To be honest what else could he have said? Maybe it was best not to say anything regarding this at all, maybe he said it in good faith.
At least a handful of extreme fans won't complain, from some post it seems they will be quite happy if they saw one Nintendo game a year.
The more I think of it the more likely Wii U selling less this year than the last (even with a price cut) is seeming more likely.
Games sell consoles. Both Iwata and Reggie agree on that.