I think drastic changes are coming at Nintendo, even Iwata basically said they were waiting to see how this holiday season goes first but that this holiday season was crucial.
They can't cruise just on 3DS, the smartphone/tablet industry is like a slow moving cancer that month by month damages the handheld gaming business IMO as each month more and more kids are introduced to playing on those devices (slowly but surely).
Tablet-less Wii U for $199.99 next spring IMO alongside Mario Kart 8 is their only chance at salvaging some out of this disaster. Wii U is definitely a full on disaster now, I think we can call it that now. It's not even close to GameCube sales level.







