Probably 8. Everybody else will just buy it for the NX.

can t argue with that-   But Nintendo needs to find more titles that will move hardware-  IMO (other than the big Mario titles) they need to use combinations of games is certain genre, released close together -  I rember when Lego City and Monster Hunter Ultimate (maybe 1 other game too) release close together there was a pretty nice increase in hardare sales in conjunction-   neither of those games sold alot of software but they both had very loyal following-  there are a growing number that will buy a console just for Monster Hunter for ex

thetion was how many wii u s would it sell had the NX not been openly discussed or pending by Nintendo yet

I agree with you- it was not going to sell many at all once it was known to be a launch title for NX

Ninty has been around longer than anyone and if they havent been able to get other titles to move hardware besides Mario by now, I am not holding my breath. Monster Hunter doesnt move home consoles like they move portables and even then its only in Japan. Lego City was bundled. I would go as far as to say very few titles acutally boosted Wii U seeing as how that system flopped all around.

Well Twilight Princes moved lotsa Wii consoles on launch, you can bet this Zelda will also move lotsa NX-s. Of Course that is different situation because both game are launch titles.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1235839

Maybe not directly, but certainly indirectly it does. And I'm not sure on this, but haven't most Zelda games come out later in the console's life? TP pushed a lot of Wiis also, I think.

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Was it Zelda?or was it just motion control Wii Sports in general? I'm going with the latter

thats kind of my point. Traditionally they have been released either in the middle or toward the end of the life of the console, so at that point people's mind are already made up and people who were interested in Zelda would already have the system. So sure i guess its indirect(we cant know for sure either way, but ill agree anyway) but its not like a Mario or I would even say GTA back in the day where people are buying a system JUST for it. I think OOT was the last game where people truly bought a console for just Zelda and i could be wrong about that.

For some reason, I actually think it would have done very well for the Wii U if it had released last year. Just anecdotally, I've seen countless tweets, comments, posts, etc, of people saying something along the lines of "wow, the new Zelda looks amazing! Now I have to buy a Wii U!" Or, "why didn't I buy a Wii U sooner? The new Zelda looks incredible!" I presume the people saying these things don't realize that BotW is also releasing on NX. Who knows, maybe this means nothing, but I do kinda think there would have been a spike in Wii U sales if BotW released last year.