Chris Dring - Nintendo Switch 2 has now outsold Wii U, Sega Dreamcast and PlayStation Vita in the UK (NielsenIQ data)

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BraLoD said:

Otter said:

Wii U deserved it but Vita was amazing hardware. Just lacked the strategic support from Sony. Ultimately though it reflected the reality of software development and the direction of the industry. Dedicated handheld software makes sense when its extremely cheap. Once you surpass PS2 level quality it begins to become unsustainable next to home console development.

As I replyed to someone else, I think the Vita had great hardware but really lacked exclusives, and the Wii U had great exclusives but was not attractive as a purchase.

Yeah by the time it got its "system sellers" like Smash Bros Ultimate & Mario Kart 8, it was already deemed a flop. It lacked single player oriented games like mainline Zelda & mainline Mario, the fact it was directly competing with PS4/X1 (launched 1 year later) didn't help