I seriously do find Joe's refusal to be a managed partner is kinda dumb. He has stated before that he wants to stay standard since he wants to "go to bat for small guys." I get that he wants that but here's the thing: he could easily be a managed partner AND criticize Nintendo.
But on the other hand, this guy is also right that this patchwork solution is not an excuse for Nintendo. Also isn't an excuse for YouTube.
On a side note, people like partnering with Polaris because they have the power of Disney on their side :P . You don't **** with the house of the mouse xD