You know, even if Wii U doesn't pull off moderate success the 3DS, which will probably outsell everything, will pull Nintendo through. The Vita isn't even a competition right now so don't mention it please.

I agree that the name is too confusing for its own good. I think they should have gone retro and named it "Super Wii" or something totally different but that would do the Wii injustice since a wii is basically inside your Wii U.

The price is what will potentially hurt but is currently helping Nintendo and its Wii U. Let me explain, This holiday millions of shoppers will be tasked with buying some game or something for their kids/family and they want to save every penny they can, so when they see that Wii U with Super Mario 3D World and Donkey Kong they will be quite tempted. No, neither game itself is a system-seller but Nintendo has the strongest fanbase ever to grace gaming so that should help out a bit. The 3DS will sell millions due to one reason: Pokemon. So Wii U needs to be Nintendo's focus. 2014-2016 will be Nintendo's strongest years, especially 2014 due to Smash Bros and Mario Kart. PS4 will sell well and it'll probably take top console spot behind 3DS very soon but that doesn't mean Wii U is just doomed. As for how it is helping, the Wii U is still getting Nintendo money as long as it sells 1 game along with a console. So, I think Nintendo will keep that price until MK8 and Manufacturing costs lower to drive Wii U sales. If you worry about any console it shouldn't be Wii U. It should be Xbone. It is $500. The same price as a low end PC like my Dell laptop. So yes, the price and name will hurt Wii U. I can just see a kid asking their parents for a Wii U and them replying "don't you already have that son?". I still think it should have been called the Super Wii, nostalgic and fitting.

I disagree, I think if they don't drop before the holidays, the Wii U is simply done and any fighting after that will be futile.

But how? do u seriously not see the situation getting better when the 1st party titles release, marketing plus holiday deals/bundles? I never said a price cut couldnt happen this year, all I said is doing one during the holidays makes no sense. Either a few months before or a few months after, which are the times 90% of price cuts happen.

Who knows. I don't think it'll go back to the high of 77 Yen/US. Should stay at least this level which will make Nintendo afford a price cut in the West.

Nintendo can surely afford a price cut in the west at the moment with the falling yen. The question is, would they want to? Losing $50 potential income per unit or more is significant cash to throw away. The key would be how many more units they would sell. If at the current price they would sell 5 million more Wii U's through the end of the year and price drop would bump it to 6, I doubt they would do it. But if the difference was 3 million and 7 million, surely they would.

I think we'll be able to tell if they are going to do it once Pikmin 3 launches. If that, and the following software, bumps sales of Wii U's to more respectable levels, they may stay the course. If sales stay awful, a price cut is coming.

Let's go by parts: 1) I totally think wii u will get a price cut this year but in regard to competing with ps4/xone, it doesn't need one.

2) AGAIN, you are comparing sales from a drought period with imaginary sales from ps4, wich has no guarantee of doing any better than wii u.

I calcullated these "probabilities" through simple logic: Wii u is cheaper and has a great stream of exclusive titles coming as soon as august. Ps4 is more expensive and it's launch lineup is mostly cross gen titles + a few non system seller exclusives. by the time the more interesting titles for ps4 come, in 2014, Wii u will already have a great momentum and headstart. So basically, there's a high chance of Wii U beating ps4.

Nope i dont think they are gonna do it. At this point i dont think they can. The gamepad is not cheap and they are all in on it so they gotta hope their new games will get peoples attention and they will see the value in the gamepad over the ps4. Who knows for this round of holidays the 299 version may really take off. It gets them 100 under the ps4. But honestly it comes down to the games. They need to drop wii sports u before the holidays and market it correctly and the will kick but this holiday.

Why some ppl is so sure that a decrease in price will guarantee a huge explosive growth in sales numbers for the Wii U is beyond me seriously,, did all those ppl thought for a moment that the lack of games for all tastes might be the prob here?

Hhmm...I don't know...maybe because WiiU won't be lacking software later this year?

Actually there was plenty of times the PS3 sold around 20K worldwide.. and actually.. some weeks the Wii U is doing better in the US then the PS3 did.. I don't think it will help it too much.. but still.. and a few hundread K Units don't make a differance?? it does if the momentum carries.. and that few hundread K becomes Millions by years end.. and no Point 2 does not exactly counteract point one.. what I was saying is when the others come out.. they will not only have their last gen.. but also Wii U to compete with which is next gen.. at the end.. they could suffer more than the Wii U for that.. or maybe not.. The Wii U might be able to holsd it's own because it is a next gen system.. and will have the games to back it up.. (From Nintendo)