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Rumours have always been running rife over who Nintendo actually own... you see it is really difficult to know.
Nintendo's second parties are companies Nintendo have a stake in, first parties are companies Nintendo own. Nintendo own there 3/4 R&D departments, Intelligent Studios and Retro Studios. That's 5/6 development houses (i say that because the new R&D department isn't up and running yet). Now it takes us months to learn of new Nintendo aquisitions. It took us ages to discover Silicon Knights were a Nintendo second party and it took us just as long to learn about Retro.
In fact the confirmation about Camelot took nearly a year. Nevertheless rumours have started again about Factor 5. The company made Rogue Squadron and Battle for Naboo, the best STar Wars games, exclusive to the N64... we presumed that meant Nintendo had a claim in them... Star Wars is after all a big name. No, it seems Factor 5 merley prefered Nintendo because Rogue Squadron was later released for the the PC. Then Factor 5 announced a mutliformat game called Thornado. Now though with Factor 5 being responsible for the sound chip MusyX and developed Roge Leader and cancelling Thornado rumours began again... and Nintendo recently mentioned amongst their release list is Rogue Squadron 3... is this just because they're publishing it? Do Nintendo have a stake in Factor 5? And more to the point if Factor 5 is only making games for Nintendo doesn't that make them a second party anyway?
The second new second party (groan) is supposidly Treasure. Miyamoto denied he was making Wario's World but refused to say who was only saying "It's our new second party!" well a year later it turns out to be Treasure. Yep the guys behind Ikargu and Radient Silvergun... those cult classics that make theim without a doubt one of the best developers in the world. Is Treasure a Nintendo exclusive company?
God it's just a load of good news or possible good news this week.
Nintendo's second parties are companies Nintendo have a stake in, first parties are companies Nintendo own. Nintendo own there 3/4 R&D departments, Intelligent Studios and Retro Studios. That's 5/6 development houses (i say that because the new R&D department isn't up and running yet). Now it takes us months to learn of new Nintendo aquisitions. It took us ages to discover Silicon Knights were a Nintendo second party and it took us just as long to learn about Retro.
In fact the confirmation about Camelot took nearly a year. Nevertheless rumours have started again about Factor 5. The company made Rogue Squadron and Battle for Naboo, the best STar Wars games, exclusive to the N64... we presumed that meant Nintendo had a claim in them... Star Wars is after all a big name. No, it seems Factor 5 merley prefered Nintendo because Rogue Squadron was later released for the the PC. Then Factor 5 announced a mutliformat game called Thornado. Now though with Factor 5 being responsible for the sound chip MusyX and developed Roge Leader and cancelling Thornado rumours began again... and Nintendo recently mentioned amongst their release list is Rogue Squadron 3... is this just because they're publishing it? Do Nintendo have a stake in Factor 5? And more to the point if Factor 5 is only making games for Nintendo doesn't that make them a second party anyway?
The second new second party (groan) is supposidly Treasure. Miyamoto denied he was making Wario's World but refused to say who was only saying "It's our new second party!" well a year later it turns out to be Treasure. Yep the guys behind Ikargu and Radient Silvergun... those cult classics that make theim without a doubt one of the best developers in the world. Is Treasure a Nintendo exclusive company?
God it's just a load of good news or possible good news this week.
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Ok... ok... this better? 12:09?
Dringo wrote:
> Shinra wrote:
> I suppose I should say something nice about you now;
> I like the way we see nothing of you all day, then you turn up at
> 1am
> and reply to 50% of the topics before sodding off again.
> *
> Aha 11 AM... now what do you have to say about yourself?
Well to be honest I'm very dissapointed.
*sulks*
> Shinra wrote:
> I suppose I should say something nice about you now;
> I like the way we see nothing of you all day, then you turn up at
> 1am
> and reply to 50% of the topics before sodding off again.
> *
> Aha 11 AM... now what do you have to say about yourself?
Well to be honest I'm very dissapointed.
*sulks*
Shinra wrote:
> I suppose I should say something nice about you now;
> I like the way we see nothing of you all day, then you turn up at 1am
> and reply to 50% of the topics before sodding off again.
Aha 11 AM... now what do you have to say about yourself?
> I suppose I should say something nice about you now;
> I like the way we see nothing of you all day, then you turn up at 1am
> and reply to 50% of the topics before sodding off again.
Aha 11 AM... now what do you have to say about yourself?
El Tribute wrote:
> Why are we so bothered about who is who's second party anyways?
---
Because as long as Nintendo have a good few games coming out of the second party developers we can brag that we have *insert game by 2nd party developers* and no-one else does.
:-)
> Why are we so bothered about who is who's second party anyways?
---
Because as long as Nintendo have a good few games coming out of the second party developers we can brag that we have *insert game by 2nd party developers* and no-one else does.
:-)
Never mind, it's whitestripes,just checked me MSN,
Shinra, did you have a different name before?
Dringo wrote:
> "Solid Snake's personality could fit in an egg cup and still
> leave room for the egg"
"Wetting yourself is like happiness, everyone can see it but only you can feel its warmth"
> "Solid Snake's personality could fit in an egg cup and still
> leave room for the egg"
"Wetting yourself is like happiness, everyone can see it but only you can feel its warmth"
Well, this has gone off topic...
Why are we so bothered about who is who's second party anyways? As long as we get the best games, I couldn't give a damn.
Why are we so bothered about who is who's second party anyways? As long as we get the best games, I couldn't give a damn.
Greasy
Old
Dog
;-P
Old
Dog
;-P
Dringo wrote:
> Ah cool...
>
> For me Whitestripes meant GOD.
Heh. Well what can I say? Although many people depict me as a God, I thought it was time to make it more literal :D
>
> This line is the best thing I've read in years:
>
> "Solid Snake's personality could fit in an egg cup and still
> leave room for the egg"
I aim to please.
I suppose I should say something nice about you now;
I like the way we see nothing of you all day, then you turn up at 1am and reply to 50% of the topics before sodding off again.
> Ah cool...
>
> For me Whitestripes meant GOD.
Heh. Well what can I say? Although many people depict me as a God, I thought it was time to make it more literal :D
>
> This line is the best thing I've read in years:
>
> "Solid Snake's personality could fit in an egg cup and still
> leave room for the egg"
I aim to please.
I suppose I should say something nice about you now;
I like the way we see nothing of you all day, then you turn up at 1am and reply to 50% of the topics before sodding off again.
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