Now that the dust has settled, for what it's worth, I may be fine with this, actually. Though obviously we all got ourselves excited for AC on WiiU what with the timing and the amiibo leaking ahead of time, and obviously this is a disappointment if you think of it as being in place of that... it's obviously wasn't an either/or situation. This game's development had to have cost a tiny fraction of what a full AC would cost. And seeing now the stuff packed in, assuming they aren't greedy with things and make this a budget price, that would honestly make this the equivalent of stuff like Flingsmash or Wiiplay, something you buy because it's "cheap" considering the stuff it comes with. So with that in mind, assuming they at least come up with a thing or two to prevent this from literally being a dice rolling simulator (IE make player choice matter to some degree), I could actually be cool with this.
Obviously I'd rather have a proper AC, but in thinking on it it's not like Nintendo said "nah, let's make a party game instead."