That's great!! I hope they release a Fire Emblem game soon, too!

"The same sources tell MCV that Nintendo is determined that NX will not suffer the same slow starts as Wii U or 3DS"

Hope is true.

I wonder if that Mario game is a Mario Maker port. Miyamoto made it kinda clear that the next 3D Mario game won't be out until holiday 2017 at the earliest.

I still don't think that the sources have everything figured out. Their wording is very vague and could be said by anybody. That being said, if NX isn't to suffer the same slow start, why are they talking 6 months within the release window. Zelda and Mario should be day 1 games. Especially BoTW which is a Wii U port.

This leads me to believe that NX will have a ton of Wii U ports and smaller games to fill that time period. As for the Pokemon game...I know other people don't see it happening but I think Gamefreak will release a new Pokemon game for NX. Because, Sun and Moon is based off of an engine that already exists with minor upgrades. Essentially, it's the XY engine without a grid based geometric system. The graphic style hasn't changed, I imagine the 3D models from XY will return in Sun and Moon. So, the idea of a new NX pokemon isn't too farfetched. But if it is to be a new pokemon it can't be like Sun and Moon, it'd have to be what Pokemon fans have been wanting for years, a MMO. But even that's farfetched I believe. My guess is that it'll end up being a port or something, maybe a Gen 1 3D reboot.

Tokyo EAD said that they started work on their "next challenge" after the completion of 3D World in 2013. I'm sure they've had more than enough time to come near a completion date for the next 3D Mario. But we don't even know if the game in question by the rumor is 3D Mario because Miyamoto and Tezuka said they wanted to surpass New Super Mario Bros.

I just want NINTENDO to say something about it. This is killing me.

Nice, keep the 1st year without droughts and prove your audience the NX can keep a good library without months between heavy hitters.

The most important sentence in the entire article. If this is true, half the battle is won right there.

MCV should be reputable, but who knows.. so many rumors all over the place.

It said new though! Who knows what it could be. And within first 6 months could steal be a late September release (hell, even early October). 

A Pokemon game that soon after Sun and Moon?

Pokemon Snap ? :o

Hmm, interesting. Miyamoto said that we'll first see Mario NX in a year. Also, I think most recent 3D Mario games have come out in November.

Strange, a Sun/Moon port is very unlikely, so it might be the next generation, but given the timeframe of 6 Months if NX indeed comes out in March the game would have to come out in September which is extremely unusual for Pokémon games...