Unfortunately there is a rational. Beyond the fact that Zelda is almost always late in coming. With Galaxy Nintendo has the engine, textures, models, and other elements in place. So the time table for a sequel is relatively short. Twilight Princess was at best a port, and at worst an emulation. The game was created for the Cube after all. So it is not unreasonable to see both projects running neck and neck. Zelda had an extra year of development time. Mario can cut a year thanks to having so many components already developed.
Honestly I doubt you would see either title this year, and honestly I doubt you will see another Mario platforming game this generation. Nintendo still has a number of franchises to hit base on before they cycle back to Mario. Basically you get one Mario a generation, and two Zelda titles a generation. The last time I recall more then one Mario platforming game on a Nintendo console was the NES. There has only been one Nintendo Console that did not see two Zelda titles, and that was the SNES.
I expect Zelda next year, and then followed by another Zelda under two years later just in time to make the five year span. So basically I think you will see two Zelda titles before you see another Mario title. This is just a matter or precedent. Anyway it is not illogical. There is a sound reasoning if not an all inclusive one.
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