@Adrock, that's a valid understanding. Your initial post to Ian came off as, "Your opinion is different than mine! Rage and Find STFU video because I don't like opposite opinions." Your re-post is, I believe, a more adequate response which addresses your desire for some optimism.
I don't like my own analogy so I'm going to try again.
You go to a steakhouse (Nintendo) and get a $60 steak (Dinner). The steakhouse is raising the price to $100 and including a few service extras like secluded seating, live music, romantic view etc.
Husband: "I like my $60 steak, I don't want to pay $100 ($60 game, 2x$20 Figurine) for the same steak, especially when I can get a competitors steak for $20 (Rayman Legends).
Wife: "Some of those options sound nice and could be romantic. Let's give it a chance, it could be worth $100.
Reality: Neither wants to pay $100 for the steak, but if the execution is good, they could still enjoy getting the $100 steak. So it is all about execution for Nintendo.
I actually think this would have been a much better idea to pull off with the Wii when they had a huge userbase. Then if the figurines would work on Wii U games, it may give people a reason to get a Wii U because they have all these figurines laying around and would like to get more value out of them. As it is, I don't think this will convince people to buy Wii Us.