competition is good for the consumers.....

Because they make more money than sony and ms.... Gaming wise

didn't have the 3rd parties for the Wii either (at least at first) yet dominated there. 

Nintendo shouldn't go third party because their freedom and control BASED on making hardware allows them continue to make high quality games. as soon as you take the wheel out of their hands (at least partially) they would lose their creative power and quality. the reality is that because Nintendo has to try their hardest to make their hardware succeed, they NEVER half-ass software. 

There is far more potential in the hardware business anyway to make money on both ends (soft+hard). They've made money in every single generation of gaming they've ever taken part in so I think a better question would be WHY WOULD THEY LEAVE THE HARDWARE BUSINESS?  why would they go 3rd party? those who love Nintendo games will buy their hardware, and Nintendo (despite the struggling Wii U) would end up losing out on hardware and accessory sales in general

Beacuse Sega and Sega games today doing "great" compared with the period when they had their own hardware!?

Because every 1st party studio make best game on every consoles, especially Nintendo!?

Because Nintendo having full control in they hands with their hardware and software don't depend from others!?

Because Nintendo is making money from hardware and software, even with Wii U and usually make more money than competition even if they sold more consoles!?

Only because of Wii U, even previous generation Nintendo consoles were leaders on market!?

Nintendo will never go 3rd party, and you are troll or you really really want Nintendo games on PS console.

It really simple, it always was, you want Nintendo games, buy Nintendo hardware.

And about that "Most of their systems feel kind of cheap", they hardware is known for good quality and they are rarely broke compared to the competition.

this really; Microsoft spends ridiculous amounts of money on advertising and trying to force their market share in the video game industry, Sony (even recently) makes much less in their video game division then you would expect too

Nintendo with console + handheld gaming is the most profitable gaming company on the planet. And especially bearing in mind their plans to sort of combine the two, there is no reason not to expect them to do well in the next generation

this;

when Sega was forced to abandon making their own hardware they got even more sloppy than prior. A hardware company has control and has a reputation to withstand so generally puts out better material- they don't have much of a choice

however Nintendo is an inifinitely better position than Sega ever was; with the strongest IP's in video gaming and a legendary status in the gaming world. they never have had a generation of losing money and that says a lot

the executives at Nintendo aren't stupid, they're aware that a lot of their leverage and strength comes from the fact that consumers have to invest in Nintendo games AND hardware if they want to relive nostalgic experiences of give their kids that Zelda or Mario fix. I hear all the time Playstation and whatever else fans pushing the idea of 'Nintendo go 3rd Party!" blah blah blah, but they themselves never have sound arguments to why it makes sense. in the current model (for the most part) Nintendo makes money and continues to shell out the most acclaimed and highly rated games in the industry

I get having a Playstation or whatever and wishing you could play a few select Nintendo games without snagging the system, but its an unrealistic opinion and outlook to have for the company. Nintendo is a hardware company in and out, and I find it more likely that they will entirely cease to exist before ever allowing themselves to be pushed out of the hardware market. Again- they have no incentive to abandon it if they still make money from the hardware (and make no mistake they make a LOT MORE from the software as they hardware creators than if they were 3rd party publisher). Japanese people are traditional and often stubborn, Nintendo will not be out of the hardware business until they run out of money which will likely either never happen or not occur for many decades to come

its both; Nintendo does have fantastic IPs so I agree the Sega comparison is poor, but also Nintendo historically has made very acclaimed hardware systems. Fans like them and generally critics respect them. Its a bit of both. Nintendo would lose a big leverage if they didn't have their own hardware. again, a software publisher makes significantly less obviously if they are contracting games for another company who handles the hardware. Nintendo has no logic sound reasoning to go this route when they are fully capable of creating their own hardware and making money per unit sold (unlike some companies currently, cough Microsoft)

Well I can give you one good reason why they should. I won't be buying a WiiU to play 2 or 3 games until its dirt cheap in a few years. Meanwhile if these games were available on ps4/pc they'd be week 1 purchases. Big N is missing out on my money.

I realize that they don't want to pay the competition (I'm hesitant to label them as competitors this gen) publisher fees to release games on Sony/Microsoft hardware but they are isolating themselves from a huge part of the gaming market.

exactly haha, you hear time and time again someone asking this question in a thread about Nintendo going 3rd party and it ALWAYS is some Sony or Microsoft fan who's only interest is in a few of the IPs getting shared overall. well not everything gets shared, sorry pal

OP really just meant he think she is right and no one can convince him otherwise and any good point he will counter with some closed minded thinking like MS and Sony are successful despite not making money really.