Why did the WiiU fail?

[Azuren]

SvennoJ said:

Watching my kids play, the WiiU still gets the most attention. Even lego games that we have on both ps4 and WiiU (I'm a bit impulsive sometimes when it comes to sales...) they prefer to play on the WiiU. It runs slower, but the gamepad is the differentiator. Especially since they both get to play on a full screen instead of splitscreen. And it's not just lego games, my 5 year old is actually getting quite good in Fast Racing Neo.

It seems kind of a step back that the Switch can't beam to the dock for multiplayer. Or for one playing on the pad while the other watches along on the tv. Plus since it doesn't have youtube etc (yet) means it's still largely ignored in favor of the gamepad.

Was the price too high? The name too confusing? Or simply a lack of games?
What I like about the gamepad is that it's always near the console, never have to look far for it because of the limited range. It's a hassle sometimes, yet it's never been lost!

Last I checked, it was a combination of the name and the marketing. Most people didn't even know it was a new console.