Can the Wii U lure back the casual audience that Nintendo has lost?

[Gamerace]

After the brillance of Wii, I am confounded by WiiU. It makes no sense to me at all.

Core: If WiiU offered substancially more power than the current HD systems, or at least of handful of 'must have' exclusives, then they could win back some core gamers. WiiU has neither. Instead it has what most core gamers will consider a 'gimmick' in the gamepad. Yes, it might enhance gameplay in some games. That's not nearly enough to entice them to purchase another system to play the exact same games they have already.

Casuals: Wii offered accessible gameplay and controls. That's why it worked. The WiiU's gamepad is not accessible. It's a backwards steps in almost every concievable way. Yes it has a touch screen but to an audience now accustomed to smartphones and tablets the WiiU's offering is extremely weak. It's single touch (meaning they must use those complex controls), can only be used in the house and has no apps at all. And the games are basically the same games that were on the Wii. The only one that entices me as a casual is ESPN.

Wii offered an inventive new ways to play, to exercise and to socialize. WiiU feels like the same old thing in comparison minus the accessibilty. Must casuals who want Wii-type games I feel will just keep their Wii's. There's really no reason at all for them to upgrade.