Indeed 2017 will introduce well thought out new use cases. I also believe this will influence the growth and the price of bitcoin.
MegaUpload 2.0 for example will help many people familiarize with bitcoin and is just the beginning.
We certainly need a new wave of adoption. We seem to have hit a wall, a bit of a plateau. I hope something can draw lots of people in & we see the price rise significantly.
But, I just believe into the reciprocal of your statement. The price rise significantly attracts many new people into bitcoin adoptions. The adoption boom is already happening, it may go intensive when bitcoin prices approaches $1000 again.