If exclusives sell consoles, how come the Wii U failed? Also, why are few youtubers saying exclusives sell Switchs/PS4s but not Xbox Ones?

[KBG29]

Exclusives are the only reason I buy devices. They are the reason I own PS4, XBO, & NSW this gen.

The reason I never bought GCN, Wii, & WiiU was because I didn't see any Exclusives that really hit Home with me. When Super Mario Odyssey was shown, and finally looked like the successor to Super Mario 64, I knew it was only a matter of time before I bought the Switch. The promise of Pokemon made the deal even sweeter. Now that those two games brought me, I am also trying out BOTW, DKTF, MK8D, and SSBU.

Basically Mario and Pokemon have always been the reason I wanted Nintendo devices. Sunshine, Galaxy, NSMB, and every Pokemon after Siver/Gold never really excited me, hence why skipped all Nintendo devices after N64/GBC until Switch (sans the Wii I was gifted, which ended up dieing in before I ever got to seriously invest time in it).

As for PlayStation it is always Gran Turismo that gets me, and later on Killzone. On Xbox Gears is the driver.

I play very few 3rd party titles, and have only enjoy a select few over the years. I could not even imagine buying a devices only for 3rd party titles. Nothing 3rd party has stood the test of time for me. There is no long running 3rd party IP that I consider must have.