I’m not sure this comparison makes much sense. You couldn’t have two more different consoles in history. As a fan of Sony through the PS1/PS2 era I really felt they dropped the ball going into the PS3. Everything became clinical, they were trying to be some entertainment hub. It went from being cool to being “cool.” Even if Nintendo hadn’t released the much more fun Wii I wouldn’t have lined up to get a $600 multimedia system.
The WiiU had many problems, but they definitely didn’t leave any audiences behind. The audiences certainly left them, though. The WiiU was a joyful machine with new ways to play. I think if developers weren’t in a “we’re not supporting another wacky device from Nintendo” mode that we could have had at least a GameCube level success with the WiiU, which undoubtedly isn’t saying much.
One thing Nintendo did right with the Switch was to give in to that peer pressure and just make a regular controller with a regular control scheme and to rely on the hybrid nature of the system to differentiate it from Sony/Microsoft. The third parties have been much more apt to support, even if they got on board late. And it’s been pretty easy for them considering that the controllers of all three companies are basically the same.
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