The Mario creator assures us there won't be a shortage of software next year.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/38895/more-spin-off-titles-coming-to-wii-u-in-2015-says-miyamoto
Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto is confident that Wii U will have a strong year in 2015 as far as software is concerned, with third-parties getting involved in developing more spin-off games.
During the company's latest investor meeting Q&A, the Mario mastermind went so far as to say Wii U's games lineup in the new year will be "plentiful," as the company strives to increase its overall software output. His full response, as unofficially translated by NeoGAF user StreetsAhead, is as follows:
"On development time, we have already completed the step of learning new development techniques. So, we should experience less developmental delays stemming from learning new hardware. From now on, it becomes a matter of if we can use our experience efficiently and one part of our plan to do so is to use 'spin off games', which allow us to use our major title franchises, but create on a smaller scale and we are working hard on making these sort of derived products. In this way, we are preparing to expand on our characters while also increasing the number of software we output and allowing our customers to have their next experiences in certain franchises without waiting three years.
"We are also working more and more with many different 3rd party companies to produce our titles [note: this seems to refer to outsourcing things like asset creation, cut-scenes, etc] and from this year we have begun to work with some software developers for the very first time. We are in the process of creating a system where we are actively seeking outside assistance to help us create an abundance of major titles. I feel that next year's Wii U titles are plentiful. We will continue working hard."
Earlier this year, Wii U owners were treated to a Zelda spin-off/crossover with Hyrule Warriors. What other sorts of third-party projects tied to Nintendo's iconic franchises would you like to see? Comment below and let us know.