Nintendo's games tend to chart well over the long haul. Have you seen how many weeks the New Super Mario Bros. series and original Mario Kart Wii has charted in the top 100? DKC returns had a comparably long run too. There's enough high-quality 1st party Wii U games to keep the baseline hardware sales higher than what they were in 2013, especially when you add in Wii Fit U and DKC Tropical Freeze and speculation about MK8 and SSB (whenever they come out). There's been a quite a surge of interest in the Wonderful 101 following its price cut too.
I think the fiscal year end will put the numbers about even. In the spring, folks in the US have their tax return. Wii U is now better differentiated positioned as a "value" option compared to PS4/Xone whereas last year it was this oddly-high priced Wii/Xbox360 clone. It'll top all the kids' birthday lists this year.
I predict NX launches in 2017 - not 2016
