[citation][nom]back_by_demand[/nom]If the Wii U is released with the standard crop of Zelda and Mario it will keep the normal Nintendo crowd happy, if they drop a shedload of hadcore games as well that should keep everyone happy, (in theory, you can't make fanbois happy)[/citation]
Perhaps.... but I suspect people that play the 'hardcore' games will either be PC gaming or they'll wait for the next gen Xbox or Playstation instead of splashing out on the Wii-U, which despite it's fancy hardware will still essentially be a casual gaming experience when compared to what MS and Sony will be wielding.
As far as I can tell,Nintendo are still marketing the Wii-U toward the same crowd that use the Wii, I'm not sure if that will work, I don't think the people that play Wii are interested in hardware specs or improved graphics, they'll happily play their old Wii console if the games are fun. They'll have to push the sell on HD experience and their new controller gimic.