I'd argue that the much, much, MUCH larger Indie scene is helping, as the Wii was a bit before indie games started to become a thing at launch and the Wii U wasn't a huge indie machine....still good but context, even from a Nintendo fan, is needed.
The Democratic Nintendo fan....is that a paradox? I'm fond of one of the more conservative companies in the industry, but I vote Liberally and view myself that way 90% of the time?