I do personally fell that of everything goes right, Wii U could sell better next year compared to this year but everything has to go right.
1. Mario Kart+Smash Bros+Amiibo need to cause enough hype over the holidays to create post-holiday momentum and increase the Wii U Q1 baseline over 2014's Q1.
2. Nintendo needs to have a more spread out schedule of exclusives throughout the year, unlike 2013 & 2014 which had 2-3 major games in the first 8-9 months then loaded the last few months. at least 2 per quarter will suffice.
3. year-round advertising. this kinda goes along with number 2, its hard to advertise all year when there are 3-4 month gaps between major releases. more consistent schedule means more consistant advertising which means more public awareness, at least in theory.
4. price cut. a $50 price cut alongside a Mario Maker bundle around May could really help Wii U match the Mario Kart boost it had this year. also $199 bundles for Black Friday/Christmas would be very attractive.
5. Zelda cannot get delayed and has to be epic. not really much to explain here, it needs to be the big holiday title and has to push hardware.
if all these things happen then I strongly believe Wii U will have its best year in 2015. this is the release schedule I think we can see next year.
February-Yoshi's Woolly World
March-Project Guard
May-Mario Maker+$50 price cut+Mario Kart 8 GOTY edition with all DLC included
June-Platoon
August-Super Mario Sunshine HD
September-Xenoblade chronicles X
October-Devil's Third+Kirby Rainbow Curse
November-Legend of Zelda+Mario Party 10
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