Wii U!

[A Black Falcon]

Yeah, I wasn't sure that the Wii U would sell fast either, but it does seem to be popular. When I was in Gamestop(s) a few days ago buying that stuff I posted in the stuff I got thread, the guy mentioned that they did have some Wii Us in, and someone said how they'd get one if they could afford it... and the nationwide sales are solid too. So yeah, despite the press's focus on how Nintendo is doomed because consoles are doomed because of the tablet/smartphone future, and with how the Wii U is only a little more powerful than the PS3 or 360 (I wish it was more powerful than it is, honestly, the CPU particularly) so far at least Nintendo seems off to a decent start. That's great, they'll need it once the other, more powerful systems release. Because even if the PS4 and 720 (or whatever MS calls it) aren't anywhere near the leap that the PS3 and 360 were, they'll surely be more powerful than the Wii U. Of course other things matter more than system power, but given that there will surely be a gap, Nintendo will likely find itself right back in trouble with third parties, just like they were this gen, for the same reason...

But of course, the N64 and GC show that equal power didn't get Nintendo good third party support either, so there's probably no way for Nintendo to get that anymore on consoles, unfortunately. But anyway, yeah, I do think Nintendo would benefit greatly from a good start with the Wii U. (And yes, all that press focus on how tablets/smartphones are the future and how everything else is doomed is really, REALLY tiresome...)