@Ryno That's not what I'm saying. I'm excited for Kid Icarus, it just seems a bad time to release it to me. Every Nintendo system owner and their little brother buys the latest Mario Kart game or asks for it for a holiday. I think a lot of sales that could go to the new Kid Icarus game if they released it early 2012 or fall 2011 are going to go to games with Mario in the title.

I do hope this turns out well. It's a game I would like.

I think Fall would be best. Mario always sells better then everything else, it's just a fact. Put Kid Icarus in September/October, put a couple games in late November, a lot of games scattered throughout December, Super Mario has to be somewhere in there, I'm guessing after Christmas. If it was before the Holiday season, they probably could have a release date by now.

By Christmas shopper, I mean that Mario Kart is always a safe buy for parents/grandparents who don't know anything about games and they know it. Hang around a game store for much time and you can tell that a lot of parents don't know much about games, they want to get a game for their kids, they go straight for Mario Kart Wii. The problem with releasing Kid Icarus at the holiday season is that there are plenty of other games for a kid to put on their wishlist other then that angel from Smash Bros with the weird voice and parents are probably going to ignore it.

Speaking of Smash Bros., that's probably a great way for them to advertise the game. "FROM THE CREATOR OF SUPER SMASH BROS."