That's certainly a disappointment. Me and a friend were just talking about how, if it were to have online, we'd play Pikmin 3 first thing after getting the Wii U. Guess that's not happening. But the game itself looks good, plus it's still got local multiplayer, so at least it's not strictly single-player.
Well isn't that a huge bummer...I was really looking forward to Pikmin 3 quite a bit... Eh, I guess it's not too long of a wait. Besides, this means more polish can be added to the final product.
I'm a little surprised. i don't see why the game has to be delayed and it really was the only reason to get a Wii U at launch.