Why are some Nintendo fans so opposed to going third party?

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z101 said:
Because Nintendo is the only console manufacturer who dares to try something new.

I like the Wiimote+Nunchuk controls for many games (like Shooter, Strategy, Adventure) and I like the gamepad (being skeptical at first, but now I don't want to miss it). Even the new Mario 3D World is better played with Wiimote+Nunchuk than with a standard controller (or gamepad controls).

If there was no Nintendo hardware I was stuck with a PS4 or Xbox One, that is PCs in a console box, but with worse controls than a PC. Kinect is nothing more than a gimmick (a criticism that some used misleadingly for Wiimote or Gamepad), and totally irrelevant for the type of games I play (Adventure, Shooter, RPG, Strategy etc.)

But I don't fear that Nintendo goes third party. At the end they will make the profit with the Wii U, even the gamecube was more profitable than the PS2.

Definitely agree about the controller innovation. The wiimote and gamepad appeals to me so much more than the pro controller or anything MS and Sony are doing. Good point.