@soundwave
You're joking right? Howard Lincoln was a decent guy, but seriously, Nintendo third party support disappeared with the N64, mainly because companies wanted to move on to cheaper CDs, and do FMV, etc. Gamecube, while a great system, fell way behind PS2 in sales. Iwata came onboard, and within a short timeframe, BAM, megahit DS, BAM megahit Wii. Now, granted, no one could forsee that the DS and Wii would be successful as they were. But no one could have forseen that the Wii U would get the slow start it has after that success either. Iwata couldnt' have forseen it. The only think I'll lay at Nintendo's feet, is that they've been supporting the 3DS TOO MUCH lately, and the Wii U is currently suffering because the development cylces haven't provided anything to release FROM Nintendo in a several-month span. That was a foolish move, considering that games like Luigi's Mansion 2 and Paper Mario 4 could have and should have been Wii U titles instead, and instead of having Monster Games waste time porting over DKCR to 3DS, which it absolutely doesn't need, they could have had Monster developing some actual new game for Wii U. BUT, games are coming, big ones, and that's all that matters in the end.
Overall, the Wii U as a console is fine. The GamePad is a stroke of genius. The Miiverse concept is a neat enough feature to draw some people in. They are currently setting themselves up to very likely be THE home console safe haven for a majority of indie games. Iwata said that in a short time after their GDC conference about indie game development, they now have over a hundred indie developers who want to put games on eShop, and Nintendo has even given several of these small studios dev kits instead of charging for them. They are REALLY going after the small indie games, and pushing the eShop as result. I think that alone is going to pay off for them very well. And I, personally, would far rather have a bunch of fun downlodable games to play, than a glut of overrated, overpriced "AAA" titles that even as a PS3 owner, I've mostly never cared about.
People need to stop with this "Nintendo is in trouble" crap. Wait till the system has been out 2 years or so, not 6 months, and THEN we'll see whether it's a "failure" or not. People getting hysterical and shitting their pants over a slow console start is laughable, considering I dont' remember people saying "That's it, Sony is FINISHED" just because the PS3 got a slow start as well. In fact, the PS3 really didn't pick up for YEARS. The Wii U will not suffer that problem, if nothing else, because people buy Nintendo consoles for 3D Mario, for Mario Kart, for Zelda, for Smash Bros., etc.
Shit'll be fine. People seriously need to chill. And Iwata isn't going anywhere. I'd much rather have the guy who helped make Earthbound, Kirby and Smash Bros. in charge of things, than a shrewd businessman and a lawyer.
