1. my bad, i guess i didn't realize that DQX was japan only for the wii.

2. there is a period between nintendo land and pikmin.  i'm saying NSMB, just dance, and nintendo land are the big sellers but more "casual" then "core" oriented.

to add ...

it a huge part of why the vita is floundering.  why get a vita to play games when a majority of them are console ports?

Oops. My bad. Then agree. I can't see ZombiU gettng the same sales that Red Steel on Wii launch.

I will get the WiiU versions of the 3rd party games

if only we got all three ME games then I would buy them all on WiiU

now I need RE6, Bioshock infinite, Tomb raider, Metro LL, Far cry 3 and watch dogs!

*checks VGCz numbers*

looks like red steel only did 0.64M units.  i don't see any reason why zombieU couldn't get that but that would still be a very mild sales compared to what NSMB, Just dance, and nintendo land are sure to do.

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Red steel 2 made that number
im pretty sure RS1 sold better

Now that you mention, there must be something wrong with numbers as the game was a million seller and that's I was using as an example. *shrugs*

I agree, Wii U seems to have a pretty solid launch lineup, in terms of quality, sales potential, and diversity. You've got Pikmin, which will appeal to the Gamecube owners, the more casual stuff like Sing, Wii Fit U, Nintendoland, more arcadey-oldschool games like NSMB U and Rayman, and more core focused titles like ZombiU in addition to the third party ports like Assassin's Creed 3.

The key will be if Nintendo can sustain their sales with a constant flow of these kinds of quality games. And looking at their track record, that is doubtful, especially if third parties are going to continue to snub Nintendo's consoles. But that said, as much as I've whined about the Wii U and voices my skepticism, at the end of the day it will be about the games, and right now, despite Nintendo's poor conference, despite all the negativity at message boards and amongst the Patchers of the world, it is actually shaping up to have a great lineup of games, especially if you were unable to play HD greats like Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed, Arkam City, etc.

I don't really care one way or another about that tablet controller. I don't care whether it is innovative, whether Sony and MS have rendered it "irrelivent" with their own tablet connectivity, whether it changes gameplay, blah blah blah.. I just want great games.

I will most likely be buying one at launch thanks to the strong launch lineup. Hell, I bought a Gamecube and Wii at launch, and they both had worse lineups than this.

As it is right now, I'm getting the WiiU for one reason: NSMBU, Batman and Darksiders 2 - but I know there will be more games to come!

Games I might get: Pikmin 3, ZombiU, AC3 and Aliens

All in all that's 7 titles right of the bat I wouldn't mind playing/having - and that's for the first month! Thta's not bad, not bad at all.

No, honestly they're in huge trouble in attracting the hardcore gamers. So far the Wii U is perceived 100% same as the Wii, meaning there is Nintendo games + casual fest.

Lost opportunity I'd say because this mission was all about the first year, to convince the hardcore gamers and to give them the opportunity to jump into next gen early. After the first year (less than that in reality) the gamer's mindset is quickly conquered by the PS4 and X720.

They have no 1st party Must Have (Mario Super brothers Wii U looks too similar to the Wii and 3DS versions, it's essentially the same game) and I think 3d party support is much less than anybody would have imagined/feared (lack of multiplatforms and 3d party exclusives such as Zombi U screams "I'm a casual game!").

I originally thought the Wii U would clearly sell over 50 million lifetime but I doubt it now.