All seems a bit doom and gloom on the Wii U front doesn't it? However after actually playing one the other day it seems on a par with the Xbox360 and PS3 so I guess that's why!

I reckon sales will pick up later in the year at christmas !!

I need Nintendo to tell us more about it, what it can do and it's future roadmap - I really can't see a reason why I'd want one right now - I'd hate to see them leave the console market, but they're just running in self destruct mode right now - the console lacks identity.

3dcandy
All seems a bit doom and gloom on the Wii U front doesn't it?

Yes - simply put YES.

MrNeil
I reckon sales will pick up later in the year at christmas !!

I doubt it. Most will continue using the Wii (if they have one) and will buy an Xbox720 or ps4 if they are in the market for something new this Xmas

The trouble is Nintendo held back on first party releases (other than the Mario game) to give the 3rd party games a chance and 3rd party developers are holding back as the Wii-U isn't selling.

The Wii-u seems to be equivalent to the 360 and PS3 in terms of power, but from the PS4 announcement I don't really see the PS4 as such a big leap ahead of the PS3 as the PS3 was of the PS2 (And I think the biggest problem Sony had with the PS4 announcement was that there was too much crossover with the PS3)

The more I use the Wii U, the more it grows on me.

Black Ops 2 is very different to the PS3 and 360 versions! The dual screens make things very interesting. Assassin's creed is good, Zombie U and NintendoLand is also fun on multiplayer. Lego City will be coming out soon and then Super Smash Bros and MarioKart 8. I don't think it's doomed. Let's not forget the N64 had the same things said about it until Goldeneye arrived.

Shame about Crysis 3, but that sounds like EA politics rather than Nintendo's failing.