Don't know if acquisitions are the best way to go about it but I wouldn't mind seeing Nintendo built a first party developer base back up in North America and Europe.
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Don't know if acquisitions are the best way to go about it but I wouldn't mind seeing Nintendo built a first party developer base back up in North America and Europe.
Any idea of worthwhile buys? A lot of developers have been bought up by big publishers now.
Insomniac is one of the few I can really think of that would make sense.
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Don't know if acquisitions are the best way to go about it but I wouldn't mind seeing Nintendo built a first party developer base back up in North America and Europe.
Any idea of worthwhile buys? A lot of developers have been bought up by big publishers now.
Insomniac is one of the few I can really think of that would make sense.
A smaller developer would be better. Something like Wayforward or Renegade Kid. They make solid games and it would keep them exclusive. But that is just my opinion.
People keep saying the Xbox One doesn't have Backwards Compatibility.
I don't think they know what Backwards Compatibility means...
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Don't know if acquisitions are the best way to go about it but I wouldn't mind seeing Nintendo built a first party developer base back up in North America and Europe.
Any idea of worthwhile buys? A lot of developers have been bought up by big publishers now.
Insomniac is one of the few I can really think of that would make sense.
A smaller developer would be better. Something like Wayforward or Renegade Kid. They make solid games and it would keep them exclusive. But that is just my opinion.
The thing is, I don't think Wayforward would have much to add to Nintendo's diversity. They focus on 2D Platformers, and well, Nintendo already does plenty of those. The reason I say Insomniac is because they have the capacity for a diversity of genres and are very western in their approach. Another acquisition that would be interesting for Nintendo would be Halfbrick Studios. It would give them a huge arm in the mobile gaming sector without forcing them to move their franchises there.
I know very little about Renegade Kid aside from the fact that they make many games I have pretty much zero interest in.
Nintendo should check fansite forum posts to get all the best tips on how to correctly run their company. Who is in charge of running that company when gamers on a website can come up with better ideas for free? smh Nintendo, smh
Don't know if acquisitions are the best way to go about it but I wouldn't mind seeing Nintendo built a first party developer base back up in North America and Europe.
Any idea of worthwhile buys? A lot of developers have been bought up by big publishers now.
Insomniac is one of the few I can really think of that would make sense.
A smaller developer would be better. Something like Wayforward or Renegade Kid. They make solid games and it would keep them exclusive. But that is just my opinion.
The thing is, I don't think Wayforward would have much to add to Nintendo's diversity. They focus on 2D Platformers, and well, Nintendo already does plenty of those. The reason I say Insomniac is because they have the capacity for a diversity of genres and are very western in their approach. Another acquisition that would be interesting for Nintendo would be Halfbrick Studios. It would give them a huge arm in the mobile gaming sector without forcing them to move their franchises there.
I know very little about Renegade Kid aside from the fact that they make many games I have pretty much zero interest in.
You'd ideally want developers that are already familiar with working with Nintendo. Nintendo could buy Insomniac but it wouldn't gain them much expect Fuse and Sunset Overdrive which Microsoft would make sure they ended up with. Plus you don't have all the staff leaving,
My choices would be guys like
Next Level Games (They've proven to be a good team when paired with Nintendo)
Monster Games (ideally they would alternate with the Mario Kart team)
Platinum Games
I'd try to buy the controlling stake of Hudson Soft from Konami and get the Fatal Frame IP out right.
Precursor Games (my guess is they're working Eternal Darkness 2)
You also have the problem that just because a company fits doesn't mean it would be a smart buy. Crytek is in terrible and shape and for the most art seems like they would be a good bet for Microsoft. However the problem occurs is that as good as cryengine 3 is Microsoft has moved the majority of their developers over to Unreal 4 and Unity with the expectation of 343 and Turn 10. Plus Microsoft already around 4 shooter IP and the only thing of worth to them that Crytek has is Ryse.
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A smaller developer would be better. Something like Wayforward or Renegade Kid. They make solid games and it would keep them exclusive. But that is just my opinion.
The thing is, I don't think Wayforward would have much to add to Nintendo's diversity. They focus on 2D Platformers, and well, Nintendo already does plenty of those. The reason I say Insomniac is because they have the capacity for a diversity of genres and are very western in their approach. Another acquisition that would be interesting for Nintendo would be Halfbrick Studios. It would give them a huge arm in the mobile gaming sector without forcing them to move their franchises there.
I know very little about Renegade Kid aside from the fact that they make many games I have pretty much zero interest in.
You'd ideally want developers that are already familiar with working with Nintendo. Nintendo could buy Insomniac but it wouldn't gain them much expect Fuse and Sunset Overdrive which Microsoft would make sure they ended up with. Plus you don't have all the staff leaving,
My choices would be guys like
Next Level Games (They've proven to be a good team when paired with Nintendo)
Monster Games (ideally they would alternate with the Mario Kart team)
Platinum Games
I'd try to buy the controlling stake of Hudson Soft from Konami and get the Fatal Frame IP out right.
