Topic: Nintendo Open to Acquisitions

@GoneFishin yet the three Sonic games that Nintendo made a deal with them are barely decent.......... I feel sorry for Nintendo trusting SEGA to make fine quality games for their systems.......

I might be totally wrong here but couldn't Nintendo allow the likes of Tekken to be developed for other consoles even if they bought Capcom? It doesn't actually state anywhere that because you own the rights to something it therefore has to be exclusive to your console no?

In my opinion I can't see Nintendo making a big move and acquiring a big name studio. Not with the current mood surrounding the Wii U maybe it's just the sites I read but everywhere is full of doom and gloom for Nintendo (unjustifiably so) because the Wii U isn't selling anywhere close to as many units as the Wii. Perhaps it would be the right thing to do but I can't see Nintendo do it.

Edie x

Uh... you guys do know Tekken is Bandai Namco and not Capcom, right?

Nope I didn't I assumed from what others had said it was Capcom thanks for correcting me.

Edie x

Are you suggesting that people jump to wrong conclusions and misquote others?

I thought you meant Nintendo was going to be acquired by another company haha. If it makes money for Nintendo, I see no problem in them diversifying their first party games through a few acquisitions. Capcom is the first that comes to mind, as Mega Man is a franchise I can see them doing right by. Monster Hunter and Street Fighter I'm not quite as sure about (Monster Hunter is becoming a showcase of Nintendo cameos judging by the 4U trailers, and I'd be worried that Street Fighter would become more of a party game like Smash Bros.).

Right ... it doesn't say they'd buy a developer or publisher. But that doesn't mean it couldn't mean publishers and/or developers. I just think they should.

No they shouldn't buy Sega or even Capcom because that would not be worth the price

First of all, Tekken is owned by Namco. Second, if the games aren't exclusive to their console, then why would they acquire them as a studio? The whole entire idea of buying studios, especially a large one, IS to acquire IP. They can already pay 3rd party studios on a case by case basis to develop a video game for them. Look at Smash Bros, which Namco developed, or Tecmo with Hyrule Warriors. They can already pay those 3rd parties to make games, so acquiring a studio would make them more open to developing 1st party IPs, like Retro with Metroid, but they would also maintain those IPs on the console they are owned by. So ya, acquiring a big name company like Namco just to release games on other platforms and not utilizing their IPs would basically be waste for whichever company bought them. It defeats the entire purpose.

EDIT: Also, if 3rd parties can maintain themselves and still release on whichever platform, it doesn't make sense to buy them, like Level 5. Why buy them out when they are already releasing on the console and have a close relation, as is?

I saw your post, but I already saw people talking about Capcom and stuff, so that's what I figured it was about.

I think people are making the utterly massive assumption that by "acquisitions", they mean publisher acquisitions.

That's unlikely at best. Buying any game publisher is expensive, and if it's relatively cheap, like Capcom, it comes with it's own share of problems that previously plagued the company.

More likely what Nintendo means is acquisitions of developers. Like Next Level Games, Ganbarion, or Platinum Games. The only publisher that I can think of that wouldn't really shake things up would be Level-5, who, despite being a full publisher, is small with only 280 employees.

I would like Nintendo to acquire companies in real trouble like capcom rather then go right in for sega and stuff.

The thing is, the trouble doesn't just "go away". Nintendo would have to restructure capcom and merge it. That could be very costly and slow everything down.

Rather than buying these companies I think Nintendo should just buy the IP off of them. Companies in trouble, such as Capcom or Sega, often sell their IP. I know Sonic and Megaman will be expensive, but there are other IPs those companies have that Nintendo could go for

I'm pretty sure buying Sega would put Nintendo under. Sega is too expensive, as they are part of Sega-Sammy Corporations. The only publisher I could see Nintendo buying is Capcom, and it's the only one they could afford.

Keep in mind, buying a publisher like that would mean Nintendo would take a year of losses, the exact opposite of what they are trying to do this fiscal year.

As far as developers go, Next Level Games, Wayforward, and Platinum Games make the most sense.

It might be in Nintendo's better interest to lock down certain IP, especially Monster Hunter and Bayonetta. Getting Mega Man would be nice too (please?). I think it would be a good idea if Nintendo worked with other companies on dormant IPs, primarily Sega and the gold mine they're sitting on.

I'm probably one of the few people who would like Nintendo to lock down Ganbarion. Pandora's Tower was such a terrific game, and uniquely un-Nintendo (they started from the story). Nintendo could really stand to benefit from that sort of diversity

I mean, do we really know how much Sega is worth? Nintendo has (reportedly) money under the mattress worth in the billions of dollars. Is Sega worth over $1,000,000,000?

SEGA owns Bayonetta, not P*, which would mean that Nintendo would either have to buy the IP or SEGA outright.

Either way, buying developers is an investment. You have to spend money to make money. Certain IPs are worth buying a studio for. From a gamer's perspective, at least.

Well, they made nearly 4 billion USD in 2013...

Buying sega is a huge investment that might not pay off in the long run in my opinion. sega is not what its used to be so nintendo might have to lay alot of people off to save cost. Plus nintendo is going to have to deal with any deals and contracts sega might already have with sony such as exclusives and such. Lastly sega doesn't have any real big Ips that can sell quickly beside sonic, persona and Company of heros. I would be hesitant if nintendo buys sega because would that mean that no more total war games coming to PC?

Positives is more games for nintendo and maybe nintendo will use sega to help push into the mobile and PC space(Using sega Ips). Also maybe sega can help nintendo make a console thats up to date with Sony & Microsoft.

~Im not a expert on any of this, so please correct me if you feel like im wrong~

Oh my gawd you're my hero. That game seems to either get smack talked or get ignored. Sure, it's far from perfect, but it had so much going for it. Perfect use of motion controls that weren't intrusive, great atmosphere, fantastic limited-time system (better than MM IMO), and AMAZING thematic scenes (the first boss fight where the "Monster" is actually just docile until the character chooses to attack it...genius).

I agree that kind of deversity is EXACTLY what Nintendo needs, especially considering so many JRPGs now are subpar. Nintendo does their own things well, so it'd be great for them to fill in the gaps with a great budding company like Ganbarion.

I don't know who pushed for the purchase on Monolith soft, but that was also a genius move. Xenoblade was one of the best JRPGs last gen (and my personal favorite) and Xenoblade Chronicles X looks just as good (or better). Combine that with Ganbarion and Intelligent Systems (where's my Wii U game??!!) and you have some of the best JRPGs in the biz.