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Haha, true. To be fair, the Wii U was doomed regardless of how good the marketing for it would be (and the marketing was terrible), as Nintendo's strategy with the original Wii was remarkably short-sighted. They neglected hardware improvements, gameplay innovations beyond the motion control, and third-party support (all which anger the dedicated buyers) in favor of drawing large numbers of first-time buyers. Those buyers were non-committal and never purchased much beyond the bundled-in Wii Sports.

The Wii U hasn't completely neglected hardware improvement and seems to be doing slightly better on third-party support, but they have a long way to go if they want to restore their hardcore fanbase. The Wii U's gimmick is also unappealing to casual players, as the Gamepad doesn't really give people an entirely new perspective on playing games in an era which is dominated by tablets.

The Xbox One would have done fine if they didn't focus on TV or Kinect in their presentations, and didn't strike a deal with the perverts in the NSA. The NSA decision was so spectacularly bad that I wonder if the Dementocrats threatened them for initially refusing to comply. Then again, Bill Gates has become rather foolish since the Communist 2001 anti-trust settlement, although it's hard to tell whether he has become foolish out of hatred or out of fear. Supporting Communist Core and posting garbage like this makes me believe the former, however.