Would Nintendo survive if they went 3rd party?

[naruball]

zorg1000 said:

naruball said:

All I know is that I wouldn't buy a wiiu/nx, but would buy Mario and Zelda if they were good and available on ps4. Xenoblade, Bayonetta, and Pokemon too.

Thats fine, of course there are certain people who would but which Nintendo franchises will see massive gains by going 3rd party?

 

If their games dont see notable growth than there is little reason to go 3rd party.

I think the real danger is franchises like Mario and Zelda becoming ultra niche and the butt of the joke just because NInty hardware are perceived as bad. In other words, many Sony, MS, PC fans make fun of Ninty games as kiddie because they can't play them and their expressed opinion affects the image of Ninty games in general. So if Mario was on xb1, steam, and ps4 the franchise could grow instead of being dismissed by non Ninty fans. 

I used to be a fan of Mario games, but lately I'm not that into them. The longer Mario remains on Ninty consoles and is perceived as kiddie, the less likely it is that I'll care for the franchise eventually when/if Ninty runs out of options.

As much as people hate to admit it, or even don't realise it, the public's opinion affects our own.

Edit: And to answer your question, definitely Mario and Zalda. Not sure about the rest.