Well, take for example RE:R. The game is a 3DS exclusive. Sure it could be made to work on PS360 etc., but for now it's a 3DS-only experience, it is top-tier, and RE fans will not go without playing it no matter the platform.

As a counter-example, take SFIV. Same company. However the game looks and sounds a million times better on the PS360.

Of course, if RE:R was released on PS360 with HD-ified graphics, it would be prefered on the PS360, but keep in mind the 3DS/Wii graphics also have their own charm. The same goes for MH (like you asked). Maybe some people would like it better on the Wii, it has beautiful graphics, just Wii not HD.

A game like COD is made for HD, it needs to look real. A game like MH, Okami, fantasy and such don't need to look real per se, they need to capture imagination with art style. Of course the graphical capabilities help (as in the case of SFIV), but the Wii/3DS have lots of power to convey fantasy. Look at Super Mario Galaxy and Zelda SS. That's top tier, and absolutely gorgeos SD stuff. If it were on the HD systems, would it possibly lose some of its charm? If not done right, I would argue maybe yes.

Nintendo's not the one that needs to be saved...

Sales numbers have collapsed for the Wii in the past two years.
2011: sold only 12 million well down on previous years selling: 17, 24, 21, 20 respectively.
Wii sales are 40% down on 2011. Wii U release later this year is needed to upgrade the aging Wii hardware.

Wii U will give Nintendo the sales boost it needs and start off 8th generation.

Not only due to HW upgrades, but most importantly due to solid SW backing by the big N (who reserved their big guns for the next gen rather than for the Wii transition).

I can say it with a straight face because i wasnt talking about sales numbers or wether or not nintendo should have released an hd console sooner merely that pachter was wrong about it and he doesnt have to be right about anything to keep his job. That being said i think the Wii U will come out exactly when nintendo wants it to and i wouldnt want it any sooner.

Formally correct: you can't save who's already d0m3d.    Even less who's ALWAYS d0m3d!   

actually I do know some RE fans who are not getting it because it is on 3DS, they dont want to buy a system for one game, that is just a few instances, but its not like the game si flying off the shelves, im sure it will do well in the long run.

I think the data shows that most people would prefer to play games on the PS360 on WIi, hell look at Rayman Origins, it has the charm that you speak off. But the Wii version is the worst selling of the consoles, which is a surprise to me. SF4, yeah that could have worked on Wii, the fact that their was an Ipone version is probably salt to the would for some, but you also have to consider the online portion. Its not like the WIi is good in that area, was Capcom willing to do more work having to dumb down not just the game but the online to sell a game that most people would have not bought on WIi anyway??? It would have been a good gesture, but would it have been worth it? Only Capcom really knows

Disagree on the charm aspect, IMHO i think that is just something Wii owners come to terms with to compensate for not being able to handle certain types of games, lets be real here, it isnt like those games you mentioned couldnt run on a PS360 or PC. Hell people do just that with the Dolphin emulator AND it looks better. Then you have the Braids, Trines, Raymans, Sonics. no it would lose no charm

You mean Pachter? oO

Some people still play 8-bit games, 16-bit games, and thoroughly enjoy the art style and graphics of those games. Even if the platforms they are on don't bolster HD capabilities, these games are still very charming to them.

I had a conversation about this with a vendor at my local electronics store (Future Shop) last year. I was telling the guy that sometimes too much definition ruins the experience (we were talking about movies). You see actors' makeup, skin defects, and all kinds of glare you might not necessarily enjoy (I know I often don't). The guy understood what I was talking about and even expanded on what I was saying, and said I wasn't alone in thinking that. Of course I don't mean HD is bad, come on, what I mean is that SD still has lots of value in my eyes. Maybe I'm just traditionalist, what can I say? For that we'll have to agree to disagree, but know that there is at least 1 customer that still throroughly enjoys older graphics (me).

"actually I do know some RE fans who are not getting it because it is on 3DS"

Seriously? Wow. Of course it's worth buying the plat for one game at the price it's at, plus all the great stuff it'll get, especially if they're RE fans (come on). But they must be expecting it on other platforms (which isn't going to happen).

Whether it sells or not is a different topic, the fact is it's top-tier. Any RE fan should get it.

@SFIV, with Brawl selling a good 10Mil, SFIV should have released on the Wii, but that's not something I'll argue I got over that one. Got a 3DS with SFIV day one tho, almost bought an XBox arcade just for it (yeah, fans do that kind of thing).

The Wii U may have between 12 to 16 million sales head start from its first year in front of its competitors Microsoft and Sony.

An extra year with a reasonable lead may be enough for Nintendo to hold off its competitors in the 8th generation of the console sales wars. Nintendo will have more time to gain support from third party developers critical for its success.

HD graphics upgrade, touch screen motion controller and improved online gaming capabilities.