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Nintendo has a stake in the Pokémon Franchise and they like to promote their new products. Switch is virtually a handheld console that is also a home console. The reason why GameFreak never made main Pokémon games on the Wii or Wii U even though it would have been very profitable (seriously, there are demands for a home console Pokémon game) is because they believe that Pokémon works best with social mobility outside of the room.
Switch eliminates the issue completely. There is no excuse for GameFreak to not make a main Pokémon game on a home console. And really, profit-wise, Nintendo has many unconventional decisions that are deemed risky or not worth the money by investors because they are also artists and innovators. Conventional wisdom would had them make PS4 clones with no gimmicks and Breath of the Wild being released early and split into two games half-cooked to maximize profit. Putting a main Pokémon game on a new console has its rewards to be reaped.
And Pokémon is the type of the franchise that is worth the risk.
Switch eliminates the issue completely. There is no excuse for GameFreak to not make a main Pokémon game on a home console. And really, profit-wise, Nintendo has many unconventional decisions that are deemed risky or not worth the money by investors because they are also artists and innovators. Conventional wisdom would had them make PS4 clones with no gimmicks and Breath of the Wild being released early and split into two games half-cooked to maximize profit. Putting a main Pokémon game on a new console has its rewards to be reaped.
And Pokémon is the type of the franchise that is worth the risk.