Nintendo needs more than just two or three big new games every year. This is the problem that the Wii had late in its life cycle, and the problem that the Wii U had almost its entire existence.
Wii U's Abysmal Release Schedule Of Big New Games...
Winter 2012: New Super Mario Bros U.
1st Half of 2013: Absolutely Nothing
2nd Half of 2013: Pikmin 3, Super Mario 3D World
2014: Tropical Freeze, Bayonetta 2, Mario Kart 8, Smash Bros. (A decent year IMO)
1st Half of 2015: Nothing until Splatoon released in May.
2nd Half of 2015: Mario Maker, Xenoblade Chronicles X
All of 2016: Nothing except for Tokyo Mirage Sessions in June
2013 was a poor year for the Wii U releasing only two new big name games.
2014 was a decent year with four new big name games.
2015 was dissapointing again with only three new big name games.
2016 was a horrible year seeing only a single big new game.
Compare these years to Nintendo's 2017 and it's almost night and day. We had five big new games, two of which were GOTG caliber.
2018 needs four to five big new games as well. Octopath, No More Heroes 3, and Fire Emblem are already confirmed for this year. We just need one or two more games, and 2018 will be fine.