Precursor Games (my guess is they're working Eternal Darkness 2)
You also have the problem that just because a company fits doesn't mean it would be a smart buy. Crytek is in terrible and shape and for the most art seems like they would be a good bet for Microsoft. However the problem occurs is that as good as cryengine 3 is Microsoft has moved the majority of their developers over to Unreal 4 and Unity with the expectation of 343 and Turn 10. Plus Microsoft already around 4 shooter IP and the only thing of worth to them that Crytek has is Ryse.
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Well, if you are buying a developer, you aren't going to expect IPs out of the deal. The point is to get talent. Monster and Next Level are already Nintendo second parties, so Nintendo wouldn't gain as much from acquisition. Platinum doesn't have their own IPs either. Also, just for reference, Monster hasn't made a new game in years. They've mostly switched to a supportive role.
I'd say fit doesn't actually matter that much. The main benefit of acquisition is to expand the company into areas they were weak. Disney bought Marvel and LucasFilm because they were struggling with the young adult and teenage male populations. Nintendo's acquisition needs to fill an area in which they are weak, so it should probably be a developer that focuses in the sports, shooter, or RPG genres. While fit is definitely good, I think some corporate culture can be maintained as a subsidiary.
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The main problem is Nintendo under Iwata isn't really interested in those genres that you stated. They had a fully functioning western branch that worked outside of NCL. After Iwata came in too power he dismantled all of their first party western support. The only suvivors were Retro and NST who was severely downgraded to working on nothing but Mario vs Donkey Kong.
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The main problem is Nintendo under Iwata isn't really interested in those genres that you stated. They had a fully functioning western branch that worked outside of NCL. After Iwata came in too power he dismantled all of their first party western support. The only suvivors were Retro and NST who was severely downgraded to working on nothing but Mario vs Donkey Kong.
I'm not sure if we can really say he isn't interested. If anyone has shown a willingness to adapt to the market, it's Iwata. I don't know about what happened on the non software side, but the only western developers that really dropped or shrunk were Rare, Left Field, and NST. Left Field wasn't making games that were particularly well received, and their games didn't do so hot, so they weren't really the best investment at the time. NST did develop Metroid Prime Hunters, and they had Project HAMMER in the works, but I don't know what happened in recent years that focused them on the Mario vs. DK series. Everyone else from the GC years was on a temporary development contract. Rare was very complicated, this article explains it pretty well: http://www.dromble.com/2014/01/07/dolphin-tale-story-of-gamec...
As for the IP thing, there are definitely exceptions, particularly with indie studios, but for the most part, the publishers control IPs. Nintendo really shouldn't chase down smaller developers to get IPs, they have a vast library of well known characters, so that's really not worth it. Nintendo's acquisitions
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Don't know if acquisitions are the best way to go about it but I wouldn't mind seeing Nintendo built a first party developer base back up in North America and Europe.
Any idea of worthwhile buys? A lot of developers have been bought up by big publishers now.
Insomniac is one of the few I can really think of that would make sense.
A smaller developer would be better. Something like Wayforward or Renegade Kid. They make solid games and it would keep them exclusive. But that is just my opinion.
The thing is, I don't think Wayforward would have much to add to Nintendo's diversity. They focus on 2D Platformers, and well, Nintendo already does plenty of those. The reason I say Insomniac is because they have the capacity for a diversity of genres and are very western in their approach. Another acquisition that would be interesting for Nintendo would be Halfbrick Studios. It would give them a huge arm in the mobile gaming sector without forcing them to move their franchises there.
I know very little about Renegade Kid aside from the fact that they make many games I have pretty much zero interest in.
I see it as Nintendo could use a company to make 2D Platformers freeing up Nintendo Developers for other genres, also Insomniac would be a much more expensive than those smaller companies.
People keep saying the Xbox One doesn't have Backwards Compatibility.
I don't think they know what Backwards Compatibility means...
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Nintendo is a large company and they could afford certain smaller studios and maybe a big third party developer. However, I think Nintendo is happier with partnerships like Hyrule Warriors and Puzzle & Dragons Mario Edition. Buying publishing rights and helping fund games like Bayo2 and Devil's 3rd is also something they seem interested in. Also remember that Nintendo has 2nd party deals with developers like Intelligent Systems where, they don't actually own said studio, but the developer only makes games for Nintendo.
Aside from that, just to stick to the topic for the fun of it.. I'd like to see Nintendo buy Bayonetta and Mega Man from SEGA and Capcom respectively. It seems that the respective third parties would rather have the money, especially Capcom. (cancelling MML3? Just, wth.)
If they bought something like Wayforward they would have them for two years. (Or however long specified) then the rest of them would leave. Always happens in the West ends up just being a name.
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If they bought something like Wayforward they would have them for two years. (Or however long specified) then the rest of them would leave. Always happens in the West ends up just being a name.
True, which is why I wouldn't want them to chase a bigger company like Insomniac. I honestly think partnerships are just the best way to go.
People keep saying the Xbox One doesn't have Backwards Compatibility.
I don't think they know what Backwards Compatibility means...
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