Will Wii U get discontinued soon??

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SocialistSlayer said:
No. but i see Nintendo making a successor as early as 2016 (2017 at the latest). then discontinuing it in 2018.
it will go on to sell less than the Gamecube, and not be nearly as profitable.

it will be the least successful console (home or portable) since Dreamcast. it will have little to no 3rd party support, dated graphics, archaic online system.
the the WiiU replacement will launch in either 2016 or 2017, likely being on par or a bit lower with xbox one graphically.

Why should they kill the Wii U to make it's successor have the exact same problems? They're better off trying to focus on making as much profit as possible with 3DS and Wii U and release a console in 2017 that the mass market is interested in.

Besides all this Wii U doom and gloom is kind of old, it's not some dystopian console with no redeeming qualities whatsoever, I've met plently of people who are happy with their Wii U and it will keep fans happy for the rest of the gen, if Nintendo fans can survive the N64 and Gamecube they can survive the Wii U.