It's hard because you can't just greenlit a game, anything starting now won't be ready until 2015/16 which doesn't do a lot of good to a struggling console.
If the system is still struggling at the beginning of the New Year ... I'd start prepping for a "nuclear option" which I mentioned in the other thread
- Drop the expensive gamepad as standard. $199.99 SKU w/NSMBU + Wii Sports Club (tennis and bowling for free) bundled with the system. Release this new bundle alongside Mario Kart 8 in April.
- Keep the tablet gamepad around as an option for those who want it. Bundled with a new updated Nintendo Land v.2.0 with a few new attractions (Kid Icarus, Wave Race, etc.). $89.99 all together. Existing Wii U owners get Nintendo Land 2 for free as a thank you.
- Fan service. Give the fans the dark, edgy Zelda game they've been clamouring for. Indulging in the creative fetishes of designers when a system is going great is one thing, but when it's not, it's time to get realistic and go for what sells. Sorry Aonuma, if that's not the Zelda style you wanted to make up. Suck it up and make a great game anyway. Unveil it at the VGX awards.
- Cloud in Super Smash Bros. Why not. Again, fan service, it will generate a lot of crazy hype.
- Pre-order Bayonetta 2, and you get Bayonetta: Director's Cut for free several months before from the eShop. Pre-order X and you get Xenoblade HD for free from the eShop several months before. Gotta incentivize these types of games as they're likely to struggle to find an audience otherwise.
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