Originally Posted by
Dechipher
That's a pretty short-sighted sentiment, wouldn't you agree? The Wii was a profitable console, and I'm sure the Wii U will be as well, though not as much. The Wii U is to the Wii what the Gamecube was to the Nintendo 64. They'll come out with something else in a few years that won't just be a souped-up Wii with a touchscreen, and they will probably rock everyone's world with that. I think they'd need quite a few years without success to consider dropping to software-only, especially considering first-party Nintendo is what sells their consoles.