You do realize that Nintendo has lost a ton of money recently. Microsoft, not so much.
Actually, right now Microsoft is facing real challenges....Google is a big threat...
Pretty much this ^.
Also, just because the Wii U didn't live up to Wii's launch sales doesn't make it a flop. PS3 didn't come anywhere close to the PS2 either.
What does make it a flop is that it's a pretty ****ty system. It was a bit compelling to me for a bit but after it's release I read more about it and yeah, it's a bull**** system for casuals.
Why do you think its crappy?