Id argue that its just a culmination of the events which started when many Japanese developers deserted Sony and the Vita for the 3DS in the last few years.
If Dragon Quest and Monster Hunter wasn't enough proof, now even these "indy" devs are jumping on board with Nintendo's home console too.
Id imagine the Wii U has potential to become the new Weaboo console of choice.
“When we make some new announcement and if there is no positive initial reaction from the market, I try to think of it as a good sign because that can be interpreted as people reacting to something groundbreaking. ...if the employees were always minding themselves to do whatever the market is requiring at any moment, and if they were always focusing on something we can sell right now for the short term, it would be very limiting. We are trying to think outside the box.” - Satoru Iwata - This is why corporate multinationals will never truly understand, or risk doing, what Nintendo does.
