Exactly what I've said. Even if Wii U fails they will just try another angle.

They just want them to fail because they don't like the idea behind the system. But having 3 systems of the same style is boring and we need choice. Its nice to see someone being different from their competitors as a breath of fresh air.

That went over your head..

@bothebo
Really? It went over MY head? I just made an obvious joke about the misconception that Nintendo doesn't make new games. You really think I believe he's played SMB for 26 years?

Exactly my point - I wouldn't mind at all! But from what I've seen from the Wii U, I don't see how having that additional screen in your hands would improve the experience. It seems like the whole thing is just another gimmick and I'm not yet convinced that it will actually bring something more to the experience - most of the games that have been announced so far are ports of older games (except for ZombiU and one or two first party games - I'm always a fan of zombie games, and I hope it won't disappoint). Haven't they learned that a great (but overpriced) console + a bad line up = no console sales (with the 3DS last year)? Nintendo has incurred substantial losses in Q1 of this year, and bringing another console on the market will probably not help (although the timing is better this time around, right around xmas).

So, if Nintendo was to stop making consoles, I would not call them losers - I would call them smart businessmen. I would miss the "Nintendo" feel in the sense that there is always something intriguing about the hardware they come up with (power glove! one of the first console controller with joystick AND trigger button (N64), although not as functional as the 360 controller, the Wii itself, even the freakin Virtual Boy), but it's not always been successful, and a fail on the Wii U could possibly mean the end of the tv console division. Thankfully, they are doing great in the handheld console market, where their success is undeniable.

I wish them a lot of success with the Wii U. I hope 3rd party dev. will actually spend the time to port and adapt their games to the Wii U (in a way that exploits well the unique elements of that console), but it seems unlikely, at least not before Nintendo can prove that the Wii U is a critical success.

Before I go (and before you Nintendo hardcore fans bubble me down for just speaking facts), I need you guys to have a look at the 3DS line up until Xmas... Except for Mario, what else is there for the 3DS? Ok, ok, I am as hyped as you guys about Poke Black/White 2, so let's include it there even if it's technicallly a DS game. But what else is there (in NA - ya freakin japs get all the good games, and I luv you guys, btw)? Thundercats? And you want to release another console in a climate of economical uncertainty, with not enough games to back it up? Does that sound like a good business strategy? I understand that they have to get the Wii U out ASAP, before xbox and PS come up with their next gen console, but it may lead to a disastrous year, and they are already struggling with their shares' value...

If gamecube didn't kick them out the Console business, then Wii U can die a horrible flaming Dreamcast like death, and they'd still survive and be able to make another. Do you not know Nintendo is one of the most profitting companies in Japan?. 1 bad selling console won't end them.

I meant it mostly as a joke cause we all know the costs of these tariffs were passed onto the consumer. But it's seems no matter how vocal we are here in the states our "representatives" don't seem to care enough to represent us. And things are about to get worse.