...and I'm not talking about the early majority of Wii buyers -- we're talking the folks, who in the last year or two, have willingly bought Wii versions of Skylanders, Disney Infinity, Just Dance and scraped through the bargain bin for Lego games, movie/cartoon licensed-games, along with a couple Ninty games like MK Wii or NSMB Wii.
Current and upcoming releases of Skylanders, Just Dance, Lego, Disney Infinity along with Ninty's own release schedule should by now give a very clear message to these laggards: support for the original Wii is gone -- time to to move onto another platform in the near future. There are plenty of carrots out there for them to convert to the Wii U.
-An exclusive Lego title, along with several newer releases Lego game releases that have not come to the Wii
-An additional Wii U download code provided in the Wii version of Skylanders Trap Team
-Absence of Disney Infinity 2.0 on Wii, Disney Infinity 1 is free on Wii U and works with the Wii peripherals
-Additional game modes and content for Just Dance on Wii U vs Wii
-Ninty's best new console content is on Wii U
-Retail stock/selection of Wii games is dwindling
I figure these kinds of consumers to be laggards. They've opted for a more affordable console with an established selection of titles available for a cheaper price. To this point obviously haven't cared that the content is HD or not. However, when there are no more titles available for them on the Wii, what will they do?
I feel as if they don't go for the Wii U, they may go for the 360 or PS3 for similiar reasons as they got the Wii in the first place. Otherwise, there's other reasons of course they may go for X1 or PS4 instead. Additionally, it may be the case the gaming needs are met by 3DS or even iOS/Android...
I predict NX launches in 2017 - not 2016
