Sure, your kids like the WiiU the most out of whatever systems you have in your house. And sure, it did a lot of things right. But for everything it did right, it did 2 things wrong. I won't go into all of that, because everyone else on this thread will say it for me. But I will say that your kids liking the system most may have been the problem.
People with the most disposable money aren't kids. The average game age is said to be 31 years old (via wiki and some advocacy group...other have ranges but everywhere basically states the same thing-adults play video games). Many of those adults grew up on Nintendo so they will continue to support the company and have their children adopt it. But many of those same adults matured their tastes with the Playstation brand and never looked back. They don't want a kid's toy.
The platform, everything from the silly name and the basic tech to the bulky design of the gamepad, was marketed for kids (well, barely marketed at all, but what marketing existed was aimed at kids). With the Switch, you have a slick device that looks like something both children and adults can use. And if the Switch is focused on getting third party on board like it's hyped to be doing, adults won't be ignored in the games department like they were with the WiiU. Can't live on Mario and Zelda alone.
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