Sorry one final comment I expect this 50 third party games within the launch window or possibly delayed for launch year is possible because a massive change in third party opinions. Activision, EA among other publishers have been very skeptical that Nintendo can create another successful console.
3DS showed even Ubisoft did not trust Nintendo cancelling its games and withholding development support as 3DS suffered. Other third parties like Activision did likewise and EA cut back. The whole third party industry panicked showing they had no faith in Nintendo. But the second 3DS began turning things around developers and publishers were quick to resume support.
Now with Nintendo's current situation third parties know Nintendo is not only going to make sure WiiU is a success but it is going to cooperate with third parties like never before. Example developers told Nintendo they wanted to see the tablet able to do such and such. According to third parties Nintendo has granted their every desire.
As such I think WiiU will have the strongest third party support to date. Assuming Mario is held back for the launch window and Nintendo gives new IP and third parties a chance while also showing its confidence in the hardware.
50 third party launch titles. 8 first party launch window titles including a 9th bundled. This will give Microsoft and Sony a run for their money. Unfortunetly I am a tad concerned that with so many titles their sales will not be amazing. Nintendo will need to shift 2-3 million units holiday 2012 with 10+ million at the end of the six months
-JC7
"In God We Trust - In Games We Play " - Joel Reimer
