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NintendoPie on 24 January 2012
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spurgeonryan said:
NintendoPie said:
UncleScrooge said:


Pikmin and Mario Bros. are made by the same team though. So I would expect Iwata at one day entered the room screaming "the 3DS isn't selling because it's got no games! Quick make a Mario title for the Wii u launch" and now they will finish Pikmin after Mario Bros. Mid 2013 seems possible for Pikmin (you are right it's far into development probably) but they need Mario for launch to justify the higher price point of the Wii u. I also agree about Mario Kart. In my mind these release dates make sense considering development time:

2012 - Super Mario Bros. Mii 

2013 - Pikmin, Mario Kart U

2014 - 3D Mario, Smash Bros., Animal Crossing

2015 - Zelda

This is just of the top of my head of course. Feel free to add more games haha And of course we'll see new versions of Wii Sports and Wii Fit (they've been strongly hinted at in an Iwata asks interview) and probably Wii Party, too. 2012 or 2013 should see another high profile game made by Retro (hopefully for launch but who knows)

Very good dates! They make a ton of sense. I think Pikmin 3 could come out in early 2013 to mid 2013. SMBM will most likely be a launch title. The only thing I would switch around though is Zelda and Smash Bros. Sakurai said it would take quite awhile to mke that game and they already have a working model of Zelda HD.

I do not see why Pikmin 3 would not come out in 2012? Christmas in fact. They have been working on it forever! If Zelda does not sell around 5 million copies Me thinks there could even be a WiiU port! Just what I think though.

If they truly do bring out NSMBM at launch then I doubt Nintendo will want to take attention away from Pikmin again like they did with it launching on the NGC. It may but I think they will what just awhile longer.