| lt_dan_27 said: I think the ps4 will outsell the wiiu by the end of march at the latest, and the xbox one will be around november. |
You may well be right about the PS4, but with MK releasing in May, some of these other annoucned titles like Yoshi, Bayonetta and possibly X releasing in the summer, Smash Bros. likely in Sep/Oct., and the still existent possibility of Zelda U by perhaps Dec., I very very seriously doubt Xbone will pass Wii U in 2014 at all.
@dsp333
"This will be by far Wii U's best year, so while it might be tough this year, in the long run the One will absolutely crush the Wii U."
We have no way of knowing whether or not this will be Wii U's best year. Zelda may well not release until 2015, and Nintendo certainly has other big projects in the works that we don't even know about coming down the line for 2015, 2016, etc. I agree with your sentiment that it'll be tough for the Xbone to surpass Wii U this year, all things considered. But I have to strongly disagree with the notion that it will "absolutley crush Wii U" in the long run. I don't think that'll hold true at all. I think PS4 may (or may not) have this generation, but I think the fight for second place, at least, will be a heated and prolonged one. Nintendo isn't about to just lay down and give up, and they're not going to release another new home console anytime before late 2016, more likely 2017 in fact.
I would say that with the possiblity of a new Metroid Prime from Retro, plus whatever other IP they're likely/hopefully working on, with the near certainty that there will be a Wii U Animal Crossing, and the hope that it will be more in-depth and perhaps more MMO-like. With Zelda U almost guaranteed to be epic, regardless of what they do with it, the very real possibilitry of another, different 3D Mario in the system's future, as well as the possibility of anything from Star Fox, to F-Zero, to Kid Icarus, to Wave Race, some Excite racer, Punch Out, Kirby, sports titles, Paper Mario, etc. etc .etc., Nintendo has plenty of ammo it can unleash in the next 2-3 years. Not to mention the fact that it makes logical business sense that they will very likely secure some more "third party" system exclusives, and forge more partnerships for projects like SMT x FE, Hyrule Warriors, the exclusive Sonic games, etc.
Point being, I wouldn't consider anything guaranteed yet, and taking Xbox One's struggles outside of the US (especially in Japan) into account, I wouldn't consider them a sure bet at all. Point being, Nintendo, as of right now, still has a very real chance in this current generation. Perhaps not the "win" it, but to come in second, and to still perform better than the GC or N64? Sure.
