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You know... I honestly don't know. I think it has to do with both trading and the ability to play it on the go. Which is cool for the handheld. But I don't see what that had anything to do with consoles. The main reason was most likely because since handhelds are where Nintendo dominates, that the Pokemon Co. kept them there in order to keep high sales figures.