The Wii U is now as old as the Dreamcast was when it was killed off. It has sold around half the number Dreamcast had by this point. — Ben Parfitt (@BenParfitt) April 8, 2014

MCV writer Ben Parfitt has tweeted that the Wii U is now the same age as the Dreamcast when it was discontinued by Sega. The Wii U has actually sold half the number Dreamcast had by this point. The Sega Dreamcast completed its global roll-out by November 1999 and then was ultimately discontinued in March 2001.