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Anybody with a brain, and some degree of objectivity and reasoning ability, won't be saying the Wii U will be saved. Can the situation improve? Yes. Are Smash and Kart Nintendo's best bet of improving the situation? Yes. Does that mean the system will be saved by these games? No.

The Wii U is currently, by some distance, Nintendo's worst selling home console. If things continue as they are, it will sell 5 to 7 million fewer units than the GameCube. The situation is so dire it's difficult for Kart and Smash--two highly desirable games--not to improve the situation. They'll help the system push on track for somewhere in the 18 to 22 million range, sure, but that isn't saving the Wii U, and Nintendo will need more software and price cuts to keep up any momentum generated by these games.