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"Don't get your hopes up."

With all this 'Nintendo will buy loads of manufacturers and get all the good games and rule'.

This is very unlikely, due to a) The large fan base surrounding the PS2 and the, uh, very large fanbase that the Xbox has..
b) There are laws regarding market dominance. it happened to Microsoft, and if Nintendo try and buy too many developers they will be stopped.

My mistake for agreeing with him. I couldn't remember myself either.

GnomeKiller wrote:
> I think second-parties are what Nintendo need to concentrate on a
> little more. Just look what Silicon Knights and Retro Studios have
> done for Nintendo.

They're first parties, actually.

> Also, with Rare leaving the flock there is still a gap to fill...

Yes. Dammit I hope it's Capcom..

True, but just one or two buyouts wont make them industry leaders, Sony makes sure of that. And Capcom would looks so juicy as a 2nd party...

Psy©ho Fox wrote:
> Don't MS already own enough software and hardware companies to last
> him for a couple more decades, until he turns into a withered old Mr
> Burns.

*

LOL! That's the best thing I've ever heard!!!

Maverick42 wrote:
> They're first parties, actually.

No, I'm pretty sure they're second parties. First parties are branches of Nintendo like HAL, who made Super Smash Bros.

Would anyone care to back me up?

GnomeKiller wrote:
> Maverick42 wrote:
> They're first parties, actually.
>
> No, I'm pretty sure they're second parties. First parties are branches
> of Nintendo like HAL, who made Super Smash Bros.
>
> Would anyone care to back me up?



i will back you up, silicon knights especially isnt a first party company!

HAL is deffo!

Retro and Knights are both first parties.

Maverick42 wrote:
> I seriously think a Capcom buyout (if it's financially
> and practically possible), would be the best thing they could do now.

Hmm, could be tricky seeing as Devil May Cry is one of their strongest projects, and Sony at the moment have it under a sort of 'contract'.

Edbear wrote:
> i will back you up, silicon knights especially isnt a first party
> company!

No, Nintendo have bought out SK and RS completely now. Sorry, that's true.

:D.

Asher D wrote:
> Hmm, could be tricky seeing as Devil May Cry is one of their strongest
> projects, and Sony at the moment have it under a sort of 'contract'.

There's no contract, just some sort of 'deal'. Anyway, Rare managed to cut ties with Nintendo.