Nintendo almost dropped Wii U GamePad - GameSpot

Company president Satoru Iwata reveals tablet controller nearly scrapped due to projection of high cost, takes shot at Microsoft's SmartGlass app.

Wii - Wikipedia

Red flags a-plenty heading into Wii U's launch

GameCube - Wikipedia

Sony Says Wii Is A Shadow Of Its Former Self And That Vita Offers

An E3 to forget, 10 Years Ago This Month

Ouch : r/wiiu

Nintendo Successfully Wooed Some Wii U Doubters at E3 - Talking

Wii U at the tipping point - Nintendo

It's Too Early to Write Off the Wii U Over The Legend of Zelda's