Do you have any idea how few games most launches come with?  There had never been a launch with that many games released for the system at launch as that.  The games were also on average better rated than most of the other consoles launch games.  The games wasn't the problem.  Never was...  Exactly how many games are you expecting at a consoles launch?  That simply wasn't the issue.  

I think the Wii had 17 games and most if not all of them were crapware.  Things like Wii Party and Warioware were the system sellers.  PS3 had 14 launch games and only a couple stood out among  them.  360 had 21.  Most of their games were also multiplatform. Look at exclusives that number changes to the low end of the single digits.  

Who said they had to be great? The point of a drought is that it suggests no games at all, good or bad. Since quality is subjective, it mucks up the discussion.

Nonetheless, The Cave, Puddle, and Runner 2 were released on Wii U in that January-February period. Though I don't see the relevance, they have Metascores of 72, 70, and 84, respectively.

Because no one wants Game & Wario, everyone already played Need For Speed, Injustice is lousy, and Monster Hunter was also available on 3DS. The only potentially system-moving software there is LEGO City.

You're totally right, I just wanted to hear directly from a Wii U fan why no one's buying it.

...Okay? Well the answer is because it lacks compelling software.

I know that, its just that Soundwave had it locked in his head that something compelling has actually come out for the Wii U

Oh. Well, he blew it.

Fun story, one of my friends bought a Wii U at launch in anticipation of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. He wasn't intending to buy a 3DS at the time. Then Fire Emblem came out and everyone was going nuts about it, so he caved and bought a 3DS and Fire Emblem.

When Monster Hunter was released the next month, he found himself tight on funds, obviously because he had spent over $200 on games the previous month. He wanted it in HD, but he went for the cheaper option instead... Monster Hunter on 3DS. He hasn't played his Wii U all year.

If thats how your going play it then how do you figure the gen of a multiplat like black ops as the PS3, xbox and wii u got the same thing? What gen something is is totally to do with the tech. Anything else is just guess work. Im happy to say that so far there hasnt been a single 8th gen game on the wii u, but thatll change when they bring out mario karts. Mario 3d just looks like a standard run around platformer from this gen.

So 8th gen is a standard arbitrarily determined by you. Good to know.

Tech is quantifiable, whereas yours ain't and is just guess work by you to big up old tech. There was an epic thread on eurogamer where it was clearly spelt out what a next gen console is - a game console that can play next gen games. 

If you just say "its the next one so its next gen" then why isn't my microwave a next gen console? Your argument cant hold up to even the most basic scrutiny.