Miyamoto and Reggie on Wii U Future, New Talent and Ideas

With the Wii U going through a recovery period, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto and Reggie Fils-Aime have spoken on the system's future.

It's no secret that the Wii U hasn't performed as well as Nintendo had expected, despite the launch of key titles like Pikmin 3, Wii Party U and Super Mario 3D World. The system is gaining some traction now, however, after the release of Mario Kart 8.

It hasn't dampened the situation for Miyamoto, as he feels that these difficult times have always caused Nintendo to "find that next new thing. And I think that maybe we're seeing a little bit of that [now at E3]." The father of Super Mario Bros used new Wii U IP Splatoon as an example of the new talent, with the game being lead by "some very young members of the group. They're having a lot of freedom to create the game that they want."

He also noted how the Mario Kart team are now free to come up with ideas and are "doing a lot of experimentation with what they can do with two-screen gameplay."

Following on from Miyamoto, Nintendo of America president stated how he believes that the "Wii U has a very long life ahead of it" with "great content coming", using the 3DS as an example of a system that "progressed and created a larger and larger footprint" through key software releases.

Do you think it's all uphill for Wii U from here?