Today I present a very fundamental question to my fellow charterz.

Why is it that people are buying the PS4 (18.5 mil) and Xbone (10 mil) in droves while the Wii U is left behind in the dust (8.81 mil) despite being out in the market for twice the amount of time? If you ask the Nintendo fans around here (and even many critics), they will tell you that the Wii U has some of the highest rated games amongst all consoles. So what gives?

Do these people not know about the Mario's latest expedition in 3D world, or even his 2D adventures? Do they not want to partake in the festivities of kicking the s**t out of your opponent in the next installment of Smash? Don't they want to experience the 8th variant of Nintendo's premier Kart racing? What's stopping them from trying out the niche outings such as Boyanetta 2 and Wonderful 101? They even have the tried and tested Zelda franchise to look forward to in 2015, with a little bit of Kirby thrown in the mix for good measures. And who doesn't love the look of Splatoon?

Yet why do people insist on buying the PS4/Xbone and not the Wii U? What is going on here? What can Nintendo do to bring these people over from the other camps?

Its called "prefrence". Some people dont like Nintendo games. The games they do want are on PS4 XBOX and PC. Its as simple as that.

They don't want to play those games...?

It's a reverse philosophy of "Too much 'pew pew', not enough new new."

That's why I have a PS4 and a WiiU.

I swear half the time it isn't preference. Most of the time, people who haven't bought a Nintendo console in a while, haven't played Mario and don't really remember how fun it is. (Same with other games like Pikmin and Mario Kart) THey feel it isn't "mainstream" and "cool" to own a Wii U even though it has the best library of games right now. I mean, if Smash, Bayonetta 1 and 2, Hyrule Warriors, ZombiU and if future releases like Xenoblade Chronicles X, Zelda U, Splatoon and Star Fox U don't want people to want the Wii U, what will? (I know those WILL be system sellers)

My point is, even if all those games they love were on the Wii U, they still would not get it. So I wouldn't consider it preference because half the time they just haven't owned Nintendo in a long time and don't think it is "cool". (Whereas yes, sometimes it is preference)

Different preferences most likely.

As an owner of a WiiU I've spent far more time on PS4 and even on its exclusives and free games alone than my WiiU. Smash and MK are great for local MP though

Here's a little fact that many list warriors don't want to acknowledge: People don't play ratings, they play games.

What I mean by that is that they're only very few people out there that actually pick out a system because it has the highest rated games, it just doesn't happen.

Mario Kart 8 or Halo 5 could both get ratings of 100 and I still wouldn't go and buy a system for either of those games, because I simply don't care for them.

Yeah, no that really is not how it works.