I don't get the critique against Nintendo, at all. Wii U a generation and a half behind PS4? Really? Last gen games could barely do 1080p, let alone do 1080p while also processing video for a handheld screen or two. Being a technical powerhouse back in the day? Nintendo consoles always struggled to keep up with their competitors. Look how little NES was able to do without sprite flickering and slowdown compared to Master System. Look how SNES came out more than a year after the Mega Drive and still had a dramatically slower CPU than it. Look how they released a color version of a handheld that's technically identical to its near ten year old predecessor besides being able to do color. Look how the DS's CPU and GPU are just its predecessor's overclocked 1.5x (something the Wii is criticized for, yet not DS).

Seriously, the only differences between Nintendo then and Nintendo now are an expanded target audience and less third party support, the latter of which they can't totally control.

Quote Originally Posted by WCP
It's only when we got to the GameCube that Nintendo gave up on being at the top of the heap from a technological standpoint. Before GameCube, they were all about having the best technology, along with the best games.
What? The GameCube was one of the few times they were near the top.