Would Nintendo survive if they went 3rd party?

[Mr.GameCrazy]

naruball said:

Mr.GameCrazy said:
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.

But it wasn't considered a flop.

They simply stated that it needed to sell more. After it did, they said it sold well. And when it showed impressive legs, they said it exceeded expectations. Keep in mind that a game like Tomb Raider is much more expensive to make than a game like Mario that doesn't have realistic graphics, and doesn't require things like motion capture or voice acting.

Oh. My mistake. I still think they wouldn't be making games like Metroid or Pikmin though if they do go third party.