Nintendo is more willing to invest in Platinum's more experimental projects.
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Do you think Nintendo should buy Platinum Games?
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Platinum should return home to Capcom.
Bring an end to this saga and complete the Redemption arc.
Bring an end to this saga and complete the Redemption arc.
Like if it was a situation were platinum games would be wiped off the face of the earth if they weren't purchased by Nintendo yes
Otherwise no
Otherwise no
I still wonder about this, it was basically destroyed by critics.
No. I want NieR to continue being with Platinum Games and to have as many people as possible experience those games, and that doesn't happen with exclusivity on one console. I was so glad Automata came to PC and Xbox One, and am actually hoping for a Switch port down the line (maybe 2020?)
He is a self-confessed "Nintendo loyalist" who has posted pretty much only Nintendo related content since joining the site.
It's not satire. It's actual corporate fanboyism.
I literally can't wait for a Platinum million seller on Switch so this sh*t can stop.
I'm going to go with no. We need more competition to stimulate creativity. A large independent and successful number of developers is a good thing. If big name publishers are willing to partner with them on projects, as long as the terms are fair, then that's a good thing too.
Bayonetta 2's full priced re-release sold like 400k in a few weeks.
Imagine they got over 1M with that
Hell no. If Platinum became a Nintendo Second party, we wouldn't have had absolute gems like Revengeance and Automata.
However, I wouldn't mind seeing Nintendo throw them the Starfox license again, or even better, Metroid, if they wanna try their hand at Other M's core mechanics again.
(Controversial gaming Opinion: both SF Zero and Other M were great games *Mechanically*, but were just ruined by Controls and Story, respectively)
However, I wouldn't mind seeing Nintendo throw them the Starfox license again, or even better, Metroid, if they wanna try their hand at Other M's core mechanics again.
(Controversial gaming Opinion: both SF Zero and Other M were great games *Mechanically*, but were just ruined by Controls and Story, respectively)
So... facts can stop?
It's fact that they sell more units outside of Nintendo's ecosystem. Nier: Automata saved their company!
Ain't nobody buying a Nintendo console to play Platinum games, you wildin rn.
Nintendo is my ideal candidate for a buyout in the case P* is going down (Square second best option), but ideally they should stay indipendent.
Why would Nintendo greenlight two exclusives for switch after Bayo 2/W101 bombed if they didn't think it mattered?
PlatinumGames also said NieR didn't save the studio, more like a brand boost after Scalebound.
Nah.
I like that they seem to have a good working relationship with Nintendo (iirc Platinum basically said Nintendo was keeping them alive through the period of Bayo2/W101), but I don't think it would be good for them to go under the Nintendo umbrella as a 2nd party considering they get a bunch of work from other studios to help out dev.
I like that they seem to have a good working relationship with Nintendo (iirc Platinum basically said Nintendo was keeping them alive through the period of Bayo2/W101), but I don't think it would be good for them to go under the Nintendo umbrella as a 2nd party considering they get a bunch of work from other studios to help out dev.
But I have all of Platinum's games on Switch.
It's a fact Nier outsold all of them. They absolutely should not be locked down to Nintendo's ecosystem. That's the exact opposite of console warring.
You just seem upset.
I remember you wanted Nintendo to buy Playtonic Games, too, OP. You might be a bit too invested in this.
Basically my stance. If someone needs to buy them at some point I'd want it to be Nintendo over anyone else. I'll even go so far as to say over a 3rd party as well. But as long as Platinum can be independent it should be independent.
This question is dumb and reeks of System Wars BS.
1. PlatinumGames wants to be independent.
2. Nintendo does not need to buy more studios.
3. If they did buy them, most of the talent can just leave at any moment, making the acquisition entirely pointless.
4. There is no point in buying a studio if they are willing to work with you anyway.
5. Managing and acquiring a studio is EXPENSIVE.
6. We the consumers will be worse off if the games are restricted to only being on Nintendo platforms.
. No, Nintendo should not buy PlatinumGames.
1. PlatinumGames wants to be independent.
2. Nintendo does not need to buy more studios.
3. If they did buy them, most of the talent can just leave at any moment, making the acquisition entirely pointless.
4. There is no point in buying a studio if they are willing to work with you anyway.
5. Managing and acquiring a studio is EXPENSIVE.
6. We the consumers will be worse off if the games are restricted to only being on Nintendo platforms.
. No, Nintendo should not buy PlatinumGames.
The question is fundamentally flawed. SHOULD Nintendo buy PlatinumGames? No, not unless that's what PlatinumGames' internal management and staff want, as we saw with Monolith Soft.
But COULD it happen? At the rate that things are going for them? It's possible. The relationship between the 2 companies is incredibly strong. Meanwhile, Microsoft cancelled their project with Platinum, the company name was stripped off of Granblue Re:link, Konami barely makes video games anymore, Sega is so disinterested that they're essentially giving their most lucrative Platinum IP over to Nintendo... the only other company showing interest in doing business with Platinum is Square Enix, but that relationship doesn't have the duration or breadth of titles that their relationship with Nintendo has (Bayo2, Bayo3, W101, Astral Chain, Star Fox Zero).
