User blog comment:Tails1/Is Sonic's Future with Nintendo trouble??/@comment-26831136-20130518014945

Sega is probably doing it to help Nintendo recover from the poor sales of the Wii U. If Nintendo stops selling Wii U's, then Sega can't create games for it, and they could lose potential buyers.

With my technical ramble over, I personally like this change of events. I'm not going to buy a PS4 or an Nextbox, and I already own a Wii U, so bonus for me.