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Aielyn on 29 August 2014
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curl-6 said:
siavm said:
Nintendo can not afford for smash not to come to wii u this year. Amiibos will only work with smash this year and if they want it to be big they need it coming this year.

I agree they can't afford to.

But they couldn't afford to let Wii U fall into a game drought for the first eight months of its life either, but they did.

That's actually a slightly exaggerated claim.

In the first eight months of the Wii U's life, Nintendo released the following (US dates):

November 2012: NSMB U, Nintendo Land, Sing Party (+ Ninja Gaiden 3)

March 2013: Lego City Undercover

June 2013: Game & Wario

There were some other titles then, as well, but they were third-party, of course. The point being, Nintendo did try to keep the period filled.

The more important thing, though, is that Nintendo will make sure Smash 4 U is released this year, even if it means that they have to leave some stuff out, to be added as DLC, as they did with Mario Kart 8.

By the way, while your "delay senses" are tingling, my amiibo senses are tingling. The timing of the MK8 DLC seems suspiciously timed given that Nintendo made a point to emphasise that MK8 would have amiibo functionality. I suspect that an update will occur that adds amiibo support. This may also relate to why Link's DLC, specifically, is being released in November.