After watching the video about Nintendo vs Atari, I realized something very important about how Nintendo does things.
Yes, Nintendo does things for themselves a lot. Yes, they have been restrictive to 3rd parties in the past (and to some degree even now). But if you think about it, it's somehow justified. The reason for the gaming crash was because of 3rd parties and lack of quality. Nintendo wanted to keep that in check (and having power over the market probably was part of it as well).
Nintendo does what it wants and doesn't really want to listen too much to 3rd parties because from past experience, they weren't really 100% reliable. Sony and Microsoft weren't in the market at those times, so of course they grew up with 3rd parties. Nintendo grew with their own IP's and games. Sure, they should be trying to re-establish their relationships with 3rd parties, but I think it's perfectly understandable why they do what they do given their past and what they may think the outlook on the future could be.
