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

[Alkibiádēs]

SpokenTruth said:

Alkibiádēs said:

You might want to read the story about Retro's early days on why it's a bad idea to lend out your flagship titles to an unproven developer. Without strict guidance from Nintendo Retro would have been a disaster.

Nintendo gets directly involved with every IP they license out.   Nobody is suggesting they hand it out, walk away and hope for the best.

Again read the story, it involves coke, hookers and more. Retro was a mess before Nintendo sorted things out. The fact that Metroid Prime turned out good is a miracle and not something that's indicative of future projects with other unproven developers.