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Nintendo drops the Megaton
Out of Tokyo this morning (mid-day in Japan) Nintendo has announced the move that could change gaming forever.
In an announcement early this morning, Nintendo and Sony executives announced that they had come to a legal agreement over the rights to the name 'Playstation'. The name, which was originaly given to a joint-venture CD rom based add-on for the Super Nintendo, was technically, a joint-owned copyright. Sony has agreed to pay Nintendo 10% of all past and future proceeds made off of the name. This ammounts to a whopping 2.3 billion USD in back-payments. Nintendo will allow Sony to pay the money back in installments instead of a lump sum over the next 20 years. However, Nintendo has plans for their new found source of income. They will immidietly finance a new game studio called 'The Artists Group' which will feature members of Sega, Nintendo, Namco, Capcom, Konami, Tecmo, Square-Enix and more to collaborate on projects for Nintendo systems, and exchange copyrighted properties. The first projects announced out of this new studio are a new RPG using various gaming icons as the central charachters, a new Smash Brothers game, featuring mascots from accross the companies, including Pacman, Megaman, Sonic, Mario and more, as well as a new Sega-AM2 developed racing game that will also feature multiple icons from the various companies. The final collaboration is the recently announced Viewtifull Joe from Capcom stuidios. Nintendo has also promised that completely original more collaborations between studios will take place in the future, but for now, they will be focusing on quality content showcasing the newfound bond between the various development houses. Contrary to internet rumors however, Nintendo has not as of yet purchased any software developers, and as such, all members of the Artists Group will be allowed to explore development on other systems of their own accord. More as it develops.
[UPDATED: Wednesday 2:17 18/12/2002]
Nintendo drops the Megaton
Out of Tokyo this morning (mid-day in Japan) Nintendo has announced the move that could change gaming forever.
In an announcement early this morning, Nintendo and Sony executives announced that they had come to a legal agreement over the rights to the name 'Playstation'. The name, which was originaly given to a joint-venture CD rom based add-on for the Super Nintendo, was technically, a joint-owned copyright. Sony has agreed to pay Nintendo 10% of all past and future proceeds made off of the name. This ammounts to a whopping 2.3 billion USD in back-payments. Nintendo will allow Sony to pay the money back in installments instead of a lump sum over the next 20 years. However, Nintendo has plans for their new found source of income. They will immidietly finance a new game studio called 'The Artists Group' which will feature members of Sega, Nintendo, Namco, Capcom, Konami, Tecmo, Square-Enix and more to collaborate on projects for Nintendo systems, and exchange copyrighted properties. The first projects announced out of this new studio are a new RPG using various gaming icons as the central charachters, a new Smash Brothers game, featuring mascots from accross the companies, including Pacman, Megaman, Sonic, Mario and more, as well as a new Sega-AM2 developed racing game that will also feature multiple icons from the various companies. The final collaboration is the recently announced Viewtifull Joe from Capcom stuidios. Nintendo has also promised that completely original more collaborations between studios will take place in the future, but for now, they will be focusing on quality content showcasing the newfound bond between the various development houses. Contrary to internet rumors however, Nintendo has not as of yet purchased any software developers, and as such, all members of the Artists Group will be allowed to explore development on other systems of their own accord. More as it develops.
[UPDATED: Wednesday 2:17 18/12/2002]
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Tiltawhirl wrote:
> There's only 2 games so far. There was a bit of a fight to get Smash
> Bros released in the UK, it was out in Japan for a good year before it
> saw the light over here but it eventually did.
okay.. if youre sure.
> There's only 2 games so far. There was a bit of a fight to get Smash
> Bros released in the UK, it was out in Japan for a good year before it
> saw the light over here but it eventually did.
okay.. if youre sure.
Tphi *<[:^) wrote:
> Strafex wrote:
> Melee is the second one.
>
> the third. one was japan only.
Nope you're wrong Smash Bros was the original on the N64 then Smash Brothers Melee on Gamecube.
