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They could, but they would probably not be making some games that don't sell very well like Pikmin and Metroid. In order for a game to be successful as a third party, they need to sell more units than they would as a first party to be successful. It's why the Tomb Raider was considered a flop to Square Enix even though it sold over 3 million units.