Were the 3DS and Wii U better than Switch?

[Wman1996]

I've seen some people here and there on the internet state that Switch is overrated and not superior to the combination of 3DS and Wii U. Some go even further and say the Wii U by itself is better than Switch. Maybe some of you feel that way, but I don't understand it.

Admittedly, Switch is still Nintendo's current platform and has some life left in it. But with Switch approaching 7 years and its successor all but guaranteed to release March 2025 (or a little earlier), it is still fair to talk about this.

I love 3DS. I got mine at launch and played it far more than DS. I think the only Nintendo platform I've played more than 3DS is Switch. I even put hundreds of hours into Wii U games (largely Smash 4), and I enjoy Wii U. 

The operating systems of the 3DS and Wii U are livelier, they have backwards compatibility (you can't really fault Switch for not having it), and their online was free. Other than that, I don't really see their superiority to Switch. Maybe I can kind of understand if you liked the combo of them better than Switch or maybe if you really loved 3DS. But comparing Wii U to Switch is not that even. Switch has a lot of worthwhile games that were never on Wii U, so I can't stand the argument that most of its worthwhile games are Wii U ports.

What do you think?