Aielyn said:
Nintendo did indeed say the same thing about DS. And they kept supporting the GBA through to the end of 2006 despite the DS releasing in 2004. Indeed, GBA got a 'mainline' Zelda title, two pokemon titles (one a spinoff), a Fire Emblem, a Wario Ware, a Yoshi game, Mario Party, Mario Tennis, and a DK title. They said DS wasn't replacing GBA for one primary reason - the DS was experimental, they weren't sure, prior to release, whether it would do well. So they made sure they kept their GBA business protected while launching the DS - if the DS worked, people would migrate, and the backwards compatibility meant that people would be able to buy the new GBA titles. If the DS flopped, the GBA would sustain them until they were ready for a new handheld. Nintendo forecasted 800k Wii U hardware sales. Most likely for two reasons - one, to make sure they are lowballing this one, and two, because the imminent release of new hardware (which they will probably be spending most of the second half of 2016 talking about) is likely to mean that their holiday season will be weak. Meanwhile, they're planning to maintain support for Wii U beyond this financial year. That doesn't mean they plan on selling a heap of Wii U hardware units, it just means they'll keep making Wii U software. And you can bet that the NX will be backwards compatible with most Wii U titles, if not all. NX is clearly another experimental release, something that does things differently. Whether that means "convergence" or something else, I don't know. |
You honestly believe there will be more Nintendo published game after Zelda U/NX that aren't mini games for Wii U? I would like to take a bet with you good sir.
Edit: Or maybe you're just saying they will keep shipping existing Wii U software??
