| StarDoor said:
From this, I think it's likely that Pokémon was one of the main factors in Nintendo deciding to design the Switch as a home console/handheld hybrid in the first place. Pokémon is the only first-party series that has never had a significant presence on Nintendo's home consoles, and it's also their second most-popular franchise. Game Freak always refused to make fully-fledged Pokémon games on Nintendo's consoles because it clashed with their design philosophy, but now Game Freak has exactly what they want: A console that lets people come together and battle/trade. I don't think it's a coincidence that Masuda was talking about this (how they'd consider a console Pokémon game if they could get people to gather and play together in-person) in January 2015, just three months before Nintendo first mentioned the NX. |
Nope, other way around.
