Alternate History: Wii U as a standard 8th gen console

[Shtinamin_]

Here are a few reasons I think the WiiU failed as a gen 8 console

• Marketing
• Little to no 3rd Party
• Couldn't appeal to both casual and hardcore gamers
• Less Power than competition
• No Internal Hard Drive Storage

Here's how we can make the WiiU a more viable 8th gen.

• Market the WiiU as a different name (Wii 2 could work, but knowing Nintendo they'd call it something else for they don't like number scheme)
• Have the power of the WiiU be either similar, on par, or in range of the PS4, and Xbox One
• Get recognition and real support from the big 3rd party developers

Honestly, I think with that alone the WiiU could have been a viable competitor for another 2 years so 2019 (6 year life cycle), giving the Switch an extra 2 years to polish and release in Nov 2019 with stock ready and shipped before the pandemic.

Given that Nintendo looks for more fun, I dont think they would've made a console to be on par with PS4 and Xbox One in terms of power. Given that they wouldn't be able to get the recognition and real support from all the 3rd party developers, but I can see them at least getting the smaller developers, and more indie (like how Switch is doing so now). Allowing them to last another 2 years as well.

This is a fun, speculation thread. I love it. And can't wait to see what more people say.