Launch Zelda, Mario for Holiday

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nuckles87 said:

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And they won't be as thirsty as Zelda and 3D Mario audience a year from now.

I would not know about that. Again, all past third versions have sold from 6-7 million units, which is puts the equal to or greater than even the best selling Zelda titles. That is also past plenty of 3D Mario titles, including the most recent one. And that isn't even counting Pokémon Yellow, which blew all the 3D Marios away at 14 million by virtue of letting you start Red/Blue with a Pikachu.

And it's not as if Pokémon fans have some aversion the annual releases, either. Black and White 2, X and Y, and OR/AS were all released in a three year span, and they sold 8.52, 15.64, and 13.18 million respectively. Those last two did better than any 3D Mario. 

So look, if what you say is true about Mario being  bigger draw than a Pokémon game, than that's all the more reason to launch Switch with it. As I see it, Nintendo ought to launch it with their biggest gun, and in March Mario IS that title.

No. Again. You are missing the point. The Pokemon audience is already busy. They are not going in a rush to buy the Switch unlike the Zelda and 3D Mario. Missing a third version is nothing important as they already bought the main games.