Now that we're two generations on, how do you feel about the Wii U?

[Wman1996]

xMetroid said:

The best they could do at the time with the technology and price they were aiming for. I respect it, Nintendo truly wanted it to work but there was the console in itself, the marketing and the double system development cycles that were affecting it.

They still decided to lock in and give us amazing games. I appreciated it and had good times with it, and i'm thankful it gave us the Switch and a wake up call to Nintendo.

Had they gone the full hybrid route in 2012 with Switch early on, it would probably be around the specs of a PlayStation Vita. 

It would be a confusing time since 3DS would've launched the year before and the hybrid released alongside it wouldn't have as notable of a spec gap as 3DS and Wii U.

Probably would've had to just scrap 3DS if they were planning the Switch over four years early.

Things worked out in the end. 3DS was profitable after a lot of effort and Wii U failed but taught Nintendo a bitter lesson.

I think I'll always have a soft spot for Wii U. Backwards compatibility with Wii was a great feature and some banger games like Super Smash Bros., Mario Kart 8, and so on.