Honestly, I'm going to chalk up the VC complaint as nonissue.
As john pointed out, neither of their newer consoles came with it at launch either, and honestly I'm not quite sure anyone's going to be rushing out to get a Switch for VC games.
Does it kinda suck? Sure. But if you're not buying the Switch for its launch titles or upcoming titles, why would it having the VC change your mind?
They can stick to the Wii U or 3DS, which will probably both have a larger VC selection than the Switch does for a while, and are both cheaper with a larger library than the Switch.