Yeah, I agree. When the Wii U was announced I was incredibly disappointed. It felt like the anti-Wii. It felt like Nintendo wanted to get as far away from the Wii as possible. Unlucky for them they got far away from Wii sales as possible. If you were a big Wii fan (Like myself) there didn't feel like any reason to get a Wii U. The Wii U felt like a console for Nintendo fans who were embarrassed by the Wii. Jokes on them though. It flopped.
Also, I want to correct the thing about Xenoblade X. That game was NOT made for only people who loved the first game. It was very different from the 1st game to the point where it didn't even feel like it wasn't from the same franchise. Even though Xenoblade X was my first Xenoblade game I will concede after playing Xenoblade 1 & 2 that Xenoblade X sticks out like a sore thumb. It really should have been an original IP.