To anyone saying "this is what happens from delaying Rayman", just stop. That has nothing to do with it. NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. At least by going multiplatform Ubisoft learned that a console with install base of 3 million can outsell 2 consoles with install base of 75 million. Unfortunately, that still wasn't very much, just a "tallest midget in the room" scenario.

Had Rayman stayed exclusive, it would have appeared the game just didn't sell on Wii U- but by being multiplat at least the blame lies all around, not JUST Nintendo. Now they can't single the Wii U out if they make a sequel to Legends, because it actually sold more than the others, even though its sales were still abysmal.

Splinter Cell Blacklist was a phenomenal game too. And dare I say the best version was on the Wii U, even without local co-op. Yet it didn't sell much on any console. 10,000 is REALLY low for Wii U sales, but I believe the attach rate is actually higher, which shows promise for when the install base finally grows.

I blame the popularization of games like Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto. There are dozens and dozens and dozens of millions of people who own gaming consoles, who aren't actually what one would consider a "gamer". They don't know what any game is except the largely advertised mega-budget franchises, like CoD and GTA. They buy those games, then claim "it's the best game in the world!" because they've never played anything better. A PBJ is great, until you finally taste a steak dinner. And these people have never seen or heard of beef in their lives.

Therein lies the problem. Tens of millions of "gamers" only know and buy super-hyped mega-budget pop-games, and everything else just falls on deaf ears, even Splinter Cell. They don't know how good it is- if they did, they'd buy it.

These are the same people who bought a Wii then sold it because they thought there was nothing but shovelware. They're uninformed. A REAL gamer knows about Mario Galaxy 1 and 2, knows about Zelda Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword, knows about Metroid Prime Trilogy and Other M, knows about NSMB Wii, about Xenoblade, and Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn, about Monster Hunter Tri, about Resident Evil 4. A REAL gamer knows great games, while the uninformed "pop-gamer" knows nothing but the corporate mega-budget releases.