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At last... some sign of ol' Mr. Scrooge spending a bit of money.
Nintendo are famed for hauling money, bar the Q fund they rarely spend masses ammount of money. Most of the profits from Pokemon and the sale of Rareware have been hidden from view... in fact Nintendo are VERY reluctant to spend their money. Which is why fear of them falling is very premature.
But Nintendo have reported their desire to aquire key technologies for the future. This doesn't mean odd final Fantasy and Metal Gear Solid deals... this means the aquisiton of ENTIRE companies.
Hardware AND software companies. So troubled developers like Capcom could well be under Nintendo's gaze.
Either way we should see the fruits of Nintendo's fight back occur in the next few months.
Nintendo are famed for hauling money, bar the Q fund they rarely spend masses ammount of money. Most of the profits from Pokemon and the sale of Rareware have been hidden from view... in fact Nintendo are VERY reluctant to spend their money. Which is why fear of them falling is very premature.
But Nintendo have reported their desire to aquire key technologies for the future. This doesn't mean odd final Fantasy and Metal Gear Solid deals... this means the aquisiton of ENTIRE companies.
Hardware AND software companies. So troubled developers like Capcom could well be under Nintendo's gaze.
Either way we should see the fruits of Nintendo's fight back occur in the next few months.
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Driv3r isn't coming out on Gamecube.
Mav wrote:
> It may be a good idea for Nintendo to secure some multi-format titles
> for the GameCube - stuff like GTA, Driv3r, Metal Gear Solid 3, etc,
> etc.
1/3 of the way there then, provided Driv3r does actually make it out on Gamecube. Atari/Reflections keep changing their mind... the fools.
> It may be a good idea for Nintendo to secure some multi-format titles
> for the GameCube - stuff like GTA, Driv3r, Metal Gear Solid 3, etc,
> etc.
1/3 of the way there then, provided Driv3r does actually make it out on Gamecube. Atari/Reflections keep changing their mind... the fools.
Dringo wrote:
> But the entire point of the declaration is that Nintendo are being
> more agressive.
Yes, but are they really?
>
. Retro Studio's could have been one
> of the worlds biggest third party developers... But Nintendo bought
> them before anyone else got a look in.
You're forgetting the small fact that Retro was a disorganised mess before Nintendo got them sorted out... a collection of the world's finest game veterans, all completely out of sync with each other and management. Without Nintendo it would have probably taken years before games would be released... a "Half- Galleon" if you will.
> Other big hitters like Camelot and Silicon Knights have also had
> chunks bought out of them by Nintendo. As has multi-million company
> Bandai.
Bandai - fair enough for Japan, but as I and Mav said earlier, the real licenses that appeal to the masses.
>
> You just watch, a merger or special 2nd parties will begin to sprout
> around the place.
So what if that does happen? As we've seen with Retro and Metroid Prime, Nintendo are still never going to take away the competition's market share without taking away their exclusive licenses.
> But the entire point of the declaration is that Nintendo are being
> more agressive.
Yes, but are they really?
>
. Retro Studio's could have been one
> of the worlds biggest third party developers... But Nintendo bought
> them before anyone else got a look in.
You're forgetting the small fact that Retro was a disorganised mess before Nintendo got them sorted out... a collection of the world's finest game veterans, all completely out of sync with each other and management. Without Nintendo it would have probably taken years before games would be released... a "Half- Galleon" if you will.
> Other big hitters like Camelot and Silicon Knights have also had
> chunks bought out of them by Nintendo. As has multi-million company
> Bandai.
Bandai - fair enough for Japan, but as I and Mav said earlier, the real licenses that appeal to the masses.
>
> You just watch, a merger or special 2nd parties will begin to sprout
> around the place.
So what if that does happen? As we've seen with Retro and Metroid Prime, Nintendo are still never going to take away the competition's market share without taking away their exclusive licenses.
It may be a good idea for Nintendo to secure some multi-format titles for the GameCube - stuff like GTA, Driv3r, Metal Gear Solid 3, etc, etc.
But the entire point of the declaration is that Nintendo are being more agressive.
The gaming market is different as a small developer can become massive before anyone realises it. Retro Studio's could have been one of the worlds biggest third party developers... But Nintendo bought them before anyone else got a look in.
Nintendo supported a small time Japanese wireless developer... within months that wireless developer belonged to Nintendo and looks set to be a big asset on Nintendo's front.
Other big hitters like Camelot and Silicon Knights have also had chunks bought out of them by Nintendo. As has multi-million company Bandai.
You just watch, a merger or special 2nd parties will begin to sprout around the place.
The gaming market is different as a small developer can become massive before anyone realises it. Retro Studio's could have been one of the worlds biggest third party developers... But Nintendo bought them before anyone else got a look in.
Nintendo supported a small time Japanese wireless developer... within months that wireless developer belonged to Nintendo and looks set to be a big asset on Nintendo's front.
Other big hitters like Camelot and Silicon Knights have also had chunks bought out of them by Nintendo. As has multi-million company Bandai.
You just watch, a merger or special 2nd parties will begin to sprout around the place.
In my opinion Nintendo don't need to buy companies whole, as it's rare for an entire company's IP to be missed by the masses (with the exception of EA and possibly Ubisoft games, and they're certainly not going to sell anytime soon). Instead, they may have to look towards game exclusivity agreements that Sony and MS have been fighting over.
We're talking the established real money spinners here; franchises, promising games that have had a lot of hype, GTA; they need loads of these in order to gain the upper hand. Having said that, I doubt Nintendo's spending policy is that ambitious; as history dictates they are more cautious then its "competition".
We're talking the established real money spinners here; franchises, promising games that have had a lot of hype, GTA; they need loads of these in order to gain the upper hand. Having said that, I doubt Nintendo's spending policy is that ambitious; as history dictates they are more cautious then its "competition".
Notorious Biggles wrote:
> Ubisoft Shanghai?! Never knew they had a studio there.
Aye, the Prince of Persia engine was also written there too.
> Ubisoft Shanghai?! Never knew they had a studio there.
Aye, the Prince of Persia engine was also written there too.
lmao, that was the funniest titles I have ever heard!!!
That's just dreaming.
Free Radical would be a fantastic replacement for RARE... especially combined with Retro and Silicon.
Free Radical would be a fantastic replacement for RARE... especially combined with Retro and Silicon.
They'd buy free radical.
That's my theory.
That's my theory.
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