So with Zelda U and NX pushed out to March - we know that Nintendo unquestionably faces one of it's most difficult holiday periods ever.

What's really depressing - WiiU fans don't have much left to put on the wishlist besides Zelda U/the NX console itself.

Here's how Nintendo could soften the blow

Yooka-Laylee

Assuming Playtonic hasn't dropped the WiiU version and that they're still targeting a holiday 2016 release - this becomes the de facto big WiiU game for the holiday, even if it is multiplatform. It probably won't light up the sales charts - but it should make Nintendo fans happy.

DLC

Shouldn't this be obvious? But beyond more Smash, Splatoon, and Mario Maker add-ons - extra DLC for Pokken and Star Fox could serve the WiiU well.

Tournaments/eSports

Pokken has already put a $100k prize pool out there for it's world championships series. Splatoon had a million dollar tournament in Japan alone. If they don't bring back NWC for E3, Nintendo could just as easily do it later in the year to coincide with the NX reveal. While Nintendo doesn't need to any longer convince people to buy the WiiU, they should keep people excited about games like Smash, Splatoon, and Mario Maker so they'll be hyped up to buy these same games/franchises on NX.

Selects

Perhaps the biggest risk Nintendo runs with a holiday drought is losing their existing audience to another platform. Positioning some additional new Selects for the holiday ought to placate the remaining folks who play on WiiU - and yes also the Wii and convince them that Nintendo. If it were me, I'd release Lego City, Xenoblade Chronicles, Skyward Sword, and Mario Party 10 as selects.

Undertale & Mother 3

Let's face it - the chatter about the WiiU in the coming months is going to get really, really bad. One of the best ways to counter that is with games that have very loud & proud fanbases that will be endlessly happy to be playing Undertale/Mother 3 on the WiiU. These games have very resilient, very Nintendo-forgiving fans that are active in forums and social media.

SNES remix

A guaranteed hit that when ported to NX, no one will bitch about.

How can just that make Wii U owners OK with the situation?

It's literally an "ahh... fuckit I'll play my WiiU for a little longer and get the NX when it comes out type of deal"

that's assuming SOMETHING ANYTHING good NX related is shown before ... November...

Wasn't Yooka Laylee scheduled for 2017 since the beginning ?

Still targeting October 2016 -- means we should get an update/gameplay soon...

I don't think I will be ok with the situation anytime soon. And I'm a long time nintendo fan. But I think this time they fuc*** it up. If they had lowered the retail price of the Wii U from US$ 300 to 200 then the Wii U would sell fast and furious, but no, they prefer to lower their shipping expectations to 800 k.

The only way I might come to grips with the situation is if they in fact release Zelda Wii U, and not just the NX version. Other than that, I think they fuc*** it up. Still waiting for some good moves on the holidays, though, like 50% discount on AAA games on the e-shop. That and Zelda Wii U are the only two things they can do to "compensate" Wii U owners.

A new Kirby game where the world is cute and all the bosses have Dark Souls-style appearance and difficulty.

Nothing can replace Zelda

A old Snes game (mother3), that theres a fan translation of already.
Undertale which any PC can run, and if you wanted to play it, you probably already have.

You have 1 real game mentioned there, thats something new for wii u owners.
Thats Yooka-Laylee.

"How to give the WiiU an almost-okay holiday"
Solution: do nothing and wait for 3rd party to release Yooka-Laylee.

Well done nintendo?

DLC? really?

This is pandering to internet groups mad about no Zelda and has nothing to do Wii U owners and a better holiday.

"I want DLC for Xmas mom", said no one ever.