Warm Machine said: I look at this more positively. It puts Nintendo in a position where they have to react and plan. Get their ducks in a row and execute against a high quality bar that was set by their competition. Nintendo isn't dead but they have a huge hole to dig themselves out of and they have a ton of cash to spend to make it reality. The WiiU was a directionless, technologically lazy design. Now they have to step up and deliver at a competitive level. That is what is so exciting about their position. Click to expand...

I would agree this is the real takeaway from Nintendo's current position.For a long time many fans have looked at Nintendo and demanded they change in some way. What those fans may not have realized is that in order for that change to come about, something like the current scenario was probably necessary. It usually is.Personally, I see Sony as a comparison. Sony really seemed blindsided by the reception to the PS3, what with all that Crazy Ken attitude going in. Even though Sony did recover well thanks to achieving parity with industry 3rd party support, it was clear Sony still got the message. Until the PS4 was revealed, nobody knew just how deeply Sony was affected by what happened with the PS3.Similarly, the Wii U is the final result of the course Nintendo has been on, in one way or another, since the inception of the N64 hardware strategy. They have at last arrived at the destination. It's time to pick a new one.