I enjoy reading wirecutter but I had this thought: if there is a good product for category X that is sold directly by the manufacturer without any affiliate pro

I enjoy reading wirecutter but I had this thought: if there is a good product for category X that is sold directly by the manufacturer without any affiliate program, will Wirecutter even bother reviewing it? I suspect Wirecutter is great for the subset of products that are sold via affiliates (which thanks to Amazon are plently)