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Sephiran on 06 February 2025
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killer7 said:
Sephiran said:

I don't know how big a influence Nintendo has over the Pokemon company, but Nintendo would probably want gen 10 to be Switch 2 exclusive, given the big console selling potential new mainline Pokemon games have in Japan and WW.

Nintendo wants to sell games. And Pokémon is one of the biggest franchises ever overall. No way in hell they're gonna exclude 155- 160 million users, especially if Switch really made it past the PS2 and becomes the Nr.1 selling console of all time! Also Pokémon was never the franchise known for being hardwarehungry if you know what i mean! Economically it would be complete nonsense to release exclusively on a plattform barly over a year old with a maximum of 20 million users while excluding 155- 160 million users...

Having a big install base is not that important for Nintendo to be able to sell a lot of copies of a game, given that their big games tend to be evergreen sellers. BOTW didn't sell badly just because it launched when the Switch had an install base of 0.

Furukawa himself has stated that exclusive games will be crucial for the success of Switch 2, and Pokemon is one of their big franchises, so of course Nintendo themselves would want that game to be exclusive. Switch 1 is already getting their last big Pokemon game in Legends Z-A this year.

Not to mention, stronger hardware is the only way for Pokemon games to get a lift in terms of performance and fidelity, to have gen 10 be hamstrung by the Switch would make gen 10 on the same level as Scarlet and Violet. While a Switch 2 gen 10 would be obvious to everyone that its not on the level of Scarlet and Violet in any way.