Prediction: WiiU to hit 10m sold after E3 2015

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bonzobanana said:
No major third party support next year although I don't think the previous titles had much impact. It does however mean that consumers will know immediately the wii u isn't supported before purchase.

I personally don't think Nintendo will bring out another home console just a handheld with easy connection to a tv. I just can't see them investing in a major new design with cutting edge technology and I think they realise they can't come to market with another weak offering. I think they'll stick to handhelds perhaps with a customised android os and phone features. Unless they can partner up with a company that could offer streaming services and Nintendo offer the game content for a new game console. I'm a wii u owner myself, in fact I have two but I think its in for a rough year. Next christmas may be a clearance christmas for wii u.

The handheld that connects to TV idea is out, recent comments at financial reports suggest they won't do this. They talked about having their handheld and console being more unified like "brothers", having them "absorb" the Wii U architecture and having multiple "form factors".

This is somewhat vague and obviously is up for interpretation, perhaps they will simply have a smaller gap in power compared to previous generations and with both having the same architecture they can pump out games at a faster pace or have more cross-platform titles. Or perhaps they will go for the Vita/Vita TV approach where both devices have essentially the same hardware and share all the same games, each piece of hardware costing the same so it just comes down to whether u want to play on the go or on a TV. Either way they have pretty much ruled out the handheld that connects to a TV approach.