"Super Smash Bros. for Wii U." Nintendo Pity the poor Wii U.

When the device was introduced in 2012 as Nintendo's successor to the smash-hit Wii video game console, expectations were high that the Japanese game company would once again create a monster hit.

Instead, the Wii U has proved to be a huge flop, selling just over 10 million units in the past three years. The original Wii sold 73 million in the same period.

It has caused Nintendo to post losses for the past three years as the company regroups to work on its next console, codenamed the "NX."

Meanwhile, the Sony PlayStation 4 leads this generation of video game consoles, with Microsoft angling its Xbox One hard for a comeback.

But don't listen to the haters. This Black Friday, you will be able to get some seriously great deals on the Wii U console and some top-shelf games, and it's more than worth your consideration.

Here's why the Wii U is actually a work of misunderstood genius.