Fortunately for us, he had the Japanese market in mind when making this statement, where the Wii package excluded a packed-in game and was roughly $50 less at launch* (we paid $50 for the inclusion of Wii Sports). The purpose of bundling Wii Sports was largely to establish the Wii brand with the casual audience (and because most Westerners probably wouldn't bother buying it separately at full price anyhow). Since Wii U has the already established Wii brand, I don't see a need for a bundle this time around.
At this point, I can easily picture them pricing it at $250 worldwide with no game-- making it only $50 more than Wii for Japan, and giving the illusion of having the same price here in the West (which is a much bigger market anyway).
*Since 2006, the value of the Yen has gone up and the Dollar has gone down. Even though Wii launched at 2,500 yen, which converts closer to $300 in terms of today's yen and dollars, they converted closer to $200 by 2006's values.