Eurogamer heard that Mario Switch will be ready for console launch

[Nuvendil]

curl-6 said:

Nuvendil said:

Well there is the fact that their launch isn't tied to the Holidays so if Zelda misses by only a small window, occupying the May window Nintendo has used recently every year, it won't be a massive failure.  In other cases where launch coincides with Holidays, missin by a few months would plant the game squarely in the January and February wasteland.  IF the new Mario is a true Launch title, I could see Zelda occupying that May slot for breathing room.  Though I am MORE interested on what will come in alongside those major pillars.

It does worry me that not having BotW as a launch title could seriously hurt Switch. Wii U and GCN lacked compelling killer apps at launch, and they never really recovered. Meanwhile, every Nintendo console with at least one killer launch title (NES, SNES, N64, Wii) did at least moderately well.

I think a great 3D Mario with some originality would be a great start (and the mexican Day of the Dead town shows good signs IMO).  And if Zelda is within striking distance could work.  And of course, launching in March means they have time to accumulate a strong library before their first Holiday where they can use bundling to help maintain and build momentum.