Hell fucking no it isn't. The 3DS managed to get from it's sales slump and it's continuing to sell much more compared to the Vita.

Wii U will still and will always be below the PS4 and xbone.

Nintendo as not been able to deliver a consistent flow of games for the Wii u like they I'd the 3ds

Also the Wii u library to date is heavily skewed to platformers so it is not nearly diverse as the 3 ds library either

Wii u game generally cost more and take more time as well - hopefully they will decide to invest in a more diverse library in the future but so far hey don t seem willing to invest the money

Its funny, people seem to be focused on the future of the Wii U but (for me) who I think will be grateful for this is Microsoft with their Xbox One. I dont see the Xbox One being a particularly bad console, its way too early to say that, however, whether it releases a good/great library of games over the coming year I see its future similar to that of the Sega Dreamcast.

The Wii U and PS4 seem the perfect combination of consoles, Xbox One - with its BIG hardware/software mistakes so early on - has I think left a bad lasting memory in peoples minds, Xbox One isn't to be trusted anymore. I would not be surprised if this was Microsoft's last home console, lets hope it leaves us with some lasting memories.

The wii u is pretty much a non portable 2ds for the big screen if they can release some attchment like the ps vita tv to let the wii u read and play 3ds games on the wii u it would make it a much more attractive!

Yeeeeeaaaah no. I don't think any console can reach 3DS levels of acclaim.

Possibly. The many 3DS games were enough to get the handheld to make a comeback, and if you ask me, the Wii U has more good games planned than than the 3DS did back then, and the 3DS has now. It's possible that people would still opt not to buy one since consoles are pricier than handhelds, which you cannot deny, which is why I urge Nintendo to at least consider another 50 dollar price drop at the release of MK8 or another big game.

Ps4/vita and a wii U/3DS all day everyday.
Innovation and quality what more do you want?

Their slate of games this year needs to put them over 10 million consoles sold. Honestly MK8 alone should be able to do that, judging by the amount of interest it's gotten from Japan already and it's track record.

Along with Smash they should be able to comfortably reach 6 million consoles sold this year.

Price cuts while always good for us as gamers won't make a major difference, when you consider the gamepads cost around £80-100 and you normally get a game included £30-40, knock that off and all the other extras you've got a new console for not much more than £100, it's not a bad price and which the mario bundles for around £250 (over a £100 cheaper than a standard ps4 (understandably) which comes with no games I really don't see it as that bad a price sure if they get them below £200 I.e original wii costs (they were £180 in U.K on launch and pretty much forever, good couple of years anyway) but yeah with the selection of games out now for wii u yens admittedly a lot of platformers but it's a nintendo console but there's still plenty of other stuff to play on it and with mario kart and smash bros due soon great time to own a wii u, just got donkey kong which I'll probably rinse through and sell on but I've still yet to play mario 3d world, lego city, pikmin 3, earthbound, zelda hd (might not bother as did the original tho) but due to a massive backlog I've got a sweet selection of wii u games stored up waiting to play and I cannot wait, only just finishing new super mario bros now (started very late) had the console on launch tho as I knew it was Nintendo and saw this whole thing with 3DS, look at it now I'm nearly 25 free games up and the 3DS is better than ever, and yes 25 free games, excitebike3d was free, zelda 4 swords, 20 ambassador games, just got mario tennis GBC for free, got Professor Layton and animal crossing for free through various promotions, get any free games with Microsoft?

I think they will clear 10 million this year once this buzz for PS4/Xbox one dies down more so on Xbox one wii U will be the kids console of choice for chrimbo and with mario kart and smash bros out by that point I don't blame them, having just recently 3 starred everything on mario kart 7 this new one on wii u couldn't come soon enough, looks slick rick, with a bit of Kirby 3DS On the side and yoshi no doubt (might even get round to starting zelda link between worlds and luigis mansion 2 soon) Loving being a Nintendo gamer at the moment and if your not your missing out and I'm not even playing the recent stuff got it all sat their waiting for a rainy week. Can't wait always fresh (yes even the mario platformers hence why all the other competition have come and gone and they can still make mario games) and all the other exciting games
Nintendo are getting my Vote for second place as I fully think ps4 is gonna be the one, good job I got both ;)

I feel like there are two types of people: One are those that think the Wii U can not only turn things around, but can still turn out to be a highly successful console. The second type are those I'd like to call reasonable.

Here's the biggest difference that Nintendo is facing right now. With the 3ds they really don't have much in the way of competition in the handheld market. But with WiiU, Nintendo was not only facing the outgoing 360/PS3 but also the muched hyped PS4 and Xbox One. Nintendo not only needed a similar line up to what turned the 3ds around, but they needed to go above and beyond this by creating games outside of their comfort zones. I think Nintendo should have been very agressive in getting the likes of Bioshock Infinite, GTA5, Crysis 3, FarCry 3 and Tomb Raider onto WiiU. Even if they had to pick up the publishing, it would show a dedicated effort to the pure gamers that they want and support these types of games on the system.

I don't thin that Wii U will have same sales that 3DS but when Mario Kart 8 and Smash Bros come out, things will chang to the best.