Speaking with CNN, legendary Nintendo designer and Mario creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, has equated troubles and skepticism currently surrounding their recently released Wii U console to that of the Nintendo DS when it was first released.

"There was a period when we first released the Nintendo DS that people would say there's no way people can look at two screens at once," Miyamoto told CNN.

"I almost feel like, as people get more familiar with Wii U and these touchscreen interfaces, that there is going to come a point where they feel like 'I can't do everything I want to do if I don't have a second screen'."

He also addressed the stability issues gamers have been facing with the console, committing Nintendo to improving the Wii U over the next few months to "make it a little more stable" and to be more "convenient to use from a system standpoint".

We talked at length about what the Wii U needs to do to make a lasting impact, especially when facing an uphill battle of being a machine capable of current-gen power ahead of more powerful next-gen releases, and that their ace would be the unique software they could bring to the table, however, on that front, Nintendo has been unsurprisingly lax, despite Miyamoto sharing his enthusiasm for the design potential with Wii U saying " I look at Wii U from the perspective of what games I can bring to Wii U". We just want to know what those games will be, and when Shiggy.

The interview itself doesn't really address the elephant in the room, but it is uncharacteristic of Nintendo to admit they're in a bit of trouble, so there's hope the machine will find its place yet if they can listen to consumers and play to their software and design strengths.