i have the same opinion on the wiimote especially for zelda, mario, and donkey kong which made the controls worse. you can thing it's garbage all you want it's still the most used form of gaming by far, for 3 generations already, where is the wii mote, its already being retired into oblivion.

Wiimote support is very common on Wii U, there is no sign they plan to retire it. And you're missing the whole point; the Wiimote was merely the vehicle for what the Wii achieved; broadening the demographic range of gaming.

And popularity doesn't mean something is any good. Justin Beiber, Twilight, and McDonalds are popular.

Heeee, nice.

I accept the WiiU for what it is now. No point in complaining about what it could or couldn't be. It is what it is. I know this is a sales site but sometimes we spaz out like shareholders XD. Nintendo has to make do and make it profitable, learn, and improve. I do consider ita follow up to the Wii, just had poorly executed first year and ridiculous advertising. And yes, most of the blue ocean has definitely moved on.

Exactly. Why do some Nintenfans think Nintendo didnt want another Wii success and wilfully created the Wii U disaster? Nintendo THOUGHT Wii U would be a success, but the market thought otherwise.

They couldnt come up with a better idea than a 2nd screen for a home console, what other gimmick could they come up this time that wouldnt cost too much and be against Nintendos philosophy of cheap affordable hardware?

I actually enjoy using analog controls is MassEffect 3 on WiiU BTW. Activating powers on the gamepad is a big no no BTW. Played Mass Effect 2 on PC. Analogs aren't crap, just different. Waiting to see what the steam controller feels like

Well written OP, the philosophy behind Wii U was the same as Wii, and it has almost nothing in common with Gamecube other than (through 1 year) poor sales. The only thing I would disagree on is that the consumers that bought it have "moved on" to tablets and so on as they always say. Rather, I think there are several issues affecting it:

1. Wii was the first device to make motion controls popular. Very cool. Wii U is a "me too!" tablet. Not much buzz there.
2. Wii launched with Wii Sports (very appealing to non-Nintendo fans) and Zelda (huge core title), and with the awesome sounding Mario Galaxy announced and shown. Wii U had Nintendoland(for Nintendorks only) and MarioU(looks identical to every other Mario game), and 3DWorld only shown later and with a dud reveal. That's what we call a botched software launch.
3. Wii lost a lot of momentum when games ditched it for PS360 later in the gen when HDTVs became popular. Those consumers may look at Wii U as a step back and not forward.
4. I don't think a lot of Wii owners have "left" for tablets, but I do think a lot of new potential gamers are picking up tablets instead. iPads are the hot item for kids, and that means that a lot of the new generation of gamers that Wii picked up over the last decade are not quickly jumping on a game system.

It was a mix of both the Gamecube and Wii without any real direction or focus. It kept the Wii name (and added a "U" shaking my head) and kept motion controls for multiplayer or as an option in single player. But then you saw many of the niche type titles in 2013 similar to the Gamecube like Pikmin 3, Wonderful 101 (the new Viewtiful Joe) and Windwaker HD (since millions already played the Gamecube version). Well, that didn't work, so they hurried a Wii Sports HD and are now trying to recreate a Wii like experience. I just hope they find a focus in 2014. Target families and Nintendo fans with a lower priced console than the big two, even if that means cutting the price to $250 or making the gamepad optional.

speaking of selective memory..

...wiiU launched at $299.99, that's only $50 more than the wii.

Careful now. if you try any harder, you might shit yourself.