Wii U faces 'narrow window of opportunity' says analyst ~ Yes, I can agree that they need to impress quickly!

[Mr Khan]

Train wreck said:
New next gen console to the market first
Strong first party support
relatively strong 3rd party support
wavering support from EA
unique online interface
new consoles from competitors are shown/come to market

Gone off the market within 3.5 years

Its almost as if Sega Dreamcast and the Wii U are interchangeable; the last statement is yet to be seen of course but its not the course you want to be on.

Nintendo has to make sure they capture a lot of mind share with the time they have (with the help of 3rd parties, even though most Nintendo enthusiast despise them) or risk being marginal like the n64 and gamecube.

Unlike the PS2 where it was relatively easy to break its gaming population into difference factions, its going to be harder to do that with the x360 and ps3.

Here's the deal. If Sega had had cash on hand to keep Dreamcast alive, it would have done well. Certainly sold at least 50% more than either the GameCube or Xbox, and likely would have stunted PS2's success somewhat (simply by virtue of being a platform with momentum), could have gone as high as 40 million units given the rate they were working. Really, the Dreamcast was quite successful for where it was at the market at the time. The PS2's early success was merely part of the bad outlook that convinced Sega to pull the plug.

Plus it's not like wavering support from EA has hurt Nintendo in the past.