Wii U - 3rd parties are taking notice in the big shift that Mario Kart 8 brought with it. With Smash Bros and the newly announced Zelda game, Wii U will continue picking up the pace, which is what 3rd parties are waiting for.
It doesn't make sense that people don't think the WIi U will recover.
PS3 had a worse start, and ended up with a nice recovery.
3DS had an awful start and ended up dominating.
But it's impossible for the Wii U to do the same? Seems like radical fanboyism to me.
The main argument against the XB1 doing well is that it's too much alike the PS4. If everyone's getting a PS4, why get an XB1? Getting a Wii U as a 2nd system makes more sense, for the 1st party games. The XB1 will do well, but the Wii U's recovery will lock in 2nd place.
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