Great that Reggie is aware of it. Now the real question; is Nintendo aware of it?

Then stop being lazy.
Theres probably a buildt in emulator already on the switch, that can play snes/gba ect games.
Just release the "fan made" translation of Mother 3 (GBA).

You could probably get this done in a day or so.
And while your at it, if your gonna sell it in physical form, include the NES+SNES (mother1+2) games, so its a small cheap collection with all 3.
20$ for a collection of such old games seems fair, do that and win some good will from your consumer base.



Also to animal crossing fans:
"We see tremendous opportunity in using the mobile platform to introduce IP to consumers "
Looks like a mobile phone game is comeing.

More like do they give a rats ass? and are they willing to just sell you the fan-made translation (they have before sold users roms).
Less than a days work I think.... just do it and get it done, its been forever and fans keep bringing it up (doesnt seems like nintendo cares).

I came into the thread to say this. Reggie is just a marketing dude, he has nothing to do with development.

I'd expect Animal Crossing to arrive next year. Pokemon Gen 8 guarantees one 10 million plus seller for Switch in 2019, Animal Crossing would be another.

EDIT: Plus, given it's an EPD (Entertainment, Planning & Development, formerly EAD & SPD) title, it makes sense it isn't ready yet. EPD had a bumper year last year and are having a quiet year this year, so expect to see more from them starting in the second half of 2019.

Is he also aware that the 2018 line up is terrible?

Animal Crossing in 2019.
Mother 3 n-e-v-e-r

Looking at the major 10 million plus sellers on 3DS, I think Animal Crossing is a safe-bet next year. Nintendo tended to launch one or two games a year that would either sell more than 10 million or get close to that mark:

2011: 2 – Mario Kart 7 17.04 million, Super Mario 3D Land 11.96 million
2012: 1 – New Super Mario Bros 2 12.61 million
2013: 2 – Animal Crossing: New Leaf 11.69 million*, Pokemon X&Y 16.29 million
2014: 1 – Pokemon OR/AS 14.06 million [Super Smash Bros 4 – 9.2 million]
2015: 0
2016: 1 – Pokemon Sun/Moon 16.1 million
2017: 0 [Pokemon US/UM 7.5 million]
*(2012 in Japan)

2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 all had one or two major hits which landed in the 9 million or more range. 2015 didn't have any, but 2016 had Sun/Moon and 2017 had the Ultra versions, which I suspect Nintendo hoped would sell somewhere around 10 million. Looking at Switch, here's how the probable 10 million sellers club is shaping up so far:
2017: 3 - Super Mario Odyssey 10.41 million, Mario Kart 8 DX 9.2 million, Zelda: BotW 8.48 million [9.98 m with Wii U version]
2018: 2 - Pokemon Let's Go E/P [10-20 million], Super Smash Bros Ultimate [10-15 million]
2019: 2 - Pokemon Gen 8 [15-20 million], [Animal Crossing Switch - 10-12 million]

loot box reggie, the weakest link in Nintendo of America.

I want freaking F-Zero!!!!!!!!!!!!!!