Wii U, 3DS, my thoughts...

[SaviorX]

I am not really sure of your point/stance here.

There is just no way Nintendo will repeat the failure of the Gamecube with Wii U. Also, the 3DS is doing 'OK' right now in the handheld sector and will continue to do so.

Now back to Wii U....here are several reasons it cannot sell like the Gamecube.

One, the market has expanded too wildly. As far as gaming has gone, its userbase expands with every generation. I'm not sure if one gen contracted or not, but if it did, it was before the 80s. As it stands, the home console market has a userbase of about ~230 million owners and will probably end around ~265m. Assuming Nintendo's marketshare dwindles to 23% or worse like in the Gamecube days, that still gives them 60 million consoles sold Next generation; not much different than the healthy spot the Xbox 360 is in now.

Two, they were the market leader this generation. Sure, Sony had a fall from grace from PS2 to PS3, but the Wii U will not be more than $350, and customers will still go out and purchase consoles after somewhat trusting the last Wii brand.

Three, software. If Nintendo's hardware had some Titanic crash, I would expect a new Smash Bros., NSMB, Mario Kart, and Donkey Kong created to assist sales just like they did from 2008-2010, along with a strategic price cut. In short, I expect aggressive maneuvers like with the 3DS early on.

As for the 3DS... I do not have to say much: Monster Hunter 4, New gen Pokemon, Dragon Quest XI. That is all.