games, they buy it as a entertainment format ... and like any format ... be it VHS or DVD or Blu-Ray or vinyl or tape cassette or cable TV .... they want a wide variety of content.
The NES and SNES had that, every Nintendo console since then though has had problems with that. Nintendo fans think "well you're getting 1 great Nintendo a month! What more do you want?!" but that's not how the average consumer thinks.
If the NES/SNES had the content issues later Nintendo consoles had, they also would have sold a lot less. It should *not* be this hard to sell a console.
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