Nintendo’s new president, Tatsumi Kimishima, is finally talking to the American media, and he has something important to say to Wii U owners.
Mirroring the statements of the previous president, Satoru Iwata, Kimishima reaffirmed Nintendo’s commitment to the Wii U, particularly making sure Wii U fans are satisfied by continuing to give it games.
This is in response to a question from Time Magazine on how long they intend to keep supporting the game. Kimishima does not mince words about the expected 10 million hardware sell through for the Wii U. This is, quite simply, one tenth of what the Wii sold.
In his own words, this is why Kimishima’s Nintendo will continue supporting the Wii U:

"What I want to do, I think our first job right now is to make sure that the customers, those 10 million customers who have a Wii U at home have software to play. And we need to make sure that they are satisfied with their purchase and continue to enjoy playing on this platform. So we can' just abandon them and say, 'Hey, it's time to move on to the next thing."