They're doing what they have to do to add incentive for people to buy Wii Us. MK and SB, and other big games like that, will go a long way to helping. But it doesn't hurt to have those extra touches like free DLC games.

But, what they really need to do, after MK releases, is ADVERTISE THE FUCK OUT OF THE Wii U. That is the only thing, other than of course a steady flow of MORE games, that is going to pull the system back up by it's bootstraps.

Registering the 3DS version to get the Wii U version for free is maybe too much.

Maybe something like:

"Register the 3DS version and get the Wii U version 50% cheaper"

or

"Register the 3DS version and a Wii U and get the Wii U version for free"

Well, at the very least a free game promotion is a great plan to spread the word and encourage people to pick up the system.

So with MK8, Smash and (maybe) Zelda this year, I would imagine each would come with a free game promotion. And personally, that's a great idea!

If they advertise it properly then it could be great for sales. Everyone loves free games.

And? Why not just merge the E-shop and Club Nintendo? Give all the feedback necessary right in the e-shop.

They to upgrade Club Nintendo, merge it with NN, and make it available directly from their platforms. That would make these promotions far more effective, and it would greatly improve their online offerings.

Hopefully this is the start of what Nintendo mentioned in the financial briefing earlier this year - providing discounts/incentives to loyal fans. They need things like this if they want to weather the storm and not lose tons of fans with he Wii U.

Exactly. They need to improve their online services and hopefully they will continue to move slowly (but not too slowly) in the right direction.