bouzane said:
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It doesn't need 3rd part cross platform support.. It's getting plenty of 3rd part support in develping games though. Smash Bros and Star Fox come to mind. If the wiiu wasn't gaining steam each year i would agree with a sub 20 million assessment but by the end of next year if the same level of growth continues it will be well beyond the gamecube pace.
It's one thing to say that a major franchise has been tapped. But Zelda hasn't really been tapped yet. Remakes and spinoffs don't rival a brand new Zelda game. Nintendo is also bringing back some major franchises like Star Fox and developing new major franchises like Splatoon and Xenoblade. And they still haven't done an Animal Crossing or Metroid which seem to be 2016 franchises. Nintendo is supporting the wiiu with better software than it did with gamecube. Next year they already have something like 12 exclusives announced. I just don't see the system not selling faster next year than it did this year. Strategically the wiiu is in a much better position than the gamecube to have longer legs. It's a second console and only becomes a better value propisiton as a second console as time progresses.