I have to admit that I feel personally responsible on the level of receiving transmissions about Wii U and the 3DS a flop so far because I haven't personally purchased either of those systems.
Earthbound on 3DS is a definite must-buy for me though, and the Wii U, I suppose that Zombie U game is a future sale for that console, and I am also waiting on news about the Skyward Sword remake for Wii U, with slightly better graphics and the map interface on the tablet.
My budget has been really tight lately when it comes to electronics though with my purchase of the computer I've been working on creating media with I haven't had the funds to just go game-buy happy and buy the newest consoles and handhelds. It was a choice between buying a laptop I can write with, a game console, or getting my driver's license bills squared away last year, and I chose a computer because I knew that it would be the more long-term useful item to buy, because of my plans of writing my own video game code, and making remixed video media.