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According to Japanese newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun the two big names are merging.
I can see why it could happen: They are both large game developers for the arcades and home consoles in Japan and worldwide. Namco are doing better in some areas of the market in Japan then Sega so it would help Sega if they merged. Likewise Sega have a strong international presence so it would help Namco if they merged.
Apparently here Namco confirm it: http://www.namco.co.jp/home/pr/20030417/ but it's in Japanese, so I wouldn't know.
I can see why it could happen: They are both large game developers for the arcades and home consoles in Japan and worldwide. Namco are doing better in some areas of the market in Japan then Sega so it would help Sega if they merged. Likewise Sega have a strong international presence so it would help Namco if they merged.
Apparently here Namco confirm it: http://www.namco.co.jp/home/pr/20030417/ but it's in Japanese, so I wouldn't know.
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Because the link was in japanese.
What are you bothering with dodgy Bablefish translations for?
http://www.reuters.com/financeNewsArticle.jhtml? type=mergersNews&storyID=2580500
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2956033.stm
Nothing to get excited about really, could go so many ways there isn't even any point in speculating whether they merge/what'll happen if they merge.
http://www.reuters.com/financeNewsArticle.jhtml?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2956033.stm
Nothing to get excited about really, could go so many ways there isn't even any point in speculating whether they merge/what'll happen if they merge.
The only gaming companies that I like apart from the obvious Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft are Rockstar and Square soft. I don't know why but they strike me as the only two really good gaming companies that aren't the traditional 3 ninty etc.
They could make Soul Calibre ball.
Like monkey ball, but with hardass guys.
Like monkey ball, but with hardass guys.
meh
That sucks
Why do I get the feeling that Sega will stop them releasing games like Soul Calibre on the GC, and force them to make baby games instead.
That sucks
Why do I get the feeling that Sega will stop them releasing games like Soul Calibre on the GC, and force them to make baby games instead.
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> Altavista babelfish thingy.
Kidding right? I thought the only 'babel'ing was being done by you as you made it up :)
> Altavista babelfish thingy.
Kidding right? I thought the only 'babel'ing was being done by you as you made it up :)
Who cares where he translated it from I'm just happy it's happening. I've been hoping Namco, Capcom and Sega would merge for years now and finally some of my plan is happening. This will bring the amount of quality games up with ideas from two different companies pulling their resources together and if they just think up a nuetral name to put their past behind them and start of fresh it will be a brilliant new era for them.
http://babelfish.altavista.com/
Altavista babelfish thingy.
Where did you translate that?
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