Nintendo launched the Switch console on March $3$rd$,2017,$ and actively involved third$-$party developers early in the Switch's development, to ensure a stronger lineup of games. Which of the following reasons is most likely at the base of Nintendo's strategy?

Nintendo was building a market where developers could sell their products, and the more developers, the more valuable the market

Nintendo was leveraging the network effect, thus the more players, the more consoles could be sold

the Switch is a network, and its value depends on the number of connected consoles and players, and the more players, the more consoles

the Switch is at the center of a two$-$sided network. Therefore, the more developers, the more games and the more attractive to gamers