Would Nintendo be more profitable as a third party publisher?

[JoeTheBro]

Hibern81 said:

JoeTheBro said:
No no no.

Every time a game sells on the Wii U or 3DS, Nintendo makes money. I can't divulge the specific amount, but it's a considerable fee. If Nintendo went third party they'd lose that huge source of income. All of their games would have to sell much much better to offset the loss of these fees.

On top of that, Nintendo also makes money on the hardware. The returns can be good on the systems in later years but they make a killing on accessories. The wii remote does not cost even close to $40 to make.

No no no.

What do you mean when you say you can't divulge? What do you do for a living?

Well I'm a developer.