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I think its possible, but not sure if its likely.
The side effect of the pandemic is that Nintendo's release schedule has been more tight this year compared to other years. They have mostly announced games with definitive release dates (XC:DE, Clubhouse Games, Good Job!, PM:TOK, and, recently, Pikmin 3 Deluxe).
Nintendo is likely finalizing release dates for their remaining games for 2020 and the rest of the fiscal year (which ends in March 2021) at this moment.

I think NateDrake mentioned it on yesterday's Spawnwave podcast, that games close to being done are not affect, but ones that are in early development are affected.
So if you're looking forward to games like BotW2, Bayonetta 3, or MP4, then you might have to wait later for an update or deal with them not having a definitive release date when they show a new trailer. Just like games like Horizon 2 for PS5, no release windows have been confirmed for some of the upcoming big next-gen games. Halo Infinite just got delayed. Things have been unraveling and game development has gotten a little more complicated with WFH orders coming into play.

Not to mention, Nintendo likely had big plans connecting to opening their theme park in Japan this year and being part of the Tokyo Olympics. With both events delayed for the time being, it likely screwed Nintendo's plans and they are forced to adjust accordingly.

Not to mention that they haven't fully solved all the of the stock shortages of the Switch since we're still seeing lotteries and stock immediately selling out in online retailers. Leaving scalpers to take advantage of the situation. Sure, stock is increasing, but we're continuing to see shortages. Its another unfortunate side effect of the pandemic. So even if you have several new big titles for the holidays, its hard to take advantage of it when stock is going to be limited, despite the increase in production, especially during the holidays.

So we'll see how things go for the Switch for the rest of the year.