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« on: July 03, 2012, 07:07:58 PM »
I seem to recall in March or April (might have been May), Nintendo stated that they would not reveal the release date or price of the Wii U at E3. If one thought that would actually happen after they said otherwise, that is on them.
I will say that this E3 was to get hype about the system to the mainstream media, not to gamers. When one new game is showcased for the system that is a core gamer game (NSMBU is as much a core game as Wii Sports Resort, it's made to play casually with family members) and a bunch of ports from third parties (ZombiU being the one exception) and the rest of the games being casual faire, they were trying to get the mainstream media to hype the system with the moms and grandmas and casuals they lost to cell phones and tablets.
Gamers want games, not just Pikmin, despite Reggie's comments. I don't think he was insulting gamers but if he thought that gamers only want Pikmin and nothing else, he's really not listening at all.
Really what gamers want is to know that the 3rd party games won't dry up after 2 years on the market. Unfortunately, that is something Nintendo cannot answer as they do not have a crystal ball. So really gamers won't be satisfied until they know the Wii U will continue to get the majority of 3rd party games in 2013 as well as 2014 and 2015 and through until 2018 when the next Wii is released.