>>34647113But they started in mid-2015 (remember, Nintendo were shit-scared that Switch would flop, going as far as holding back a virtually completed WiiU game to use to sell Switches initially, porting everything worth a damn from WiiU over [Bayo 1+2 follow this] and releasing a Mario console outing for it within its first 6 months) If you honestly still think Nintendo DIDN'T tell Game Freak to get a game ready for its first 2 years on sale, you're a delusional cunt, given Pokémon is the largest franchise Nintendo is involved in and they know they need their big names out and pulling in numbers to help sell the thing to third-party developers looking for a market.