osed125 on 10 January 2013
Finally a good question that doesn't involved the Wii U being doom.
Like you said if we go by history the launch of a console does not determine the outcome of the console's life. Even though I consider first impressions to be very important, in the long run they doesn't really matter, especially in terms of video games.
I would consider the consoles launch mildly important since the launch shows what the system can do in terms of the Operating System and how can games use (in case if needed) the new controller (aka Wii Sports and NintendoLand), but in terms of games is impossible to decide the future of the system.
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