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Forums - Sales Discussion - Nintendo buys Monolith soft from Bandai-Scamo

fishamaphone on 27 April 2007
RolStoppable said:
robjoh said:

I actully think that you have to have a 60 Hz tv to play baten kaitos PAL. But that is another thing.


Baten Kaitos 1 PAL does not support 60 Hz. But because it's an RPG, the 16.6 % loss in speed doesn't harm the game as much as it would hurt a racing game.



 Actually, because of the card-based battle system, some slowdown may actually be advantageous.  I know I sometimes wish I could slow down the attackers so that I can get a shield in for the first hit...



HappySqurriel on 27 April 2007
nintendo_fanboy said:

Nintendo seems to have a good taste.

Does anyone know who owns the rights of the baten kaitos series? would be great if it would be Monolith!


Typically speaking, Nintendo attempts to find small developers who have a lot of potential and develop a relationship (second-party, close third-party). If the company is a good deal they're likely to buy the company (Retro) otherwise they will maintain their relationship until it ends organically (Rare, Silicone Knights, Factor 5).