Mario, Pokemon, Zelda NX Will Release Within Six Months of Launch - Report

In addition to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WIld, Nintendo will release a new Mario and Pokemon game for the NX within the six months after its launch, a new report has claimed.

Citing "sources close to Nintendo," MCV reports that the platform holder is determined to get the NX off to a strong start. To do this, Nintendo plans to have its biggest first-party franchises available around launch.

It has been known for some time that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is expected to be available sometime in 2017 for both Wii U and NX. However, MCV says Game Freak "will bring Pokemon to the platform," though it is unclear whether this is a brand new entry in the series or a port of Pokemon Sun/Moon, which launches this year for 3DS.

There will be a new Mario title, the site says, but there are no further details on this title. Nintendo has also reportedly secured third-party support from Sega, Square Enix, Ubisoft, Activision, and Warner Bros.

The site states its sources are the same ones that confirmed the NX will be a portable console that has detachable controllers. Although that has yet be officially confirmed, multiple reports have supported this rumor.

The NX was first officially revealed in March 2015 and, before his passing, company president Satoru Iwata called it a "brand new concept" for video game platforms.

Nintendo confirmed the NX's global release date is in March 2017, but did not provide any more information. It indicated it is holding back on a premature reveal in order to protect a unique element of NX.

"In terms of NX, there's an idea that we're working on," said Shigeru Miyamoto. "That's why we can't share anything at this point, and I don't want to comment on the other companies. If it was just a matter of following advancements in technology, things would be coming out a lot quicker."