Why in the world would you carry the WiiU's tablet around with you? It will only work within ~30ft of the console.

Really? I thought it was supposed to have the capability of taking it outside....

Yaknow Vita can do remote play ps3 over the network...with 3g i can walk down the street playing my home console.

lol, yeah. It can do that.

Man....I thought that was like one of the things sony was copying nintendo on. Well that's disappointing.

I take back what I said about the sales now. I don't think it will sell as much as an ipad.

I´d be surprised if Nintendo released the WiiU before October, so I say 2-4 mio.

Since we don't know price or release date or launch games, there is no way to make an educated guess.

PSP had remote play as well.......if anything Nintendo would have been copying Sony. :D

Concerning games that are very online-centric (COD, etc), I agree.  I really don't ever expect WiiU to be the "go to" place for COD online play.  But remember, not all 3rd party games focus on an online component... and if the system sells well enough to the gamers who are not platform loyal, it could prove to do well for itself in that area.

I guess we really are going to have to agree to disagree. I just don't think Nintendo will be able to convince those soccer moms and elderly people to buy another video game system. Nintendo was able to appeal to them once with revolutionary motion controls, but I don't think adding a touch screen is going to matter. Those kinds of people either never plan on playing a game again, or they are still happy with the only game they ever bought. Wii Sports/Resort, the one that came with their Wii. Their kids might ask for a Wii U, but that's always the case with kids and new systems. I'm talking about the people who never played a game in their life and bought a Wii for the fun party motion controls and promise of fun exercise with Wii Fit. Those people aren't going to buy a Wii U or a PS4 or Xbox Next. For them the fad is over. For us it's a not a fad it's what we love. But for the soccer moms that pushed the Wii beyond anyone's expectations it was a fad and that fad has passed.

Now as for convincing the hardcore, I'm not sure it's possible. It used to be you could catch gamer's attention with some cool games and flashy graphics. Now gamers are married to platforms that hold their gamer score and trophies. It's going to be very difficult for Nintendo to convince even non-loyal  360 gamers to forgo a 3rd party game's achievement points for slightly better graphics. I mean they can play the game on their system of choice, bolster their gamer score/trophy and wait for their next system that will continue transfer their account with their score. I personally don't give a rats ass about achievements and trophies, but I seem to be in the minority now.

That's why I think the Wii U will see the same level of success as the Gamecube. I don't mean the same sales, I mean the same proportional success to its competitors. MS and Sony are going to continue to fight over the majority of market share and Nintendo, without it's soccer moms, will have a hard time breaking into that struggle. We could see a an even split between the three, but I don't expect to see Nintendo in 1st place next gen.

Hi spurge, well in my opinion, the launch is gonna be okay but nothing too big.............but all depends on price tag, ads, line up...........etc. so i think is too early.............but my prediction is about 3-4 million ww on holidays alone..............is not going to be like the Wii fever.....