Error: This template attempted to load component assembly 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.SmartDevice'

Here is the solution:

1. Open Visual Studio and go to Tools > Extensions and Updates
2. Uninstall "NuGet Package Manager for Visual Studio 2015"
3. Restart Visual Studio 2015
4. Open Visual Studio and to Tools > Extensions and Updates again
5. Install "NuGet Package Manager for Visual Studio 2015"
6. Restart Visual Studio 2015

I got a similar error message when trying to create an MVC Web App on VS2015. Found this solution and it worked for me.

1. Go to Tools>Extensions and Updates
2. Search the NuGet Package Manager for Visual Studio 2015
3. Install NuGet Package Manager
4. Restart VS2015

Hope it helps.