Despite the recent hubbub, I feel that Zelda will probably be the big Launch title. I just don't see the Mario title not doing an E3 demonstration first. 

3D World didn't do it, 3D land didn't, Galaxy 3 didn't, Mario Maker didn't, the New Super Mario games didn't....it just doesn't make sense. Some games can go without a E3 like Kirby, but Mario is too big for that. 

Plus with that the Switch will have solid momentum with a big game in the immediate aftermath of the launch window. 

So agree or disagree? 

Agree. Zelda at launch. Pokemon at summer, Mario at holiday.

Zelda and Mario are new games while Pokemon (rumored of course) is a third version.

New super mario bros U was a launch title.
I believe that Nintendo will release a big games almost every month between march and the end of year.
I don t see why people are always talking about march OR end of the year. There is april, may, june etc. I remember that smash bros on gamecube was released like a month or two after the launch of the gamecube.
And Nintendo said many times that they dont want a game draught. We need to use the term launch window, not launch day. Mario could very well be a day one title, mario kart remaster could be out in april, zelda in may. Who knows? 

It also appeared at E3 first, Super Mario (Switcheroo) has not. 

That does make sense, but we're dealing with a New Nintendo here. Their E3 this time around is going to be the Switch events taking place all over, instead of one convention center only. It'll also be live streamed. So I think they'll have more than enough coverage at the pressors.

For me, it just doesn't make sense to advertise a game and not put it at launch...... its Nintendo soooo they might do that...... lol

But I can see:
- Zelda March
- 3D Mario July
- Pokemon November

Then chuck in MK8 and Super Smash ports somwhere in 2017.

This was my initial prediction, but all those pesky rumors kept saying otherwise!

Pokemon isnt coming summer. Nov earliest. Unless it is a port and not a third version/sequel.

That doesn t prove anything. Zelda is a much bigger project than mario. Now I m not saying that mario will be there day one, and zelda at the end of the year. 

I m saying that both could be ready for launch but Nintendo will choose to spread their games, so you can t know which one will be out first.

It s not just about which is ready first, its about marketing strategy. Nintendo also has at least splatoon, mario kart, they will also try to give some space to the third party titles, exclusive or not.

You can bet that have at least one new IP for launch.

And again, all I m saying is that nowadays, a launch is not just one day, its the first months following the release of the system. The launch day matters, but the window also. Dont expect to have every games released on march 17th and end of 2017. 

Sources for this?