Looking at the trends of the current sales, I'd say that the Wii U will sadly be a big flop comparatively to their other systems. Now I know that the console is still technically in the early stages, but when the sales of the system are just under the sales of another that was deemed as a failure (the GC in its 2nd year) then ya got problems. I'm debating whether to actually get one or to stick with my wii. I heard that vwii modding was available, but there really isn't any wiiu exclusive titles that I want to play or can justify spending 200$+50-60$ just to have.
Anyway, when you have the CEO of the company coming out and saying that they themselves are to blame for the poor sales, then you know something is definitely wrong with their infrastructure. The WiiU's release was terrible and there are still people who cannot differentiate between the Wii and WiiU. When I first heard about the system, I didn't even know that it WAS their next-gen system (even though the internals are absolutely terrible compared to their competition). Not only that, but when 3rd parties are flat out rejecting your system because it cannot perform to par with the other systems, that just leaves you in a world of hurt. Nintendo can't rely on their IP's forever to keep them afloat. Yet, for some reason, they still make the same mistakes and think they will still do fine.
I really do think one reason for their terrible sales is that nobody wants to buy the thing since there is not enough advertisement going on for their games. Youtube has not only helped, but I think it's actually been the sole reason for the success of some games (FNAF being a good example). On the other hand, Nintendo severely limits what you can and cannot put on youtube to the point to where they want to be the sole profiteers of any Nintendo related content and shut those down who won't comply. This, I think, has put Nintendo in a very negative light since the gaming community is completely different than it was during the GC years and even the early Wii years.
But, they still don't seem to understand any of it. They continue to release terrible consoles that are piss-poor in terms of capabilities, they keep relying on the same old IP's, they still continue to be jerks about sharing content on youtube (although making their BS program where they make 30% of the ad revenue when NO OTHER GAME COMPANY requires this to share their content), they continue to make poor decisions about their consoles, they continue to rely on their handhelds instead of investing in more sound technology for their consoles, etc...
Either way, when push comes to shove, they will have to make a decision to either start changing the ways they run their company or be present in court when they are forced to file bankruptcy.
end ranting :|