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Wman1996 said:

If there's anything bigger than Fire Emblem in 2026 (again Fire Emblem isn't big but less niche than the past), it's probably a Pokémon RPG (Gen V Remakes or Gen 10) or Luigi's Mansion 4. There's also a possibility of Switch 2 Sports or Switch Sports 2 or whatever they'll call it. It was not as successful as Wii Sports, but I think a sequel is still all but guaranteed. That's not a big game in the vein of Mario or Zelda, but it will likely sell a lot. 

Animal Crossing is off the table with the Switch 2 Edition coming in January. 2028 now seems the earliest for a New Horizons successor. 

I don't think we're getting a new 2D Mario already, especially with content coming to Wonder. 3D Mario seems off the table with DK just coming out in July 2025.

It's way too soon for a new 3D Zelda. Even if for some reason Nintendo scales it down from the latest two, I see no way it launches in 2026. 

Sakurai will probably be the director of Smash again. I don't think development has started, or maybe just barely has. Smash has gotten to big to only take a year to develop, even if the next game is scaled down. 

Super Mario Maker 3 could happen in 2026, I guess. But it would probably make more sense to give it a Switch 2 Edition and save 3 for late in Switch 2's life or Switch's 2 successor. 

Tomodachi is the biggest known upcoming title by far that's a potential 10m seller.