Nintendo has its issues but so does Sony and Microsoft ( I will get on them later). In the long run it could harm them so I am not mindlessly defending them. Now a few claims can be thrown out the window. Nintendo is not getting weak because of the Wii U, the system just came out only 2 years ago it has at least another 5 more years so the best has yet to come for them but of course their is a natural bias for PS/Xbox amd against Nintendo now in North America after the Wii crazed died done.
1. Nintendo having weaker hardware is not the main issue and it never has with the Wii U ( unlike the Wii which was much more weaker to its competitors then the Wii U is with its competitors) the issue is that third party software just does not sell well on Nintendo platforms ( mainly there home consoles) anybody can wave the power flag all they want but if Third party devs keep treating Nintendo and Wii U fans like their step child ( with missing DLC or multiplayer in there games , delayed releases etc) then of course their software is not going to sell well on that platform. Now with the whole " they need more powerful hardware" bull , the N64 and the Gamecube were very powerful consoles for their time and they still didn't win their retrospective console wars lol. Another thing is look how devs are supporting the 360 and PS3. These old consoles are less powerful then the Wii U but are getting at least HALF of the games that are coming to PC, PS4, Xbox One : the whole power argument goes down the drain really quick after people realize this fact. The real problem is that maybe third party devs and Nintendo need to come to a compromise and try to work together instead of one feeling like they are more superior then another. and actually market Third party games for Nintendo platforms as much as those games are markets for PlayStation and Xbox platforms
2. Think about it , who buys the annual releases of COD , Assassin Creed and EA sports games every year. Its not just the so called "hardcore gamers" . Many people buy those games on for the Xbox and PlayStation platforms. So you know what that makes the PS4 and Xbox One right . Yes you guessed right , they are casual systems as well since most of the audience on those platforms are very causal as well if not more casual then the gamers on Nintendo systems lol . Its illogical to think that Call of Duty is any less casual then Mario. Many people play Call Of Duty for example because it has that easy to pick up and play value same with Mario. But when you really think about Nintendo actually has just as many franchises for the casuals as major third part studios!!!! The only real reason why people are not buying Wii U in droves like they did with the Wii is because of the lack of marketing on the same level as the Wii. I remember when the 7th gen consoles came out back in 05/06 their was just as many or even MORE Wii commercials then Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 commercials, then the rest was history. Consumers have to be aware of your product for it to be successful, and since the Wii U was confused with the Wii ( and still is a little) the families and casuals went straight for Smartphones/ Tablets ,and PS4 and Xbox Ones ( who else do you think is buying all those consoles lol its just as much as the casuals as the hardcore).
3. Funny when you say cash grabbing when Sony and Microsoft encourage paying for online, Micro- transactions and on disc DLC( which is the true money grabbing tactics that is harming the consumers). They have always done this with their handhelds, Look at the original Gameboy all the way up to the 3DS, even Sony did it with the PSP-1000 all the up to the PSP go. They are already doing the same thing with the PS Vita. They never really did that with their consoles before but Sony and Microsoft has. I remember when the PS3 first came out it only had the options to buy it at 20GB to 60 or 80BB. Now almost 8 years later you can get them for 250gb, 320 gb or even 500gb ( same with the 360 mine has 320Gb but my first one had somewhere between 150 and 200).Now I don't agree with Nintendo screwing over their fanbase that bought 3DS and 3DS XL due to the fact that you can't play certain games on the new 3DS and new 3DS XL. But the other two have done something similar with same with the amount of memory they start you off with in at the launch of their systems
Sorry if I come off as rude because I am just stating certain points.