During today's Nintendo Direct stream, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced that Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze won't make its original launch date.
The debut of Grand Theft Auto V, the rise of the young Andrew Wilson as EA's new CEO, and the death of former Nintendo chief Hiroshi Yamauchi are events that are disconnected from each other. But they happened against the backdrop of change in the modern video game biz.
The $350 Deluxe Wii U outsold the $300 Basic Wii U. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata believes that means that consumers don't have an issue with the high price.