Wiiu has plenty potential, but like all 7th gen. consoles, this 8th gen. console won't see its full potential relised

I still think the Wii U is uniquely equiped to allow MMORPG's to explode on the system.

That tablet can double as a keyboard and that is an excellent tool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78118PPkfgE

This is Wii U potential.

Yes the WiiU has great potential. It's GPU is what gives it it's potential. The only thing hurting it in the long run, and potential third party support, would be the CPU.

I'd be surprised if the NextBox or PSQuatro would be more than 2x more powerful than the WiiU.

I don't see much potential and I've had the system for five weeks now.

It's Nintendo's version of a 360/PS3 ... which is great for Nintendo fans that aren't used to HD graphics, but that's about it.

The Mario Chase mini-game in Nintendo Land is the one game that really uses the two screens well, but I haven't been impressed too much with any of the other uses and I simply don't think there's a lot of games you can build around this idea.

I have it because I have to have one to play Nintendo's franchises. And I want to see Mario/Zelda/Metroid/DK/etc. in HD.

That's it. I think it's sales are going to fall off a cliff in the next few months, just wait and see. The marketing has been terrible and the casual audience will abandon Nintendo. Wiimote was hot for 2006, this tablet screen is not on anyone's radar for 2012/13. I barely hear any of my casual game playing friends even mention this system and none of them bothered to buy one. They were going crazy for the Wii in 2006. 

i think there is a lot of potential and nintendo will try to make that clear with some of there own creations. the rest is up to the 3rd parties!

Basically this ^

It's not a next gen console and doesn't have the power to be anywhere close to where the next xbox and ps4 will be going. It will be the same situation as the current gen where the Wii is so underpowered it doesn't get the same ports and games as the Xbox 360 or PS3, the times where it does get the game, the Wii version is a shadow of it's former self and a complete mess.

That is the future of the Wii-U in my opinion, of course you will have your 1st party nintendo exclusives to enjoy, but if the Wii is anything to go by you'll be lucky to get more than 2 of those a year.

Also OP, you can't trust the things anyone who is in the industry says. They don't want to create un-needed hassle for themselves so generally will not slag off a new platform or company who feeds them directly, or indirectly. Quoting such people is rather shortsighted and certainly doesn't give a true impression of anything at all.

That said, I will say having Nintendo franchises finally arrive in HD is worth it to me personally, plus the Platinum Games and Monolith Soft stuff (hopefully NOA actually releases their stuff on time).

And an actual semblance of an online network is nice too (finally).

I expect nothing from third parties. 

If Nintendo has any sense they'll sponsor one of these crappy reality TV shows, before and after each commercial break show this functionality. Combine this with the right titles such as FIFA 13, Black Ops 2, Mass Effect 3 and NSMB U and they'll be onto a winner. They could even have EA and Activision putting money towards the cost.

There'll be loads of unhappy boyfriends/husbands forced to watch this shite that'll be interested in gaming instead of being forced to watch it.

I'm not sure when the journalism world will be called on it...

But the media needs to stop being such trolls.

This article is actually pretty decent, at least the responses to the questions are. You can tell what narrative the interviewer was going for by these answers. Invoking the "Next-Gen" question is setting up every respondent to make a comment regarding this silly question. Really, it shouldn't even be asked. The device is obviously of a new generation or next generation of hardware for Nintendo. You can not play WiiU discs on a Wii system, you can not use the GamePad on your Wii system. That alone makes this console next generation.

The gaming media behaves in the same snarky way that I see from a lot of political pundits...and it's infuriating. Just deliever the news...let us decide. And if you are going to create a narrative with your questions, can you be a bit more subtle?

In regards to the potential of the WiiU...it depends whether the gaming media and store clerks can stop bitch-slapping Nintendo and its products for the sheer glee of it. The system is loads of fun, even with the minimal number of innovative titles out for it now. Once developers actually create products for it with intent to succeed and innovate we'll see a boom with the system. If, however, the developers behave like fanboys (or gaming journalists) then I fear that we'll see the system get heckled into obscurity. And this sad fact may be the first nail in the coffin for dedicated console gaming as we know it.