Is the Wii U going to run out of steam?

With a lack of games, and PS4 on the arisen is Wii U going to be next DreamCast? Or could it beat Xbox and PS4 in sales like Nintendo did last gen around?

No, the Wii U will come out with some Mario games then it will sell like hot cakes. 

The Wii U hasnt even gotten any steam yet to lose lol. Starting March 18th till the end of the year thats when the Wii U gets rolling. As for the PS4...I watched that whole damn video and all I see is another expensive copying piece of junk. Destiny was the best thing I saw not it being on the PS4 just seeing it in general. Watch Dogs being on Wii U is great. Killzone Shadow Fall or whatever...looks the same as a PS3 game and its just a generic bland FPS. We should go the entire 8th gen without ANY FPS games they have all blended together and gotten pathetic. Destiny and Halo 5 and Halo 6 are the only exceptions. Point is Wii U will stand its ground and win the 8th Gen. People have counted out Nintendo since the Gamecube days and look...they are still here. Nintendo will outlast EVERYONE never bet against Nintendo unless you want to lose a bet lol.

I agree with slipknot. the Wii U will be fine once it gets out the next generation of all their flagship games. At the moment they only have Super Mario Bro's U but once they bring out the next in the mario 64 series, the Wii U's popularity should rise with it.While the PS4 did have a very strong unveiling yesterday it left lots of unanswered questions (the estimated selling price and if it has a monthly subscription being the biggest in my opinion) but i guess they still have E3 to give details. I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo tries to counter the PS4 with a price cut to the WiiU seeing as with the current economic situation, people would go for the cheaper option with similar, if graphically inferiour i'll admit, experiences.

I don't think anyone can answer that question but I will say that Nintendo usually don't drop support for their (major) platforms.

The might have dropped the Virtual Boy but that was just a "filler" system released with the purpose of distracting gamers' attention from the 32-bit CD systems and to shorten the wait for the "Ultra 64".

I agree with slipknot. the Wii U will be fine once it gets out the next generation of all their flagship games. At the moment they only have Super Mario Bro's U but once they bring out the next in the mario 64 series, the Wii U's popularity should rise with it.While the PS4 did have a very strong unveiling yesterday it left lots of unanswered questions (the estimated selling price and if it has a monthly subscription being the biggest in my opinion) but i guess they still have E3 to give details. I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo tries to counter the PS4 with a price cut to the WiiU seeing as with the current economic situation, people would go for the cheaper option with similar, if graphically inferiour i'll admit, experiences.Mugzippit

The Wii U will be fine, if history is anything to go by, people will go for the cheaper option in the long run and I can see the Wii U being practically free by the time the PS4 and NextBox comes out. OhJayDubya

Totally agree, not many people will be compelled to pay twice as much

at this point it is too early to tell. The 3ds looked like a failure and yet now it is selling great. Nintendo dropped the ball on the wii u by making it too confusining to the general masses and not enough advertising. I havent seen an advertisment since the thing launched and no one is even talking about it, almost as it doesn't even exist! A slow ui is not helping them out either, but I think after orbis and durango launch and we see what they have to offer I think nintendo will be in a better shape. Even if this turns out to be another gamecube (in terms of user base) I'll be happy as long as they bring some new ip's and games. I think in the end it won't matter if the other consoles are more powerful, nintendo is gonna be in a category in itself which is for the younger players like how the wii was. At this point nintendo is the only thing that is stopping nintendo. I was surprised by the sony conference because sony was putting in features in ps4 that is really seem innovative. I really hope nintendo will be able to put those on the wiiu.

The Wii U never had much steam in the first place. Had it launched with a major first party game(Wii had Twilight Princess for that), it would be doing better. Nintendo will have something at E3 to help the Wii U regain its lost strength and more. Nothing like a 3D Mario game to get the ball rolling.

IF they bring the games I will support them.  I am sure that goes for all of us here.  With their recent announcements I will almost certainly buy the WiiU.  E3 will determine (with Smash, Mario, and more shown) if the WiiU is a smash hit for me or not.

The Wii U will be fine, if history is anything to go by, people will go for the cheaper option in the long run and I can see the Wii U being practically free by the time the PS4 and NextBox comes out. OhJayDubya

The cheaper option would be to go for a PS3/Xb360 bundle. At least they have a back catalog.

