The Nintendo Wii U is widely considered a flop especially when compared to its predecessor, but Nintendo thinks that they can remedy that situation with the upcoming Switch.
Recently, Nintendo boss Reggie Fils-Aime spoke out about the company's strategy with the Switch in an interview with Gamespot, where he explained why the Switch will succeed where Wii U failed.
Primarily it's to due with the console's vision:
"Nintendo Switch is a home console you can play anywhere, with anyone. Clear. Compelling. We see the reaction by consumers whether it's measured in Twitter trending topics or views of videos on YouTube or just the frequency with which I get called by old high school buddies that I haven't heard from in 30 years who are asking me how to get their hands on Nintendo Switch. We have communicated the proposition clearly and it is compelling."
Secondly, it's the games and the way the releases are closer to each other:
"Wii U will go down as having fantastic content-the issue was as you look at the reality of exactly when the games were launched, there were large gaps in between."