They can't release the NX with no games. The Wii U launched with mostly old 3rd party ports and that was also a factor in it's early demise. The NX can't simply go up against the NEO without being fully prepared, TBH I'm not sure if even waiting for a solid launch line up will save them from the NEO at this point, but it's better than releasing at the same time and having nothing to offer.
The NX is not ready, either that or Nintendo is not ready to show it, otherwise they would have by now. They said it was a "brand new concept", AKA gimmick, and that it was would be selling at profit right at launch. They also pushed it back to have more games, and rumors saying it's getting Wii U ports. If people think pushing it past the holidays a few months will mean it will launch with several entirely new games than everyone is getting hopes up. Obviously they are porting ...
If you compare them by install base, Bloodborne should be at 4 million. It has 4x the install base of the Wii U but Bloodborne sold only 1 million more than Bayonetta 2 did. It did not take Bayonetta 2 years to reach 500,000 sold, it did that shortly after launch. Both are great games, love them to death, but sadly they are both Niche products.
@Darkfist Ps3 alone has install base of 80+ million and Bayonetta one only sold 1.2 million over it's entire lifetime, Bayonetta 2 is already about to match that on the Wii U in 20 months time with 1/8th the install base. Bayonetta is also a Niche game that just was never going to sell gangbusters anyway, especially considering how poorly it did with the massive install bases of the 360 and ps3. It becomes plainly clear that Bayonetta is Niche when you see Nintendo's other games like ...
There's nothing desperate about Nintendo focusing on the handheld market, that's where they are at their strongest. Sony abandoned the VITA and focused on the PS4 because it makes more sense, they control the console market so they double down on their strengths. Nintendo can't release a dedicated console mid-gen that's similar in specs to the Ps4, it would be suicide for them. Ps4 dominates the console space, and that's only going to be further reinforced when the NEO hit...