Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé recently talked on the Wii U’s challenges during a fireside chat at New York University. He described it as Nintendo’s second-worst performing platform, after the Virtual Boy. “We did well in our first year, but as players looked to Sony and Microsoft’s next generation, sales stalled,” Reggie said. “The new products we planned didn’t arrive on schedule. The team worked on a new Smash Bros., Mario Kart, and Splatoon which became a fantastic franchise but the games didn’t launch fast enough.” Reggie admitted that even before launch, while playing Nintendo Land, he had “a little itch in the back of [his] neck,” sensing it lacked Wii Sports’ immediate broad appeal.