Were the 3DS and Wii U better than Switch?

[Wman1996]

I understand the value of backwards compatibility, and 3DS and Wii U have fantastic backwards compatibility. But I'm very hesitant to use it as a criteria for ranking a platform above another.
An example: I prefer GameCube over Wii, and I prefer Wii over Wii U.
But if we're looking at the library compatibility...
Wii U and backwards compatible Wii are pretty much tied, and GameCube would at best rank above a Wii without backwards compatibility.
If someone never owned a DS or Wii, I could maybe understand finding 3DS and Wii U preferrable over a Switch. But if you already had those platforms, the backwards compatibility on their successors is just a convenience, not a new experience.
Are there people out there who argue a Phat PS3 with PS1/PS2 BC is inherently better than a PS2 because of playing even more games? I'm sure those people exist too.
While backwards compatibility is a great industry standard, I think you have to look more at the new hardware and software of a system. It's 2024, and I've had a PS5 for over a year. But are you ready to hear something wild? I haven't decided yet if PS5 is a better console than PS4. Oh sure, it's got way better specs. It plays over 99.9% of PS4 games and has a more feature-filled controller. The PS4 still has a better native library so far, but that could probably be expected considering PS5 isn't quite 3 and a half years old yet.
In February 2024, PS5 is still better as a highly souped up PS4 (think a PS4 Pro Pro) than it is with its own library of cross-gen games and games not on PS4.