Why doesn't Nintendo let estabished indie devs borrow their IPs ?

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the_dengle said:
Doesn't sound like a good deal to the indie devs to be honest. I think most would rather continue to develop their own brands than be treated to a one-time payday.

This is another thing I didn't bring up but is true:  the whole point of being an independent developer is independence.  As in, making your own thing.  Most indies would wilt under the restrictions of having to care for someone else's property. 

I personally want to see indies grow and become a big deal in their own rights.  I want to see IPs like Shovel Knight, Freedom Planet, Yooka-Laylee, FAST Racing, SteamWorld, Bloodstained, etc become bigger and more prominent in their own rights.   We need competition for established IPs and publishers, not for the indie sector to just get absorbed into that sector.