So a retailer near me is offering (what is obviously a clearance) the Wii U basic Skylanders Pack for $AU170.  For reference, EB games Australia is offering the Wii U Basic without Skylanders for $AU250 used.

I own a Wii (2 actually, but one appears to be broken), so already have Wiimotes, nunchucks, a sensor bar and a couple of games I have yet to play (in additon to those I have). I would likely be interested in Mario, will probably skip Mario Kart, may grab Smash, and will be all over Zelda like a rash.  As such, this console might just pass the old 'you should want games costing more than the console itself' test. I already own a PS4 and Xbox One. As it stands I have insufficient time to play games for my existing consoles, letalone consoles from last generation (got them all) or Steam. So there is no pretending I need a Wii U. Also have a 3DS.

So I have a couple of questions.  

1. What features do I literally miss out on by having a Basic instead of a Premium?  Feel free to list obvious and more nuanced ones.

2. Are there games you feel I should definitely be considering (I enjoy very high production value platformers like Mario or Banjo Kazooie)? Realistically I'm likely to leave racing games and shooters to the consoles with more power.

3. Any other factors that could or should influence my thought process on this?

4. Though I cannot imagine a price close to this anytime soon, is there some sort of price drop speculation of note that could lead to a lower price of entry in future?

5. Are there accessories or things I will require not factored into the price?

I really do welcome opinions on both sides of the argument - I concede of all next generation consoles I am least knowledgable about the Wii U, beyond knowing it has some fantastic exclusives already.

Which retailer?

1) Memory size is bigger on premium, they also included a console stand and chargeing stand for the gamepad on premium.

2) ZombiU is in most bairgain bins at the moment, still a great game, dont pass it up.

3) Do you plan on buying a tonne of digital content? (memory size consideration)

4) no, nothing beyond wishful thinking and/or clickbait, no solid evidence to suggest it at all.

5) nothing beyond the stands, and theyre optional really, i would say get a cheap screen protector for the gamepad though, beyond that just buy a cheap high capabity sd card.

Hah saw this deal myself, if I didn't already own one I would jump on it.
Difference between Premium and Standard is 8gb vs 32gb+accessories which you shouldn't need.
You definitely won't find it cheaper anytime soon, Christmas might have similar deals.
Might list some games soon.

Buy it.
it is cheap and games are here or will be here soon and in great shape. Only limitation is memory size. if you like download ones you will have to buy a memory stick or portable hard drive. i bought 64Gb memory stick on ebay for £25 and it is working perfectly.

Kmart!

Games you should consider when buying
Bayonetta 1+2
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Devil's Third
Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze
Dr Luigi
Fatal Frame V
Hyrule Warriors
Kirby and the rainbow curse
Lego City Undercover
Mario and Sonic 2014
Mario Kart 8
Mario Maker
Mario Party 10
Mario vs DK
NES Remix 1+2
New Super Luigi U
New Super Mario Bros U
Nintendoland
Pikmin 3
Pullblox World
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Scribblenauts Unmasked
SMT x Fire Emblem
Sonic Lost World
Splatoon
Star Fox
Super Mario 3D World
Smash Bros WiiU
Zelda U
Wind Waker HD
Wonderful 101
Wii Fit U
Wii Party U
Wii Sports Club
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Yoshi's Woolly World
ZombiU

Hope I didn't miss any. Obviously I stuck to exclusives because that's what will determine the purchase.
If there is enough games there you like to warrant a purchase you should definitely go ahead.

I'd grab it - then attach a harddrive to the wii u. $170 is a bloody steal - especially the superb backlog of games you must play

Stop jabbering and buy it! I said in the other thread they won't last long. Plus it's Thursday night so they'll still be open.

I'd forgotten about the italics ones!

Any particular recommendations on the others (and why)?