Think about it:
- The Wii did the same thing in '08; Mario Kart and Smash in the same year, with Animal Crossing as the system's big holiday game.
- The Animal Crossing U plaza expires at the end of 2014
- Villager features prominently in Smash Bros U, hinting at future involvement with the console.
- It's exactly the kind of move post-2010 Nintendo would do.
I got a feeling...