A kick ass Metroid from Retro Studios in 2013 while the new consoles come out is insanity!!! Too bad i cannot put my hopes up.

HD version of Metroid, Zelda, SSB is just.....

Not really. Look at its size and horrible battery life. That touchscreen is extremely distracting to the user and if it isnt' being used in a game, then it is unnecessary. But I'm not complaining though. I know Wii U isn't for me and I have my PS3 for traditional controls.(and PS4 in the future)

Eh... with regards to the "additional price," Wii U + Pro Controller will probably still cost less than a PS4.

Basic model + pro controller = $350, deluxe model + pro controller = $400.

The Wii U isn't doomed. Die hard Nintendo fans seem to be extremely resilient to disappointment and Nintendo still has its family friendly name, so it's got that going for it when kids as for a video game console but don't want a portable.

The worst that will happen to the Wii U is it'll have lack of third party support, but that's happened three console generations in a row. Or the Wii U will sell as much as the Gamecube, which still profited, just was Nintendo's worst selling console.

Oh I see what you mean, but I don't necessarily agree. Didn't the PS2 still sell 50 million more units after the PS3 released? It's still selling pretty decently in fact, about as good as DS. If anything Nintendo cannibolizes their consoles sales. Pikmin 3 was suppose to be a Wii game for the longest time, and I even bought my Wii for it, but they changed their mind as soon as they started working on the WiiU. Plus NoA didn't even localize two of it's bigger late gen games (The Last Story and Pandora's Tower). Yes DS got Pokemon Black/White 2, but that was Gamefreaks doing, not Nintendo (higher sales if released on the DS).

Wii Mini might not be limited to Canada, could have been production limitations. It's a really cool looking system, in Best Buys and Gamestops in Canada stores are lined with just as many Wii Mini's as WiiU's.

It might not be just a 3D Mario Platformer, Mario Kart is a very likely game, or maybe a Mario Party. In fact, I would be surprised if we didn't see one Mario game this fall for the WiiU. I doubt Mario will be the only game, and I bet whatever Mario game we see will be a spinoff (like Mario Party) instead of anything else, but I bet we will get something Mario on WiiU. Luigi on 3DS.

Funny how this thread starts off with "WiiU is doomed" and now is full of comments like "I can't wait to see the software for WiiU in fall 2013."

The Wii U will be doomed for about a year until the ps4 comes out. Im going to go by assumptions since this is what most haters do. Wii U will sell more in its first year than ps4 and 720 in their first year. Ps4 will sell like the ps vita but a bit more. Mark my words.

I think there is a large disruption in the status quo coming this year with the new console offering from steam. It will target "hardcore" gamers and provide real competition especially on software prices. The core Nintendo audience is likely to be least affected by this disruption. That and Nintendo has already undergone the major transition hurdles, R&D expenditures, sales losses after announcing a new console, etc... 2013 should be just fine for them.

0.8x Wii sales= success. To expect sales greater than 0.8 times the last gen is to ignore the protracted global economic malaise and European crisis. Products are not sold in a vacuum.

As much as i disagree with Pratchet predictions, the smartphone and tablet have taken away a lot of the same purchasing space that consoles occupied in 2006. For example your kid wants console x and tablet y for Christmas but your disposable income is reduced from 2006, both have similar price points and are entertainment devices. Fewer people will choose both x & y given reduced purchasing power, hence why any console that does 0.8 times last gen sales is doing just fine.

Wii U wont be Doomed, not sure how good the mutiplat support will be for it once Sony and Ms set there new beasties of the chain but.