Galaxy 2 was a good choice. Not enough people made the jump from Galaxy 1 to 2. Despite that -- this was probably the best title for Nintendo to release first as it gives them a good idea of the max amount of sales they could really expect from more Wii titles in the eShop.
I do think VC releases do fulfill some purpose in helping Nintendo gauge which of their other IPs are strong or not. Obviously Punch-out should have some resurgent popularity because of Little Mac in Smash Bros.
I predict NX launches in 2017 - not 2016







