Originally Broadcast 2011/08/26: With Nintendo's most recent quarterly report showing a severe loss, the news that NX won't be at E3, but will be released in March 2017, media pundits and "fans" alike are again predicting the death of Nintendo. Here's an early episode from one of the more recent times something like this happened. Our answers remain the same, but still people ask: Should Nintendo Go Third Party?
In a word, no, but don't worry: we'll totally qualify that position.
Nintendo's financial troubles in 2011, and initially slow sales of the 3DS, followed by its steep price cut have renewed perennial calls for the company to forego the hardware market and release its titles on other platforms.
SeanOrange and Vinnk discuss whether or not such a move would be vialbe for Nintendo, and if the company is leaving a lot of money on the table by not embracing the iOS market.
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