I predict what will happen is during the holidays they will walk into their local retailer and see these new Wii games such as "New Super Mario Bros. U", "Nintendo Land", "Pikmin 3", etc. And they'll be thinking "hey, this will make a great Christmas gift for little Billy!" So they buy the game, and on Christmas day Billy tries to play the game on his Wii but it doesn't work.
I expect Nintendo is going to receive a **** storm of backlash for having made this new product so confusingly similar to their last. The thing is, there's no way this could have been an accident. They had to have deliberately intended for it to look and sound the same as the Wii. Even the logo is pretty much the same... the only different being that little blue {U} thing that will be easy to miss or over look.
If the 3DS can get beyond this the WiiU certainly will.
We got Pikmin 3 and MarioU certainly looks like a next gen Mario. Good and major 3rd party games were announced like Tekken, Assassin's Creed, and P-100(brand new) along with other major titles that have already come out. Alien's, Assassin's Creed, and a few other multiplats look sharper on the Wii U. We might actually get a good version of Ninja Gaiden as well.
What surprises do you want? Star Fox, F-Zero, and Smash Bros? Even if these games were announced how surprising would it be considering all the rumors? We know all the usual Nintendo devs are working on something, so quit whining. We know they aren't going to show much beyond the launch window anyway, so what is coming out at the launch window is great!
Nintendo Land is a fun and decent solution to Wii Play and Wii Sports. It basically has a version of Pac Man VS, that's enough for me, especially if it's a pack in. The games are fun, control perfectly, and they are Nintendo themed. Don't like it? Don't buy it.
That panorama view is so epic and could mean some amazing things in the future. Not dropping the Wiimote plus means we may get more games like Skyward Sword. The super social online network looks and sounds fantastic, even with a 30 min delay from random strangers. The main controller has sticks, is so light, pretty comfortable, and is essentially classic controller.
We got good stuff and because we didn't see everything possible, it's immediate doom and gloom. You all need to just work extra hours and buy all systems, other wise shut up. I'm glad to finally be able to get the real Tekken, Batman, Mass Effect, and Assassin's Creed to go along with my MarioU and Pikmin.