In seriousness, the console was underpowered compared to the Titans from Microsoft and Sony.
However it's motion control, roster of iconic mascot legends and ability to transcend gender, age and appeal to consumers who previously would never have dreamed of purchasing a gaming console, meant Nintendo were the kings of the industry once more.
It just didn't seem like it had won the last generation battle, since it wasn't the go to multi player on line platform for the big AAA games such as CoD, Halo and every other shoot each other in the face game!
So the last console war was won by the quiet and reserved Wii, while the bigger boys were just louder in how they did things, like convincing the audience you won the debate just because you shouted each flawed opinion and the other guy was calm and sensible.
I had both the Wii and X Box 360 simply for the differing experiences I had hoped to gain from each system.
I wanted to play the classic Nintendo franchises and indulge in fun party game nights with the Wii. Also I had a passion for shooting Nazi Zombies in the fucking head, so the 360 was the perfect channel to unleash all my repressed rage.
So by comparison to Wii sales, Nintendo's rivals the X Box 360 went on to shift around 80million units and Sony also sold around 80million of their PS3 console.
So now in 2014 the eighth generation of systems fight it out to be the cause of twisted thumbs and detentions for lack of homework.
Again it would appear that Nintendo were down and out and had thrown their red cap into the ring a Wii pre-emptively, see what I did there Wii as in wee...as in a little bit? Anyway!
Nintendo got the drop on the competition by launching in 2012 a whole year before Microsoft and Sony entered this generation.
So yes they have had a head start on their rivals, however Nintendo have managed to sell what is approaching 7million Wii U's into homes, and with the kind of growth that Mario Kart 8 has given the system who knows how many more millions will fly off shelves once the new Legend of Zelda Wii U title drops.
Nintendo used the standard tactic to combine game sales and consoles sales by releasing the Wii U/ Mario Kart 8 bundle, which according to reports constituted 82% of Mario Kart 8's sales volume.
This means that the Wii U is catching up to PS4 sales, also around 7million units and leaving Microsoft's latest console eating it's dust with 3million-5million systems sold, depending on the source.
I am now just a bit gutted that I bought some new audio/visual equipment last month so guess I'll have to get the Wii U the traditional way I always got all my Nintendo systems...what's my mom's phone number?
-Steve Rewind!!!
Final thought as well that it would appear that this generation of consoles as a whole is struggling to match previous gaming benchmarks what with PC and mobile device gaming going from strength to strength.
So will be interesting to see how this all pans out by Christmas 2015 for all companies involved.