Did Microsoft just force Nintendo's hand?

[S.T.A.G.E.]

Soundwave said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

To fans they are, but fans are kinda like cold war soldiers who don't know when a war is over. 

Nintendo hasn't reacted to anything MS or Sony have done in a long time. They simply don't care, in fact Sony/MS are the lesser of Nintendo's headaches right now. I gauruntee you they are more frustrated and worried about smartphone/tablet gaming but they simply right now don't know what to do about it other than double down on the the things they are familiar with (more Mario, more IPs, more family marketing). 

Nintendo probably pines for the days when all they had to worry about were Sony/MS, things were a lot easier back then. 

Nintendo cannot react to Sony or Microsoft without third party. Their second party can do their dirty work for the genres first party wont touch (as it always has been), but without third party they cannot equate themselves to Sony and Microsoft which share 90% of the same library because of third party. I dont people understand enough that if Nintendo had third party they would have a larger share of the overall marketshare on average. Sony and Microsoft can thank their lucky stars that they don't because Nintendo has some of the strongest first party that if marketed properly with a proper share of third party would pose a threat if they met modern online standards.