pokoko on 12 July 2015
It would help a bit, but only with people who were on the fence with regards to picking one up as a second console and with parents who know next to nothing about the console market and just want to buy the cheapest device possible.
Otherwise, there is no consumer confidence in the Wii U and that's only going to erode further as rumors of a replacement platform spread.
The truth of the matter, and this is something Nintendo is going to have to address, is that their biggest games are just new versions of older games. The general public looks at Smash Bros. or Mario Kart and thinks, "we already have that on the Wii," and looks at something else. Splatoon is the only thing that really sets the Wii U apart.
