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.

Thing is Nintendo could still innovate with controllers.  The Wii console itself was totally underpowered device and what was done with the control mechanism could just as well been an add-on for the PS3 or Xbox 360. The same goes for what Nintendo did with the Wii U.  I will grant that they have tried things with the controllers, but there would be nothing stopping them from doing that exact same thing with PS4 and/or Xbox One.  Make the compelling game for the add-on controller and it will sell. It will sell more than the Wii U.