It makes sense in this context because Switch is a game console with touch screen and game pad (joy cons) as default input modes. Both of those types of input are not really typing-friendly, so one may expect that the language will accommodate for that and be fully or partially visual.

In the article they say it supports standard usb keyboards.

They are in the space of educational, 'create your own app / game' space for kids. It's a unique selling point compared to their competition.