All that really leaves as the main selling point for Wii U is Mario on a touch screen.

The Wii U hasnt even gotten any steam yet to lose lol.

Master_Of_Fools

You beat me to it. Nintendo better have some fine-looking games at E3 this year.

They just need some good games to come out. They had a good starting lineup in my opinion but they need stronger exclusives.

I think it will be fine when the big games start coming out. However, due to marketing and branding issues, I am pretty sure it will never reach the Wii's level of "steam".

No, Steam is only on PC right now.

[QUOTE="OhJayDubya"]The Wii U will be fine, if history is anything to go by, people will go for the cheaper option in the long run and I can see the Wii U being practically free by the time the PS4 and NextBox comes out. Audacitron

The cheaper option would be to go for a PS3/Xb360 bundle. At least they have a back catalog.

All that really leaves as the main selling point for Wii U is Mario on a touch screen.

Wii U is already vastly cheaper then the PS4 will be. If the PS4 is less then $599.99 then I freaking retire from gaming. Thats how certain I am Sony will pull a PS3 launch again.Master_Of_Fools

Yes. The system is underpowered, the techn in the tablet controller (resistive touchscreen) is very outdated, and the third party offerings will once again be few and far between. It's beginning to sound like the GameCube.ChiefFreeman

I think Xbox will win I talked to a Microsoft rep and he told me what they are doing!

[QUOTE="Master_Of_Fools"]Wii U is already vastly cheaper then the PS4 will be. If the PS4 is less then $599.99 then I freaking retire from gaming. Thats how certain I am Sony will pull a PS3 launch again.MirkoS77

I'm sure it will be fine once they get their AAA titles out there, but until then it is going to struggle. Especially when the PS4 and Nextbox come into play. Nintendo really needed this year to establish the Wii U while it didn't have direct competition, and they totally failed. They should have planned to launch with a Zelda or Mario 64/Galaxy-esque game.

The Wii U hasn't even picked up steam yet. It's just left the station a few months ago. When Zelda HD, Metroid Dread, Star Fox: Slippy Goes to Hell, Super Mario Universe and F-Zero U Will Bleed Out Your Eyes comes out, the train will lift off the tracks with hydro power and blast off to Valhalla.

Should be ok as long as WiiU gets steady stream of games...Whom ever Nintendo is partnering up with, I just hope they don't just end up making "Japan only" titles..cause that will seriously piss me off. As long as they release to NoE..I'll be happy..doesn't matter if they don't release it to NoA :P

*Im kidding* :P

The Wii U hasn't even picked up steam yet. It's just left the station a few months ago. When Zelda HD, Metroid Dread, Star Fox: Slippy Goes to Hell, Super Mario Universe and F-Zero U Will Bleed Out Your Eyes comes out, the train will lift off the tracks with hydro power and blast off to Valhalla.FFCYAN

[QUOTE="FFCYAN"]The Wii U hasn't even picked up steam yet. It's just left the station a few months ago. When Zelda HD, Metroid Dread, Star Fox: Slippy Goes to Hell, Super Mario Universe and F-Zero U Will Bleed Out Your Eyes comes out, the train will lift off the tracks with hydro power and blast off to Valhalla.Shattered-dream

they just need to release more games for non gamers.....they need to hype up wiifit U....maybe announce wii sports 3 at E3....or a new casual game or peripheral..

as nintendo gamers we will get our awesome ninty games and some 3rd party goodies.....but nintendo needs to realize that non gamers are what helped make the wii as big as it was...

ps3/360 has most of the gamer nerds that live and breathe gamming....ninty has to rely on adult nostalgia gamers,ninty fanboys and a bit of the kid population....but they need more.... they need thecasual audience as well..

for the "core" gamers...they should make zelda more serious....core gamers love zelda franchise....make it tailored towards them.

for ninty gamers..they need to release some online games like smash bros and mario kart already.... 

Joke thread right? The Wii U has JUST released, give it at least a slight chance. Sure it's sales have slowed but Nintendo is on the case and games are on their way.

I remember the Wii U sold 2.5-3 million first month or two but in January, sales plummeted to within 49-59 K. Once they reveal new Mario Kart, Mario 3D game, new Legend of Zelda, Yoshi's Island, possibly new Donkey Kong, etc. the Wii U will fly off the shelves.