Zorg: I'm mainly speaking of the games CURRENTLY released for the Wii U. A console generally doesn't sell based of future games, but anyway, yes, I absolutely agree that many of the future Wii U games DO seem to lean towards the more Wii-style games. That definitely bodes well for the future of Wii U.. Question is, is it too little too late?
When you look at most of the games currently released, you have stuff like:
Pikmin 3 (like you said, a Gamecube sequel)
Zelda WW (a direct remake of a Gamecube game)
Wonderful 101 (similar to Pikmin)
Zombi U (Definitely a more hardcore/Gamecube style game)
Bayonetta 2 (again, hardcore style game you might find on Gamecube)
Sonic Lost World (ahem.. Sonic Adventure 2 battle anyone?)
Resident Evil Revelations (parellels the RE stuff on the Gamecube..)
Tank Tank Tank (Battalian Wars?)
Then you have a bunch of more "hardcore" leaning third party ports such as: Assassin's Creed 3 and 4, Ninja Gaiden, Tekken 3, Mass Effect 3, Dark Siders 2, Black Ops II, Batman: Arkam City, (all reminiscent of the more hardcore type third party ports found on Gamecube)
Basically right now NSMB U is the only game keeping the Wii U somewhat afloat and viable. Nintendoland is far more complex and intimidating to the average gamer than Wii Sports was, and its concept far more niche. Hell, I even struggle figuring out some of those mini games, and I've been rotting my brain on video games for 20+ years.. If anything, Nintendoland resembles more of the Mario Party games, which you would find primarily on N64 and.. *ahem*, GAMECUBE.
Wii U is, AS OF NOW, basically a Gamecube part II, disguised as a Wii. Consumers can see through that disguise, hence the poor sales. They aren't even really focusing much on Virtual Console with Wii U, which I believe was a vastly underrated aspect that factored into the Wii's success.
However, in the coming weeks and beyond, Wii U will start to get its more Wii-ish/arcadey type of games, which are far more accessible to the common gamer. We'll see how that affects sales. I think it's pretty clear they will rocket up. The question is, to what extent?
