As already stated in this thread, oh, and this one and here too, Super Mario 3D World sales are, let's say, less than "favorable". This title had stellar reviews and high expectations for a turnaround of a console, the succesor to the "a-hundred-million-seller" Wii. Yet, it only reach a catasthropic 100k mark in its debut on the charts the last week in Japan.

We have to say, also, that this game following the line of Super Mario 3D Land, a succesful mix of 3D-2D Mario on the handheld Nintendo 3DS, was a 2Dish approach of the 3D Mario Series. It even feels like a prettier NSMB title with a Galaxy feel.

The multiplayer feature, alongside Wii Fit U, Wii Sports Club and Wii Party U was focused on bring back the interest of families and multiplayer-party audience. But, even with a price cut, it failed.

Now there's nothing else to do with it to win them back. What to do now? What's the next step?

Yep. GameCube 2, comeback, returns, vendetta. A console focused on Nintendo games. X, Yoshi's Yarn, Donkey Kong Country Tropical Frezze, Super Smash Bros U, Mario Kart 8, Zelda Wii U and more unnanounced projects, like a possible Sunshine/Galaxy succesor by the same Koizumi's team (already hinted another project).

Now Nintendo fans, let's just let it go. Wii U will sell around GameCube numbers if it's lucky, 20-22m, but we need to make it an active userbase just like the old days, which it isn't happening right now looking at the terrible software numbers and what in pirnciple throw us at this situation.

Are you ready for an amazing Metroid made by Retro? Will you play the next rushed Zelda? Will Sega make another F-Zero?

Cant we wait for US/Europe #s? Yes japan was a catastrophe but still -_-

Do you expect better numbers there? Acceptable on US, but Europe? They even had negative shipments.

Europe? You should be grateful that we don't get european software numbers.

How about we wait for rest of the world numbers, jeezus!

2017 release for next Nintendo console, 2 years before PS5 and xbone 2
-fast and powerful console for a decent price, 349 dollars, midrange apu from AMD of the time.
-Pro controller as main input, Wiimote still works
-4DS as 2nd screen, cancel the Gamepad, it only adds extra cost to the console SKU
-easy to develop for pc architecture
-court Western publishers and indies
-go all out claiming its the most powerful console in 2017, not shitty stuff like that its for families and the Wii audience because they're gone

Basically.

This serves no purpose other than a troll thread.

What are we to respond with console war remarks?

Should note that one region isn't everyone looking at wind walker sales compared to Japan and USA.

I got my U two weeks ago, even though i'm trying to finish PhD research, to support Nintendo buy getting Wii Sports Club at launch. I was thinking, after this time elapsed time, that many of what you wrote came to my mind, but I got have time to write a proper thread.

Wii U sold 4m in 1 year with terrible first party support...how can you believe it won't outsell the Gamecube at 20m when its 2014 lineup has some of the biggest games Nintendo has to offer.  Anyone that thinks the Wii U won't sell better than the Gamecube is crazy, I expect it to sell at least 8-10m units next year alone, almsot half the Gamecube.