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We already knew Wii U had lost the 3rd party support. First, because of its design decisions (it's a piece of 7th gen tech). Then, because of the miserable 3rd party sales. That was a given already before E3.

But, on this E3, Nintendo made important steps to turn the tide and it really surprised me (which is not an easy task). They presented many new games, several new genres (which I don't remember Nintendo working on), bold game concepts (such as the non-linear gameplay on Zelda) and overall quality. Nintendo is definitely making a great effort to save Wii U.

The low sales produced a healthy impact on their attitude. Like the not so successful PS3 made Sony to brilliantly design the PS4. Now it's Sony relaxing and showing very little work at E3. All the work has been done by AAA 3rd parties and indies.

Anyway, Nintendo is now finally doing the right thing. Maybe in the short-term there will be no results. But, if they continue this effort and right attitude, they will certainly get them in the long-term.

Honestly, I don't know why people became so worried about Nintendo after this E3. With me it was the opposite and I think there's hope now for Nintendo to succeed. They haven't won anything yet, maybe the success won't come in time to save Wii U, but it will come (if Nintendo continues to do what they're doing).



Prediction made in 14/01/2014 for 31/12/2020:      PS4: 100M      XOne: 70M      WiiU: 25M

Prediction made in 01/04/2016 for 31/12/2020:      PS4: 100M      XOne: 50M      WiiU: 18M

Prediction made in 15/04/2017 for 31/12/2020:      PS4: 90M      XOne: 40M      WiiU: 15M      Switch: 20M

Prediction made in 24/03/2018 for 31/12/2020:      PS4: 110M      XOne: 50M      WiiU: 14M      Switch: 65M