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Seem legit?

Yeah totally 10 9.17%
 
Well, some parts 25 22.94%
 
Somethings but mostly not 48 44.04%
 
Nothing at all, dingus! 26 23.85%
 
Total:109

Very dissapointing lineup if even remotely real. Lack of original and strong IP's is what's keeping me from wii u currently(though i do have access to one)
I dont wanna just play games that are sequels or advanced versions of classic nintendo games



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No we will see more than that!



Switch!!!

Looks realistic, although I expect Mario 3D on Nintendo's next console in 2017.



fireburn95 said:
Very dissapointing lineup if even remotely real. Lack of original and strong IP's is what's keeping me from wii u currently(though i do have access to one)
I dont wanna just play games that are sequels or advanced versions of classic nintendo games


I think there will be new small Ips which utilise the Wii U controller, I don't think at this stage Nintendo are gonna put big bets on software for Wii U. If theres a big New Ip in the works, they won't launch it on the Wii U towards the end of its life.



Not counting original IPs (which Nintendo seem to be trying to nurture as well), these are the existing Nintendo-published franchises I could think of that don't have an entry announced for Wii U yet:

Animal Crossing
Paper Mario
Mario Strikers/Golf/Tennis/Baseball
Steel Diver
Fire Emblem
Wario Land
F-Zero
Rhythm Heaven
Brain Training/Brain Academy
Another Code
Endless Ocean
Pilotwings
Pokémon Stadium
Pokémon Snap
1080 Snowboarding
Chibi-Robo
Sin & Punishment
Metroid
Battalion Wars
Geist

There are also some other third-party exclusives that could potentially get a follow-up, like Baten Kaitos, Muramasa, MadWorld. Plus, there are the Wii U games which came out early enough that they could potentially see a follow-up using the same engine by 2016: things like Pikmin, Rayman, Wii Party, maybe a core Mario platformer.

Nintendo only need to draw on a handful of these plus a few interesting third-party exclusives in order for 2016 to be a great year as well.

If, for instance, 2016 saw the following:
Animal Crossing
Metroid something
Pokémon Snap 2 (I really hope this happens given how well the Gamepad would suit it)
Paper Mario 4
Pikmin 4
Some sort of core Mario platformer
Endless Ocean 3
Baten Kaitos 3
2-3 original titles a là Wonderful 101 or Splatoon
2-3 interesting third-party exclusives a là Rayman Legends or Muramasa or MadWorld or Tales of Symphonia
A decent selection of indie games

That would be an incredible year. It's quite possible for a year like that to happen, too - Nintendo don't need to pour so many resources into developing a new home console just yet and most of their developers should be quite familiar with how to get things running on the Wii U. A ton of indie titles have been announced for the console in the past 12-18 months and 2015-16 is probably when a lot of those will start coming together.



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2016 is probably going to be dreadful for Wii U. Retro's next title will be the highlight. The next 3D Mario will likely be on another system.



TheLastStarFighter said:
2016 is probably going to be dreadful for Wii U. Retro's next title will be the highlight. The next 3D Mario will likely be on another system.


I think 2016 software output will be lower than 2015, maybe similar to 2013-2014 which each featured about a half dozen somewhat major exclusives.

Paper Mario

Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem

Animal Crossing

Metroid

Pokken Tournament

Diddy Kong Racing

These could be the big retail releases of 2016 which wouldn't be horrible.



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I've read somewhere with a interview with Nintendo that the next big Mario game wont be out for the Wii U but for their next console instead. I feel a new console will be released in 2017



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zorg1000 said:
TheLastStarFighter said:
2016 is probably going to be dreadful for Wii U. Retro's next title will be the highlight. The next 3D Mario will likely be on another system.


I think 2016 software output will be lower than 2015, maybe similar to 2013-2014 which each featured about a half dozen somewhat major exclusives.

Paper Mario

Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem

Animal Crossing

Metroid

Pokken Tournament

Diddy Kong Racing

These could be the big retail releases of 2016 which wouldn't be horrible.


...And the game that I bolded might be a super power,especially in Japan!



Looks like a pretty ordinary lineup tbh