Drop the ball at launch and launch window? Yes
Drop the ball the whole gen? Too early to say (but probably not). Worst case scenario: Gamecube level of success.
Edit: he talks about the launch games, but it would have been "impossible" for Nintendo to have their big guns ready for launch (aside of NSMBU). Keep in mind games take 2-3 years to develop, so unless Nintendo rushed the Zelda or 3D Mario games it would have been impossible to meet the launch (or launch window) deadline, specially without lowering the quality.
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