Yeah but in N64 and GCN era,they used to get alot of third party games but since Wii,it has totally stopped

In N64 and GCN era,they used to get alot of third party games but since Wii,it has totally stopped

Agreed. It's also easier and cheaper to port to stronger hardware than to weaker hardware (based on the lead platform of the game). You don't have to put that much work in optimization which saves man hours and money. You also don't have to downgrade the visuals (textures, resolution, FX, drawing distance...) of your game so it runs acceptable on the weaker platform.

Well, it's more than just now sales. It's also future sales. And what sells on a console.

1. The Xbox360/PS3 are still selling consoles and games. The WiiU isn't sell as well as them combined. That's not a good situation.

2. 3rd party games usually do not do very well on Nintendo platforms.

3. Profit.

I doubt AC:Rogue did more on pc as COD/Ac4 on wii u. It was pretty same mistake as watchdogs on wii u, released half year later, no marketing. At least AC has a fanbase (watchdogs didnt) and the game wasnt hated as much as watchdogs.

Watchdogs poor sales are definitly not wii u´s fault. If you release something way later without marketing if will suck everywhere. 

They system is too weak and not supported by most modern engines.

It is expensive to develop for another architecture (PowerPC) if all other plattforms (PC, PS4, X1) use AMD64.

The Wii-U audience is too young and does not buy 3rd party games.

The Wii-U user base is too small.

Nintendo's own games are too good and many 3rd party games cannot compete, so Wii-U owners buy Nintendo games instead.

The Wii-U has not been successful and might get discontinued very soon.

The Wii-U is heavily overpriced, so userbase growth is very low and many Nintendo fans or Wii owners refuse to buy the system.

Development costs do not pay off as all previous attemps to develop 3rd party games for Wii-U failed.

If you develop for Wii-U as a 3rd party developer you loose money istead of making it.

It is now to late for a turnaround, Nintendo management is to blame for the current situation. A tablet-less Wii HD with competitive hardware, Wii Sports HD and HD Wii game support and AAA 1st (Mario, Zelda) and 3rd party (funded by Nintendo) adult games on day one after launch would have been a huge success.

As simple of an answer as you're going to get, it's just that third party games simply don't sell well on the Wii U.

Even if we were to take into account the Wii U's relatively still low install base and how it still doesn't really sell to well, it still is big enough to support third party games. The PS4 and Xbox One, at the same install base of the Wii U, had third party games selling well.

Almost every third party game on the Wii U has just not sold well. Even the games that were good versions/even the best versions all failed to sell well. Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Call of Duty, Injustice, etc you name it. ZombiU, the premiere hyped third party game for the Wii U when it launched, still has not even sold a million.

Developers like Ubisoft showed a lot of support for the Wii U at launch and gave it plenty of chances with no return in profit, so why should they keep supporting it when nobody is supporting their games?

Now, i'm not talking about all Nintendo consoles here. I believe that third party games CAN be successful on Nintendo consoles, but on the Wii U I have no idea why people aren't buying third party games.

wow, you guys really should actually read the OP rather than just reading the title and answering the question. Hardly any of you actually responded to any of the points that were made.

Wow, you are really good in ignoring all the answers refering to the points in the OP (and not only the title). The Nintendo Reality Distortion Field must be strong today.

what is the Nintendo Reality Distortion Field?