Examples: N64. GameCube.

These titles alone dont sell boatloads of systems. They all appeal to the same crowd. People are consideirng these huge blockbuster games, and they ARE, but they aren't what sold the Wii.

Motion controls are what sold the Wii. Simple as that. Nintendo caught fire. 360 had RROD issues and PS3 was $600. Nintendo released Wii at the right time, with the right price, and a new gimmick. It became "tickle me Elmo-Must Have" type of item for the holidays. A very very rare sales explosion that hardly ever happens.

It was a cheap console/expensive toy for kids. That's where Wii U will be different. It doesnt have that "kids toy" approach. Infact, with it's somewhat delicate Tablet controller, its quite the opposite. I certainly would not want my 8 year old kid dropping that tablet or leaving it laying around on the couch. The batteries won't last long on the tablet control. It will also make the console more expensive, as youre now paying for the tablet aswell.

Nintendo also said theyre releasing summer 2012. Bad idea. It wont catch fire like Wii did for Xmas when it came out and then maintained momentum for a couple years after.

So what will push the Wii U like the Wii? Nothing from what Ive seen so far. I predict it being more like Dreamcast than Wii. Since its Nintendo it will obviously sell more than Dreamcast, but I predict a similar fate. Early release ahead of other consoles, but will be quickly forgotten when the next PlayStation and Xbox come out. Sales will be in the N64 range.

they can...

Mr. Mario is more popular than ever, and Mario Kart sold 27 and seriously counting!!

Zelda and Smash may not sell that many system, but Mr. Mario is now popular to home consoles as well

i expect the wii u too sell around 70+million systems at least before its done over time. the wii u controller will be the gimmick idea that the wii had with motion controls back in 2006, the only difference will be the price of the new system. if a mario game can launch with the wii u , expect sales to start off strong.

Starting off the week with the WiiU is d0med already?

Is this a troll?

Software and being alternative is what made the Wii explode in sales. No one bought Wii because motion controls were cool, they did because it worked well in Wii Sports and the other games that were smart enough to not abuse it. Those games felt more like games(arcade-like) and where a stark contrast to interactive movies with pretty graphics for $300-$600 a machine. If anything; if not for Call of Duty, the 360 and PS3 would be far more obscure.

In short, Wii U is doing everything wrong but don't take that as an excuse to lump in Wii and bash it for doing things right(early on).

I think the post cap should be higher to create threads.

What about Wii Fit, Brain Training, Nintendogs, Animal Crossing, Wii Sports, and the broader market games that Nintendo will create specifically for the Wii U?

While the Mario and Zelda games are the most well known and well respected of Nintendo's franchises, their success with the broader market has come on the backs of games that few people pay close attention to.

Personally, one of the games I would really like to see Nintendo work on is a new Art Academy for the Wii U that takes everything to the next level; and if they can get it right I think they could have a Wii Fit level success on their hands.

Nintendo is DOOMZ! Seriously though, I have 0 predictions for Wii U, this one is just too hard, but I'll buy one at launch though.

Didn't you use the same evidence to prove that Nintendo would not sell 3DS? I don't get why you are so obsessed with Nintendo lately.

Remember when they unveiled the Wii, people were all like ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
it's kinda like that again lol.