Nintendo is silent for a reason

[*Sound Of Rain]

I actually like that Nintendo is being so quiet. It will allow more hype during the other Next-Gen launches.

I agree that Nintendo Direct will likely be big in 2013 and perhaps more important than E3. Nintendo likes to do things there way and have already expressed that ND is the new E3 for them. Why does it really matter if they announce games now or later anyway? It won't change when they launch.

If you bought a Wii at launch because they had announced upcoming games for the Core, then wouldn't you buy a Wii U once they announce new games at E3 or ND's? I hate waiting years for announced games and would prefer if all companies were more quiet. That's just my personal preference though.

As for 3rd Party support and sales? I have already expressed that Wii U will be fine. Even if Wii U gets ignored by 3rd Parties, the Core will likely buy it for its exclusives. Nintendo is trying to get more exclusives this time around and will likely continue to publish and / or fund games in order to get more overall support. Nintendo has realized that they can't carry a System on its own and maybe won't get support from 3rd Party's yet again on Wii U. (this has yet to be seen) so they are trying to build up momentum and consistent support on their own by helping smaller developers in exchange for exclusive games. Lego City, Bayonetta, and The Wonderful 101 are the beginning.

I think because of the exclusives, the Core will likely buy a Wii U as a 2nd System. They will get a Durango & Wii U or an Orbis & Wii U. The question is can they get the Casuals?