MS vs Ninty's lowest selling console: Xbox vs Wii U

[DarthMetalliCube]

ooh, that's a close one..

I'm a big 360 guy (lukewarm on the XBOne) but never liked the original Xbox, having a pretty solid gaming PC in the early 2000s, there wasn't really a reason for me to own one. And frankly found the "bigger is better!" mentality pretty dumb, never dug the big bulky console or original controller. Had a handful of games I really like, Halo and Morrowind in particular. But again, I could (and did) play those on my PC with a far better experience.

The Wii U is my least favorite Nintendo console, and it's not even really close. I really didn't like the convoluted "Miiverse" interface and felt many of the games were just niche and unappealing. Most of the good ones found there way on Switch anyway. Third party support was abysmal outside basically Ubisoft and the indies hadn't really jumped on board with Nintendo consoles at that point. Didn't dig the bulky "Gamepad" controller which to me just looked and felt like a glorified Fischer Price toy. The "off-screen console gaming" was fairly new at that point but was somewhat irritating that you couldn't (or at least I couldn't) play from even the next room.

Still, as a Nintendo fan first and foremost I think I still *slightly* favor it over the Xbox. It was the first HD Nintendo console, and still had plenty of great and underrated titles. Nintendoland had some fun moments, NES Remix was a cool retro throwback, and Xenoblade X I contend is one of the more underrated, overlooked RPGs in the last decade.