He's not wrong.
Why is it exactly one generation behind the PS4 and XB1 with a little extra on top? Because the Wii was the same thing to the PS3/360.
Why is it small with a heavy emphasis on power consumption? Because Wii was.
Why does it have a weird new controller? Because Wii did.
Why is Nintendo Land, a mini-game compilation the lead launch title? Because Wii was launched with a mini-game compilation.
Why is it called Wii U? Because the first Wii was a wink, wink play on the word "we", so naturally now they'll add "you" (U) to that.
What's the main selling point of the new console? The controller. Like Wii.
Even NSMBU, they probably saw that as their "Zelda: TP" replacement for the launch window, and Zombi U was the lead third party exclusive, the basic equvialent to Red Steel as a launch title for the Wii.