He insisted Smash never would make 2014 too :p
It's good to be that way. Expect the worst, then you're happy when you're wrong. If you expect it say Autumn 2015 and it gets delayed, then you'll be disappointed.
So you say Skyward Sword wasn't in development for any length of time? Just because you didn't like it doesn't mean it was bad, rushed etc. It was different, some things missed the mark, but it's by no means "bad".