I do agree with some of his points but he can't be serious when he said that third parties aren't to blame for Nintendo's position (and maybe for Sony's and MS's as well but that's another story).
Yes Nintendo screwed up with their relationships with third parties (starting with the N64), and they haven't really tried their best in getting them to release games on their hardware; But how can third parties not get the blame for this also?
This isn't really all their fault since they're a company that is more so stuck in the past due to an ever changing industry with much different ideologies and viewpoints; which they themselves don't want to embrace (save for digital distribution and their idea of putting e-shop on smart phones and tablets).
I think the reason Nintendo isn't really doing anything about third parties is because of their (like I said) ever changing ideologies and view points that Nintendo doesn't want to agree with. Aside from the guy's (Bethesda) suggestion that Nintendo needs to be more involved with third parties (which I agree) with their hardware and what not, it seems that ninty doesn't want to go down that path of making bigger stronger hardware knowing that, that kind of endeavor will break their bank in the long run even if third parties have been asking for it.
Nintendo is a dedicated video game hardware/software manufacturer first and foremost. If they were to ever change, then Nintendo wouldn't be Nintendo anymore. & That's why I think is the reason, like he said, is why they're stubborn. They just don't want to go follow everyone else's way of thinking.
