ohh not that i was mistaken for the premium's storage its 32 GB not 16, still very low though

even sales for digital only games  will be hurt by the low storage in the WiiU, i wuold think twice before buying a digital game when i have just 8 or 32 GBs. its certainly different when it comes my 160 GB PS3, there is a reason why Sony keeps bumping up the storage space in the ps3 and its for people to use it. u certainly feel more inclined to buy digital games from PSN now that i have my 160 GB when compared back to my 80 GB. 

It should do well in Japan, I think, the real challenge will be Europe first and foremost and possibly America after the news value dies out.

Nintendo has positioned itself really well for the next generation.

The battle for TV will be tougher than ever for the next generation and the competition is fierce - notably Steams Big Picture (and rumored SteamBox) could have a large impact on the next generation of consoles. Big Picture really sounds like a winner, because it enables "buy once, play either with mouse/keyb (PC) or controller (TV) mode". That, combined with the regular Steam game sales and the fact that most of the 3rd party PS4/X720 games will also end on PC, makes Big Picture the biggest threat for the next generation of "HD twins".

Nintendo has an added value to it's hardware in the form of First party content - strongest of the three console makers. That content will drive the console sales, and I think Nintendo will consider purchasing IP's and quality studios in trouble to make FP content even more attractive.

I thought the Wii U was compatible with external disk drives...

http://www.technologytell.com/gaming/99251/add-more-wii-u-memory-with-an-external-hard-drive/

It is! Any external HDD up to 3 Terabytes HDD's can connect to the Wii U.

Makes your argument a bit weaker doesnt it? Just go out and buy a cheap external HDD and you're sorted for Digital games.

I think the third-party situation will be best measured by the list of major third-party multiplats coming to Wii U in the holiday season of 2013, as opposed to shortly after launch. Give devs times to make decent ports that might actually be worth a crap. Don't worry about games made by teams that are too small to make another version, or games that have been far into development before devs kits were out (Bioshock, GTV). If I were to guess, I expect the usual CoD with a side of Battlefield 4 (heavily rumored for Wii U), but we won't have much of a clue until E3 confirms everything. One thing is certain - the quality of third-party games will be leagues beyond what the Wii has offered over its lifespan. The bar has been set low.

it does. and im fully awar of that but honestly other than huge gamers like people on this site who would really bother? most people i know never would. even if the process is easy its just most people would find it troublesome to do it. a lot of people dont like to mess with the hardware and dont know how. almost every person i know that has a console if they dont know that they can install a new HDD they dont even bother to install a new one. a parent who just bought their kid a new WiiU will most probably be oblivous to the fact that you can install one unless he knows a lot about electronics. 

no it's not.. ninty needs to do wht they do best, and that's release thier games.

as a ninty fan, i've already said i'll not buy a 3rd party game on WiiU cause that's not why i'd own a ninty console.for me everything els is played on PS.