Dude... Nintendo was ranked hire than both Activision OR EA in terms of pure revenue from software. They are a monolithic software giant. THey ranked only behind Sony computer entertainment and Microsoft Studios both whom have been cranking out AAA titles every year. phenominal games at that. 

Reply hazy try again.

The only people who seem to want Ninty to go 3rd party are Sony/Microsoft fans who either: want to play Nintendo games on their chosen hardware (the Wii U's cheap enough, just buy one you tightwads!) or understand that going 3rd party would spell the end of Nintendo and want them to commit suicide.

I don't think anyone truly believes that it would be a good business decision, after all; if the 3rd parties made the most money, then nobody would make consoles at all.

There is nothing the matter with your humility.  I did not say you were ignorant as a way to insult you; I said you were ignorant as a description of your apparently near-total lack of knowledge and insight concerning the topic of this thread.  That is what ignorance is, and since I trust that that ignorance has been replaced with understanding, I am happy that that transition has happened. 

Fair enough.

Have you played their games over the last decade? Most of them suck. Also, do you know why Sega is profitable again? It's because they were bought out by Sammy. That's the moment they returned to profitability. The problem is they weren't Sega anymore. They refuse to exploit most of their classic franchises except when they're re-releasing old games. They refuse to create anything refreshingly new. A lot of their talent has left including Yu Suzuki and both of Sonic the Hedgehog's creators. As much as I loved Sega as a kid and as much as I would hate to say it. Sega isn't Sega anymore. They're just another wannabe Western publisher who occassionally reminds people who they once were. They're just a name.

Again, I understand why Sega left the console market. They had to. It wasn't a choice anymore. With Nintendo, they don't have to leave. They still have a choice and unlike Sega, Nintendo knows how to moke money from their hardware.

As much as people like to claim otherwise, this is the first time I've actually seen a thread that is seriously contemplating whether or not Nintendo going 3rd party would be a good idea...and it's from a Nintendo fan funnily enough.

Anyway, no. It wouldn't be a good idea for them at all.

Okay, I hate to go off topic and make lists but this myth that Sega makes games that suck ever since they went third party is so far from the truth.

Jet Set Radio Future, Skies of Arcadia Legends, Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, Sonic Advance 3, Nights: Journey of Dreams, Sonic Colours/Generation/Secret Rings, Valkyrie Chronicles series, Yakuza series, Super Monkey Ball series, Rhythm Thief, Football Manager series, Hatsune Miku series, PSO 2, Total War series, Resonance of Fate, Mario and Sonic, Bayonetta, Madworld, Vanquish, Sonic and All Stars and Company of Heroes 2.

Oh and I'm very much looking forward to all the Persona goodness Sega has waiting for us in 2014.

Sega currently have more software devs with more ability than they ever had during their console making days. Sega has changed for the better.

On topic, Sega's financial performance shows that it is possible to be more profitable going software only. It in no way provides any evidence that going third party makes a company less profitable.

I use to want this, but no more. Nintendo is the last console maker that has free online and free BC. If they go down, the industry will get so greedy, it'll end up eating itself to death.

I like you.

Too bad Nintendo is getting on the DLC bandwagon. I much prefer expansions like New Super Luigi U.