It is simply possible that Nintendo, After the runaway success of relatively small project (If what I'm remembering is correct.) called Splatoon (Or Captain Toad), decided that they will re-organize the development structure to have 1~2 Core team and lots of small teams to experiment with new ideas, small or big.
If that is the case, I expect line up of about 1~2 full price Nintendo main line at launch year, and various cheaper priced side projects.