There's only 2 games so far. There was a bit of a fight to get Smash Bros released in the UK, it was out in Japan for a good year before it saw the light over here but it eventually did.
> Strafex wrote:
> Melee is the second one.
>
> the third. one was japan only.
Nope you're wrong Smash Bros was the original on the N64 then Smash Brothers Melee on Gamecube.
There's only 2 games so far. There was a bit of a fight to get Smash Bros released in the UK, it was out in Japan for a good year before it saw the light over here but it eventually did.
Strafex wrote:
> Melee is the second one.
the third. one was japan only.
> Melee is the second one.
the third. one was japan only.
It's all lies I tells ya.
As if some small computer games site would receive the news before everyone else.
The fact is it was supposedly a press conference, which means if this was true the news would have been all over the web within minutes of being announced.
It's lies I tells ya.
As if some small computer games site would receive the news before everyone else.
The fact is it was supposedly a press conference, which means if this was true the news would have been all over the web within minutes of being announced.
It's lies I tells ya.
Namco have Pacman, let the beatings commence!
Whitestripes, The wrote:
> Personally I think this is better than a SEGA CAPCOM buy out, CAPCOM
> are already making lots of GC exclusives and I've been un-impressed
> with SEGA's games since they went software only.
>
> Providing that the Artists Group themselves are only making games for
> the GC, I think it's great news.
I agree. TAG sounds like a brillaint idea, and the companies involved reads like a list of the best and most original developers there are in the world, period.
But Sega aren't all bad - think of monkey ball and its sequal (when it arrrives). pure genius! it is my most multiplayed game (with timesplitters2). and when crazy taxi first came out it was brilliant, but endless ports and dumb sequels have made a once good game rubbish.
> Personally I think this is better than a SEGA CAPCOM buy out, CAPCOM
> are already making lots of GC exclusives and I've been un-impressed
> with SEGA's games since they went software only.
>
> Providing that the Artists Group themselves are only making games for
> the GC, I think it's great news.
I agree. TAG sounds like a brillaint idea, and the companies involved reads like a list of the best and most original developers there are in the world, period.
But Sega aren't all bad - think of monkey ball and its sequal (when it arrrives). pure genius! it is my most multiplayed game (with timesplitters2). and when crazy taxi first came out it was brilliant, but endless ports and dumb sequels have made a once good game rubbish.
Personally I think this is better than a SEGA CAPCOM buy out, CAPCOM are already making lots of GC exclusives and I've been un-impressed with SEGA's games since they went software only.
Providing that the Artists Group themselves are only making games for the GC, I think it's great news.
Providing that the Artists Group themselves are only making games for the GC, I think it's great news.
The word you are looking for is 'dirty lie'.
I've just realised that's two words.
I've just realised that's two words.
Theres only one place to find out
www.nintendo.com
If its there its true, if it isnt then..... erm........hmmmm
www.nintendo.com
If its there its true, if it isnt then..... erm........hmmmm
Tphi *<[:^) wrote:
> GnomeKiller wrote:
> Unrelated to 'Megaton', are Nintendo sueing Sony?
>
> if you read the statement they have come to a "legal
> agreement". this avoids going to court.
> it is actually related to megaton, as that is how ninty are funding
> the new company: TAG or "the artsist's group"
Yeah, I did read the post, but I didn't know whether Nintendo were actually sueing Sony, or if it was just a fabrication, from someone who found half a story, or something like that.
> GnomeKiller wrote:
> Unrelated to 'Megaton', are Nintendo sueing Sony?
>
> if you read the statement they have come to a "legal
> agreement". this avoids going to court.
> it is actually related to megaton, as that is how ninty are funding
> the new company: TAG or "the artsist's group"
Yeah, I did read the post, but I didn't know whether Nintendo were actually sueing Sony, or if it was just a fabrication, from someone who found half a story, or something like that.
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