The last console with a strong successful launch was the dreamcast. PS2 sorta shotgun the whole "first game line-up = console success" argument into swiss cheese. Nowadays, it's ports, licensed moneymagnets, and one or two good standouts for the first year til' near the beginning of the second year where the console finally kickstarts into high gear. It happened to PS2. It happened for Wii. It happened for 360 and PS3. It'll happen again for WiiU and the same still for PS4/X720.
They should have sold the Basic Set @ $250 or bundled it with Nintendoland from the getgo, since the way it looks like, Nintendo's punishing their consumers for not buying a Delux Set.