“but it remains too underpowered and too expensive when compared to PS4 and XBox One.”: The average consumer would be hard-pressed to declare what is “underpowered” about the Wii U without looking at a spec sheet. Meanwhile, you can buy an Xbox One (without Kinect) with no game for $399, or a PS4 with no game for $399…or you could buy a Wii U bundle with Mario Kart 8 and an extra controller and another free game for $329. I don’t see how you can say with a straight face that the Wii U “too expensive.”

“Hence, I continue to expect to see Nintendo struggling along at the back, while the main event remains the two horse race between Microsoft and Sony.”: As of June, the PS4 install base is 8.1 million, the Wii U is at 6.4 million, and the Xbox One is at 4.6 million. Until the Xbox One outsells the Wii U, this is hardly a two-horse race. And most people declared that Nintendo won E3 this year, and Super Smash Bros. is another hit game due out this holiday season. I think the race is far from over.