What if they are not going third party.

[Veknoid_Outcast]

Here's my take.

You have two main groups arguing this point.

The first group looks at flagging sales of Nintendo hardware and believes it could make more money placing its coveted software on platforms where more consumers can play them. In other words, increased software sales would mitigate lost hardware sales. That of course ignores the profits from controllers and accessories, and licensing fees. Nintendo would lose the ability to sell hardware, would pay fees instead of receiving them, and perhaps most importantly, would lose control over the decision-making process, in everything from OS to online functionality.

The second group is aware that Nintendo going third party would be bad for business and simply wants Nintendo to fail or submit. Nintendo's success is an affront to the hardcore gamer. Its failure as a console manufacturer and its subservience to a "real" game maker like Sony or Microsoft would satisfy that narrative.