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People won't care if it gets discontinued in 2 years.

If a few games that are on the system are worthwhile such as Smash Bros, Mario Kart, Xenoblade and whatever other great game there will be (and what we already have), everyone will just move on and buy the next console.
I bought the Wii and only had 5 games for it, for 5 years. Yet I was happy with what I had and the games were fun enough to justify the purchase. I bought the DS and only played 2d Mario, Mario kart and Pokemon, for a few years...

It's not a matter of when they will release the next console, it's a matter of building a worthwhile/quality library for your current console. And that seems to be exactly the case with all the games they already announced and more to come.
When owners will be satisfied enough, it will be time to move on, let it be 1 year (I doubt it), 2 years, or 5 years...
Gamecube didn't sell tons, but the games it had were well made, and fun.

So if Nintendo make other high quality titles, were all going to be happy with our console purchase and won't feel let down or abandoned if they release their next console in 2 years.
And while Nintendo might be making a loss with Wii U hardware, once Smash and other big hitters come you better be ready for profits all the way till the end.