To be honest the Wii-u wont even be the best selling wii device sold at christmas... I am pretty confident that the wii will outsell it this year. Hype for the Wii-u is pretty dreadful. It can change with just a few games that the nintendo fans really want, but its a question of if they have a big game or a game that is just mediocre. With Zelda apparently dated for 2014, it may not be until then that there is a good upswing from Nintendo fans.
I dont think a price cut is on the table for the wii-u until at least late in the year. They cannot make the same mistake they did with the DS otherwise they will just damage their brand going forward (i.e dont buy it early because it will only drop in price in a few months - which you dont want people believing will happen).







