Nintendo Tvii delayed till December

It begins.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/16/nintendo-tvii-delayed/

Quote :

Wii U owners can expand the storage capacity of their systems by adding their own USB external hard disc drives. Downloadable content for select games, such as additional levels or maps, will roll out in December following a system update. Wii U is backward compatible with almost all Wii™ games and Wii accessories.

Video on Demand: In the coming weeks, an array of favorite movies and TV shows will become available to Wii U owners on Amazon Instant Video and to Hulu Plus and Netflix subscribers. These services will also be accessible from Nintendo TVii. Wii U owners will also be able to watch YouTube videos and channels through the YouTube application, as well as sign in to their account and control the application with the GamePad. Wii U owners who have connected their systems to the Internet will receive a notification as each video application becomes active.

Nintendo TVii: In December, Nintendo will activate this unique application that will transform how people find, watch and engage with TV shows, movies and sports. Nintendo TVii makes watching TV simple and fun by bringing together a program guide, remote control and social interaction into one, seamless second-screen experience on the GamePad. Nintendo TVii comes with Wii U at no additional charge and requires no additional equipment. It works with existing cable and satellite channels. Viewers can engage with others in a variety of ways, such as commenting on moments as they happen on live TV, and then sharing those thoughts via Miiverse, Facebook and Twitter. Users can also discover more about what they're watching, as information from a variety of sources is automatically linked to the program they are watching, including sports data. Nintendo TVii is customizable for every member of the family.

I just logged onto here to post about this. Am I the only one experiencing Deja Vu? How much other functionality that was either promised or implied will we not see until months or years after launch?

hence my, "It Begins." Nintendo has got to be the only hardware company that doesnt launch with the feature set announced.

Hell, Moffit just 3 days ago said it would be there at launch!

At first glance this is a bad thing, but I'm glad Nintendo delays stuff so it doesn't launch with glitches/bugs/crashes like um...those other guys. Would you rather wait a few more weeks for a better experience or demand it now, have problems, and have analysts doom it? It does suck that they announced it would be at launch and now isn't. It should have been ready but if it isn't, better to hold it back a few weeks. We still are getting online play, backwards compatibility, Miiverse and eshop all day one. That should keep you busy for a few weeks until TVii is available.

Yeah until they tell me tomorrow that Miiverse is not coming either. :\
No too big a deal to me since I don't watch digital cable, or TV and my ps3 has HD Netflix already...

Still not reassuring for those who like to look on the bright side... sometimes.