If the Wii U doesn't get a price drop, I think it's fair to say Nintendo simply doesn't care about their console division as much as the 3DS.
They rushed to rescue the 3DS, giving it a huge price drop within like 6 months, made sure it got Mario 3D Land AND Mario Kart 7 for its first holiday, even putting Retro on Mario Kart to get it done on time. And they secured an exclusivity deal for Monster Hunter, the biggest Japanese 3rd party franchise.
The Wii U gets no price cut, gets DKC (5 million seller on Wii) instead of Mario Kart (20 million seller on Wii) for the holiday season, gets a Wind Waker remake instead of an Ocarina of Time one (OoT is far more popular), and gets no type of big third party exclusivity deal like Monster Hunter is on handhelds.
I think Nintendo views 3DS as a higher priority than Wii U. Even now Iwata says their no.1 priority in investors meetings is getting 3DS sales to be better in the West, not the Wii U situation, which is far more dire. Why is the Wii U getting less help despite struggling even more?
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