"Nintendo games have an inate level of quality and polish no other studio can replicate!"
OK, in that case, why do they need to retain their copyrights? Surely, if this quality is inherent, anyone would be able to tell a Good Donkey Kong from a Bad Donkey Kong, and the latter causes no issue for Nintendo financially whatsoever.
OK, in that case, why do they need to retain their copyrights? Surely, if this quality is inherent, anyone would be able to tell a Good Donkey Kong from a Bad Donkey Kong, and the latter causes no issue for Nintendo financially whatsoever.