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DialgaMarine said:
Well, depending on when you consider the Wii U era to have started, Nintendo was coming off their two most successful pieces of hardware, that were mainly so successful due to their strong casual appeal. I think Nintendo was assuming they could continue to ride that wave. Honestly though, I only started to get that “soft” impression for Wii U about a year after launch. When Nintendo first announced Wii U, it seemed like they were really wanting to make it a console more for the core gamer, offering games like Madden, CoD, AC, ME, Aliens, Darksiders, etc.

I feel Wii U's lack of third party support only amplified the problem. Wii U stopped getting the more serious titles after just a year, and Nintendo was largely doing nothing to combat this.