Nintendo’s Scott Moffit had high hopes for the Wii U’s penetration into the hardcore gaming market. He claims that according to Nintendo’s thinking, the Wii U may become the preferred way for core gamers to play their games:

So if the Wii U is in the house, are you hoping core gamers will get into it? Do you think that will work?

Do we want to reach out to the core audience? Absolutely.