If they release their games on PC, their hardware becomes obsolete and they are at the same level as any studio out there. With hardware and exclusivity they are one of three with MS and Sony. PC game sales might not make nearly as much as you think compared to losing their perceptions in the public's eye.
Mario ultimately isn't much more special than many games out there.
They would make more money by releasing on PC only in the short run. In the long run it will harm them. We see this with Xbox and now with Sony. Nintendo culturally thinks long term.
If they release their games on PC, their hardware becomes obsolete and they are at the same level as any studio out there. With hardware and exclusivity they are one of three with MS and Sony. PC game sales might not make nearly as much as you think compared to losing their perceptions in the public's eye.
Mario ultimately isn't much more special than many games out there.
They would make more money by releasing on PC only in the short run. In the long run it will harm them. We see this with Xbox and now with Sony. Nintendo culturally thinks long term.