NISA is on a roll. Seemed odd that SNK would be the ones to initiate the "Nintendo exclusive" for SNK Heroines. Sounds like NISA sold them the wide retail release and relegated the PS4 version to digital and expensive limited edition.
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Fairly certain this is backtracking. This seems like a little too huge of an about-face on the facts cause it was clearly creating some bad PR for some.
I'd say Nintendo may have also. Doubt they want this type of info out either to be honest.
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Yea, I'm not buying that the CEO just decided to make things up. Guessing it's the truth but ruffled some feathers that he never intended to ruffle and thus we have an apology to try and downplay it.
What, false information? I don't think Nintendo would bother, they'd actually be flattered if they even thought NISA was worth the time for a call about a single interview.
Didn't say they were apologizing to Nintendo. With Nintendo's secretive nature regarding business decisions and then typically being the ones wanting to control the message I doubt they like him telling how the deal was struck. Obviously Sony and SNK are the ones upset, but I'm sure Nintendo would prefer he didn't discuss contracts.
I didn't say anything was false????
As I mentioned above, Nintendo typically doesn't want their partners talking about these types of things. Sure Sony and to a lesser extent SNK, were the ones upset, but this doesn't seem like the type of stuff Nintendo likes partners discussing in the media.
You said "this type of info" and I replied "false information". Nintendo doesn't give a damn about that sort of false information, I didn't say you were giving false information.
Yeah I can see he was a bit too open about this whole stuff.
The fact that the apparently false insider gossip involved them and might bring them bad attention?
A number of people commented on Nintendo paying for the game but now the president of NISA is claiming it was their idea.
Maybe...screams of backtracking to me after causing some bad PR for potential future partners but maybe this time he's telling the truth :p
Edit: to my original point, I don't think Nintendo would want them talking about this type of contractual information whether it's truth or false.
Where's that Oprah what's the truth gif, because I agree with others here. A CEO doesn't just lie like that for no percieved benefit and send out PR apologising for said lie. I'm guessing he told the truth but this lie is far less damaging relations wise.
One lie saves face the other serves no purpose at all beyond damaging relations.
He's either a liar or not the smartest cookie in the jar? Got it.
I doubt it. On previous interviews Oda mentioned Heroines began development as a PS4 exclusive title and Sony was very involved on XIV's development so I don't see SNK dropping Sony just like that.
Is this thread now about something else?
It seems everyone's talking about some kind of leak or something now.
It seems everyone's talking about some kind of leak or something now.
https://nintendoeverything.com/interview-snk-heroines-devs-talk-switch-game-modes-and-more/
As I said doesn't that contradict the idea that it was a Switch exclusive before they decided to expand to PS4?
Unless we're meant to believe it would only be on PS4 in Asia.
As I said doesn't that contradict the idea that it was a Switch exclusive before they decided to expand to PS4?
Unless we're meant to believe it would only be on PS4 in Asia.
That backstab to Sony doesn't sound like the smartest thing to say to a news outlet. But hey, whatever floats their boat!
Isn't this thread worthy?
New news, new thread?
Edit: Or was this part of the thread since the beginning? Title doesn't seem to reflect any of this, it just talks about sales.
New news, new thread?
Edit: Or was this part of the thread since the beginning? Title doesn't seem to reflect any of this, it just talks about sales.
Yea, but was the original statement a lie or the apology? Lol
That's the question, but there for sure is a contradiction.
a) The original statement says that both SNK and NISA talked to Nintendo and later, SNK suggested to NISA to make a Switch deal
b) The 'apology' says NISA suggested a Switch deal.
Yeah I don't trust the apology it's way too suspect. Either this dude is a pathelogical liar or he really fucked up.
I don't really see why SNK would drop PS4 .
KOF on the system so some of the fan base there and it started as a PS4 game.
KOF on the system so some of the fan base there and it started as a PS4 game.
Wonder if SNK wasn't ready to burn any bridges with Sony, like apparently NIS was willing to with their comments. I don't know, and we probably won't know the full truth now. Definitely interesting though.
I mean the fact that even their newly announced game is not an exclusive is pretty definitive that they still want to release on other consoles. Seems like NISA stepped on some toes with their statement and got reprimanded which is unusual usually PR interviews are tightly controlled but I guess you can't completely control the top position in your company if they decide to go off script. However this really shows why we are drip fed content and don't get intimate access to most devs for interviews.
Definitely agree and it would be stupid for SNK to burn bridges, even if they didn't have any plans to release on PS4 in the near future. You never know when you may want to work with them again and it's best to keep your potential partners happy, even when nothing is actively in the works.
Just wonder if that's where the pressure to apologize came from largely. Who knows but seems strange.
Why would SNK burn any bridges with Sony, now or in the future?
Why would NISA burn bridges with Sony, even if his games sell better on Switch?
Seems to me he talked out of his ass and realized is a very bad thing when you need to do business with a varied group of partners.
Not going to disagree that it's not wise to burn bridges. In my opinion NISA clearly didn't care and the apology doesn't even address the comments that Sony doesn't care about small publishers. Nobody is claiming it was a smart move that I know of, including me.
I think is very clear when he's apologizing specifically to Sony. Considering they made a press release about the issue, is clear that they realized they fucked up.
Honestly this feels like it came from SNK more then Sony.
He apologized if stating the way the contract played out made the PS4 platform look bad. He never addresses the comments about small publishers.
Agree
But it ain't even an apology to Sony, more like an apology to SNK.