LOL wow! A+

This.

Since Smashes release I think I've only seen one post where the individual still thought sales could explode. I think most just believe that sales will grow in 2015 due to all the games, but not make a "comeback''.

Yeah if it's an alternate version of the trilogy where Agent Johnson ends up winning

I think it'll do better than the GameCube, and that isn't too bold.

Let's use a political example: someone makes an op-ed saying "why are democrats in favor of killing grandma?" and launch into a tirade about how the government can decide to "pull the plug" if you become too much of a liability... except no-one on that side is actually making that argument. You have constructed a strawman: a fake target that you can attack.

I doubt it will sell more than 15m but that doesn't matter because I love my Wii U, it has the best games I've played this gen, and I love the gamepad because I can use it like a handheld(i saved $200 because I was going to buy one)

The Wii U is an amazing console, but it's sales are irrelevant to the quality games.

I don't see anyone still boasting here that the Wii U will make a comeback. What I am still happy about Nintendo is their commitment to continue making products and games to the 9 Million people who bought a not-so popular console and not just make a different one all together (like Sega did). They want to make sure whoever bought a $300-350 console is satified with their investment, and I praise them for that.

If you want to know why few Ninty fans have a crack of light of hope that the Wii U can make a comeback, it's because historically the OG Nintendo DS and the 3DS sold horribly as well initially, only to pick it up the slack later in their respected life cycles. Granted Handhelds are different from consoles, so a Wii U comeback is highly unlikely (Do I believe there's a chance? a 10% chance. Do I think it will happen? HELL NO)!

Also, some Ninty fans still have hope because sales of the Wii U have been increasing yearly (albeit by very little), and see that this years lineup of Games is actually better than last years. And also the Wii U is still technically ahead in sales of the PS3 and X360 from last generations. But it's safe to say the Wii U won't sell 83 Million worldwide at the end of this Generation (considering the fact the 7th generation was effing 7-8 YEARS LONG since X360 launched 2005 and the Wii U launched in 2012. We are barely starting the 3rd-4th year of this generation). I say it has a shot of selling 17-20million worldwide. Nintendo looks like it's closer everyday in making a new console, so they'll probably kick start the next generation prematurely (2016 is my educated guess).

P.S. I still don't understand what you mean by "No Hope" if people are still buying the Wii U, Nintendo is making a good profit off it (better than every X1 sold), an AWESOME lineup of games is due this year, and Nintendo is being smart in not discontinuing it and not writing it off as a giant loss. 

What do you mean by "comeback"? I expect it to sell about 25m lifetime, but I wouldn't consider that a comeback necessarily..

Because faith moves Mountains.

People need something to hold on, it's like when we used to have faith that Last Guardian would be released, some people still have it, the same for Wii U comeback.