Nearly 50% of Platinum's total game output since their exclusive deal with Sega folded up has been for Nintendo platforms, and with Scalebound's cancellation, about 66% of their new IP creations have been for Nintendo platforms. To couch this in the language you used, you don't have to handcuff a willing captive.
Yeah, just ask Microsoft and Cygames.
Nintendo have been retaining an obscene amount of treasury shares specifically for the purpose of M&As, since the other reasons to hoard treasury shares do not apply to Nintendo's current business reality. Shareholders are hounding them to use them on said M&As, retire them or return them to the market, as any of those actions likely increases the value per share. They've been holding these treasury shares since shortly after Yamauchi's death, an exceptionally abnormal amount of time to retain them.
These actions signal Nintendo isn't engaging in business as usual.
In addition, here's some info we have from the Monolith Soft merger, from Wikipedia:
This begins to describe Nintendo's relationship with Platinum with every new project.
Perhaps history, primarily from 2 CEOs ago, doesn't mean anything anymore.
I've not read anything that indicates this, unless it was a team morale issue you're talking about (which has been documented), since Bandai Namco reluctantly let go of their share in Monolith Soft and only sold in the first place to essentially win brownie points with Nintendo, so it wasn't a financial issue.
This is correct, they have.
But COULD it happen? At the rate that things are going for them? It's possible. The relationship between the 2 companies is incredibly strong. Meanwhile, Microsoft cancelled their project with Platinum, the company name was stripped off of Granblue Re:link, Konami barely makes video games anymore, Sega is so disinterested that they're essentially giving their most lucrative Platinum IP over to Nintendo... the only other company showing interest in doing business with Platinum is Square Enix, but that relationship doesn't have the duration or breadth of titles that their relationship with Nintendo has (Bayo2, Bayo3, W101, Astral Chain, Star Fox Zero).
Nearly 50% of Platinum's total game output since their exclusive deal with Sega folded up has been for Nintendo platforms, and with Scalebound's cancellation, about 66% of their new IP creations have been for Nintendo platforms. To couch this in the language you used, you don't have to handcuff a willing captive.
Yeah, just ask Microsoft and Cygames.
Nintendo have been retaining an obscene amount of treasury shares specifically for the purpose of M&As, since the other reasons to hoard treasury shares do not apply to Nintendo's current business reality. Shareholders are hounding them to use them on said M&As, retire them or return them to the market, as any of those actions likely increases the value per share. They've been holding these treasury shares since shortly after Yamauchi's death, an exceptionally abnormal amount of time to retain them.
These actions signal Nintendo isn't engaging in business as usual.
In addition, here's some info we have from the Monolith Soft merger, from Wikipedia:
This begins to describe Nintendo's relationship with Platinum with every new project.
Perhaps history, primarily from 2 CEOs ago, doesn't mean anything anymore.
I've not read anything that indicates this, unless it was a team morale issue you're talking about (which has been documented), since Bandai Namco reluctantly let go of their share in Monolith Soft and only sold in the first place to essentially win brownie points with Nintendo, so it wasn't a financial issue.
This is correct, they have.
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And then merge with GoogleFacebook. Corporate consolidation would finally reach its final form.
it would still be handcuffing their games to Nintendo platforms slick.
I'll buy the games I have no other option with, but I've played Bayonetta, Vanquish, and Revengeance on PC at an actual 60 faps, and would prefer more of their output that way.
I like not being limited to Nintendo's controller as I am for more fond of the dual shock 4 and 360 controller for action games.
Platinums games would benefit from better hardware, so yeah, pretty cut n dry on that. I don't care that they work with Nintendo, but I'm 100% against them being exclusive to Nintendo.
I voted no, but it would be a yes if Platinum was in any type of financial trouble and actually wanted Nintendo to purchase them. Otherwise they can continue to collaborate on projects frequently.
Platinum needs to figure out a way to release some games that they fund themselves so they can start building up some IP and hopefully improve their financial situation. Maybe they aren't in a bad spot but it always seems like we as gamers are worried about their stability.
Platinum needs to figure out a way to release some games that they fund themselves so they can start building up some IP and hopefully improve their financial situation. Maybe they aren't in a bad spot but it always seems like we as gamers are worried about their stability.
Miyamoto recently stated the following:
I think this also applies to acquiring companies.
I think this also applies to acquiring companies.
What am i even reading? jeez.
1) Platinum didn't need to be saved, Nier did extremely well but it was a low budget project so nobody was expecting much from it anyway.
2) Bayonetta 2 and The Wonderful 101 did well enough for Nintendo to continue this partnership with Platinum.
3) While i'm a bit upset that Platinum is still today that underrated, there are things that go beyond sales like the impact a game can make on a console. Think about Ico on PS2: the game is a cult classic and it sold really poorly. Every PG is always one of a kind, it's the one game you'll always remember. It's the same reason why i hoped things went better with Scalebound on Xbox, because Microsoft lacks games like these.