Well in terms of the DS, i found this little exerpt.

'Pokemon games are incredibly successful on the Nintendo DS. Until now, there have been more than 186 million units sold in the series and the recent release of Platinum is set make that number even bigger. Junichi Masuda, who has for a long time worked on the Nintendo Pokemon series, believes that the main reason behind its appeal is the accessibility and the flavor present in 2D game experiences.'

Link for a further read:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/2D-Is-Key-to-Pokemon-Success-108728.shtml

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Because it's RPG-lite. It's successfully diluted the staples of the RPG genre into a more palatable substance.

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Marketing. The pokemon hype train has been rolling since 1997, and with the games, toys, card game, tv shows, movies, clothing, lunch boxes, etc., that have been selling like hotcakes ever since, it's something that kids are told is cool and that they should like. Not to mention I played the original game it is pretty addicting.

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First...kids dont get tired of it. Second pikachu is a really strong guy. Personally im tied of seeing soo much pokemon games always walking around the same objective, cath'em all. Gosh couldnt they choose something better and actually inoovative?

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Good marketing.

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