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I never thought I would have to explain Nintendo's marketing strategy to somebody who refused to believe it before.
Dragon Ball and Yu-Gi-Oh! both have more games for the GBA than for all the other systems combined. There are twice as many Sonic games available exclusively for the Gamecube than there are for the other platforms. Donkey Kong currently has two GBA titles, a Gamecube game on the market (Donkey Konga), and 2-3 more in development (bongo titles).
The Pokemon craze was invented by a Nintendo designer and licensed by Nintendo. The entire product line, cartoon series, trading card game, and marketing design originated with the production of the Game Boy games (red and blue). Now most people don't know this, so you're probably going to get your flaming hat on and insist the cartoon series came first in Japan or something, but that's the way it was. Nintendo invented Pokemon, and the cartoon series was literally devised as a way to sell more Game Boy games.
And "family friendly" titles do not sell as well as M-rated games on any system but the Gamecube and GBA. Why? Because the Gamecube is marketed to kids, and more kids own Gamecubes than other systems. Nintendo is a niche company, operating to fill the 6-14 demographic that the other systems often ignore. You can argue about it all you want, but you're just wrong, and I'm sorry that you don't have a clear picture. Instead of getting your asshole all clenched up about it, how about you go do a little research?
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