It would certainly help sales, but personally, I don't think it'll happen. I think Nintendoland will be bundled (great way to show off the tablet functionality) but Mario is going to sell incredibly well on its own.

A $249 price would be great, but I think $299 is more realistic. I'd love to be proven wrong, though.

I really wish that the wiiu would be 250 USD, but it's going to be 300. Nintendo land bundled too, not NSMB U. Also, I don't believe there will be alternative bundles near launch either.

correct me if i'm wrong but nintendoland doesn't support two wii U tablets...

Bundling NSMB U would be throwing away millions in revenue from seperate purchases. No way. 

I see Wii U launching at $300.
It already includes the console and the expensive Gamepad.
I could see it launching with Nintendo Land. I don't see it launching with more than one game. Nintendo wants to keep the price low, and they want to make profit.

NSMBU wont be bundled Wii Sports style, if thats what the OP is saying.

It will have a timed bundle, with a Red Wii U/ Gamepad... But no sustained bundle.

You can be sure that retailers will create their own bundles regardless if the demand is high enough.

You'll get Nintendo Land + system for $299.99. I pretty much gauruntee it.

NSMB U they need to make them some $$$$. Sure Pikmin is a darling on message boards like these, but bottom line is a game like that isn't selling jack all.

They need to get back into profitability next year and NSMB U selling 3-5 million units (for the fiscal year end) at $59.99 a pop goes a long way in helping them hit that.

You can see the history of releases here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System#North_American_bundle_packages

There were times they packed in 2 games.  And they did a Duck Hunt/Super Mario Bros. bundle in the past also.

If they're smart they'll bundle the wii-u with nintendoland AND black ops with a pro controller for 350. Immediate profit? no; but if you really want to cut into that 360 fan base...