Were the 1st downloadable Wii games for Wii U strategically chosen?

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Ninsect said:
Actually I think it was the exact opposite. They probably chose some titles that they felt WiiU lacks. There is no Metroid, Punch-Out or proper 3D Mario on WiiU (3D World is still kind of 2D the way it plays).

This seems more likely to me.