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If it it were like the Orre games and dropped silly badge quest, then yeah it would definitely get me interested in a Wii U. I wouldn't buy a Game Freak developed console Pokemon game though. I've found myself tired of Game Freak's reliance on the same old formula and their steadfast refusal to change it. They're at a point where it doesn't matter if the games don't sell as well. They've already made a fortune over the past 19 years. They can afford to change up the formula.
I think removing the badge quest from Pokemon main series games would be like removing the guns from a first person shooter. It's possible, but then it's not really the same game.
No, it really isn't the same thing. Guns are a defining gameplay element, without them the gameplay wouldn't really work (or at least be harder to justify). But badges? Not so much. The core part of the formula is exploring and battling, those are the things that every Pokemon game needs to have to be a Pokemon game. The badge quest is merely a tradition that Game Freak perpetuates, it's not a natural part of the gameplay. A Pokemon game can still be a Pokemon game without badges.