I agree with all of this, but other people are gaming wrong because my way is the only possible way. Of course.

OT: Nintendo can't do much right now, it's too late. They could try to ramp up advertising, but it's a little late to do that for this year as the holiday season has already started. Nintendo got themselves into a deep hole this generation, they just need to weather the storm they made.

because profit is nice.  but u dont need growth for a bigger profit.

You lot compare the Wii u's weaknesses to the strengths of other consoles. The U also has unique strengths like off screen play and local multiplayer. These threads are regurgitated like a birds dinner everyday. Same argument, same anti Nintendo bias. Some people do want a wii u and will pay 280. And they have and will. Making it cheaper doesn't take away anything from the xb1 as if someone wants an xb1 they will buy one. If they want what the Wii u has to offer they will buy it. 

agree. But NIntendo still can pay for some random 3rd party games, even old ports

1- PS4/ XBOX1 both have a better, varied genre filled library. Point, blank, period.

2- Next console, make it developer friendly. Put some current and future proof specs into the dam machine.

Gamers love Nintendo games. Yes, but Nintendo needs to realize that the gaming world has shifted to both Multi-player friendly games and online gaming is where it's at.

Focus on the consumer at hand, not the consumer of the past.

They have tried that early on with the Wii U, as well as during the N64 and GC eras... it rarely works out and publishers/developers are putting a lot less work into lower end console exclusives with the recent Assassin's Creed: Rogue being an exception.

No, they don't. Nintendo didn't pay for launch games. And didn't pay during N64/GCN eras. But they can do this now. I mean, not picking the first game that comes to mind, but just a few.

Nintendo has better games in my opinion, the other two dont have anything to offer.

Advertising is also the most expensive. Like I continue to say: it's a double-edged sword.

An argument form incredulity? Nice.

Sounds to me Iwata was panicking not enough of a profit was being made due to low sales, not because of a loss of market share. You understand there's a difference between low sales and market share loss, surely?

While I enjoy Nintendo's first party just as much as the other guy, to say that the other brands have nothing to offer is a little absurd. Even the most loyal Xbox/PS fans will tell you there are a few games coming out of the other camp that they'd love to have on their preferred console. I suppose you're entitled to your opinion and maybe you're not into the cinematic experience but even so, there are still games such as Ratchet & Clank, Sly Cooper, Sunset Overdrive, the Tales of series, Kingdom Hearts etc.

Going back on topic, I saw a few posts saying that advertising wasn't needed. That I find to be a laughable comment. You're telling me that in North America (Can't speak for other regions but I'd guess Europe too), where you still have people who think the Wii U is just a gamepad addon to the OG Wii, isn't needed?

I'd like to think a big part of why Pokemon games and Mario Kart do so well is because they were actually advertised, both at retailers and on TV. Where as games like Wonderful 101, which I rather enjoyed, get no attention whatsoever because their budget simply isn't big enough to support advertising leaving the game in limbo. I'm not saying the Wii U could compete with advertising but it would raise awareness to the brand. At the end of the day, the saying is true. One must be willing to spend money, even lose money, in order to make a profit. Playing it safe never got anyone anywhere, Nintendo needs to remember how rutheless they were when they battled Sega for console suppremacy.

The final thing I want to add is this. Nintendo has already established that they are the handheld king and that title isn't going anywhere, so maybe it's time to focus a little less on the 3DS and put some of those games on the Wii U? Majora's Mask, Luigi's Mansion and a few other titles could have easily found their way to the Wii U to make the library have a little more fluff so to speak. I'm not saying put everything on the Wii U but you can't deny that the 3DS seems to get way more first party attention through out the year, needs to be a little more even if you ask me.