Nintendo having all their games available everywhere a better business than restricting them to a console?

[zorg1000]

Lrdfancypants said:

zorg1000 said:

Do Sony/Microsoft generally sell much more hardware?

PS2+XB+PSP+360+PS3+Vita+XBO+PS4=510~ million

GBA+GC+DS+Wii+3DS+Wii U=430~ million

Nintendo has sold a comparable amount of hardware to Sony & Microsoft combined since all 3 have been in the game.

And dont say, "but thats only if you include handhelds" because this discussion is about Nintendo going 3rd party and you cant exclude a major part of their hardware sales when discussing them getting out of the hardware business.

They never include handhelds. Weird as that drives software and hardware sales for nintendo. 

ya its best to exclude things that contradict your point.