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I thought it would be much more successful than it's been. I think few unbiased people would have honestly predicted it doing quite this bad.

I don't know if I ever thought of true lifetime numbers, but I did figure loyal Nintendo fans would have had it zoom past 5 million for sure by now, with 10 million by the end of 2013 a certainty. That's not the case.

I expected more interest in the 3rd party games, more high-end 1st party games and much better marketing. This fall will be huge for the system, with Mario 3D, Wii -Sports Club, -Fit and -Party and same-day launches of the major 3rd party titles, as well as the price cut and better bundles. And it really needs a solid marketing push.