My Wii U is for Bayonetta 2. Not sure what category that follows under.

True, I only bought mine for Zelda. The rest were bonuses.

I usually buy Nintendo consoles for third party. I'll purchase Nintendo games, but they're rarely the main attraction for me. I own 62 DS games, five of those are first party developed. I've owned more first party games for the DS, but have sold them after completion because I know I'd never play them again.

The Wii U is the first Nintendo console where the main attraction is Nintendo games.  Smash Bros and X.  There's almost nothing I'm interested in that's third party. 

I wouldnt make the argument that Nintendo were relevant with the GC, and the only reason why they were relevant with N64 was because they did 3D gaming right (with the analogstick) and doing console fps' right. Thats the main reasons anyways. They did nothing with the GC imo. Nintendo will become a niche company with niche products if they keep this going. And just remember; Wii ks the ONLY console to win a gen (or even going good) without major 3rd party support.

The PS3 is currently $199 and not sold at a loss.  PS3 is older and has been in production much longer than WiiU, but it's also a blu-ray player, and WiiU is not vastly superior/more expensive tech.

It may only break even at $199, but a WiiU packaged with a Wiimote/nunchuck instead of the Gamepad would absolutely not hemorrhage money.

Meanwhile, average PC prices are falling year over year. The consoles are losing their historical price advantages.

You are what's wrong with this world.

As Reggie would say, "What's wrong with you?"

Yes, but this has been true for decades.

Nintendo do unique Games, like Sony 1st party. They are precious. I'm sad Nintendo is not in a strong position now, but also they should focus more on performance, like it was with GameCube; ok, also GameCube didn't sell that much, and maybe those mini DVD as its media format was not a very very clever move, but the games...damn, what a quality !!! GameCube had some of the best games ever released on any system, I loved it !  I hope Nintendo will go back to that kind of approach, a powerful console, of course their umique games, and also some new IP, new ideas, and the balls to develop a Monster Game like "Mario adventure", a brand new 3D action platform game with marvelous graphics and their unique touches. Please Nintendo, think about it for the Next Gen :)

yes, it is. making a wii u costs a lot more than a ps3, wheter you like it or not.