Should NS and wiiU be both labeled as 8th generation?

[potato_hamster]

John2290 said:

potato_hamster said:
Here's something to consider. Does the Switch release when it does as it does if the Wii U had 60 million in sales at the end of 2016 instead of 10 million or whatever it had then? I bet not.

How does that factor into anything if at all?

If they wii U had sold 60m in by jan1st 2017 the switch would not have happened in it's current form and the little predicament wouldn't need to be questioned.

That's what I mean, the fact that this console exists because its predecessor bombed so hard, does that factor into the equation?