I don't totally disagree with that but I do have some problems with it.
First, let me just say that I think Nintendo screwed up by allowing the Wii U to languish without a top-level game during its first year. I will always believe that they should have had something major to represent the console BEFORE this year's E3. They should have had a system seller out so they could start working on a nice installed base. Yeah, perhaps they were trying to entice third-party publishers and developers but a mistake is a mistake.
Now, that being said, going head-to-head with the PS4 and XO this holiday season would probably be futile. Those systems are going to sell out. They're going to bring hype and excitement and it really won't be possible to stop them. Bringing out one of the big guns might very well be wasted. Still, I would have liked to see them have Smash Brothers or Mario Kart out for Christmas because, as it stands now, the Wii U will probably be roadkill. That might sound harsh but I don't see much of an alternative.
So, really, it looks like Nintendo has decided to cede this year to Sony and Microsoft, for the most part, and move the battle into 2014. It might not be such a bad idea, especially if timed with a redesign or a price cut, or the rumored "relaunch". They'd just better have more up their sleeves for next year, because if they can't turn things around by 2015, it might be too late.
