Reggie is being very optimistic. I doubt WiiU will mirror the success of Wii with the increased competition from Microsoft for the so called casual market. When Wii launched Nintendo had no real competitor but with Microsoft's Kinect 2.0 expected to be default with the next Xbox Nintendo is looking at some serious competition. Then it remains to be seen whether Sony will continue to support motion controls next generation but if they do then theirs even less of a chance of Nintendo regaining Wii's success.
However if Nintendo can manage to hold onto say 60% of the Wii's current user base and capture say 30% or so of Microsoft and Sony's then they could come close. But I think its going to be nearly impossible for WiiU to repeat the Wii's success, it just isn't very likely.
Then you have the statement about Wii continuing to sell for years to come. Well that all depends on Nintendo at 99$ Nintendo could sell Wii for another year or two. How long Nintendo keeps the console on the market is up to them and the retailers. But if the sales drop too low Nintendo isn't likely to cut price any lower then 99$. So the console has at max 2 years left in the North American market. If Nintendo shifts focus to the Middle East and Africa and Eurasia and India and such then they could possibly keep selling Wii for years to come due to its cheaper retail cost. But in North America the console won't last more then 2 years before Nintendo would have to drop the price below 99$. Nintendo isn't likely to turn a profit at below 99$ and if software sales aren't high enough it won't make sense for them to drop lower then that cost.
In the end Reggie just wants to pump people up. He doesn't want to admit repeating Wii's success will be nearly impossible!
-JC7
"In God We Trust - In Games We Play " - Joel Reimer
