As a person fairly new in videogaming news and financials, I would like to show how I think “moneyhatting” should show up in the financial statements of the companies involved. Most people comment that some console companies “moneyhat” certain game/software companies to make “exclusive” games for them. However, most of the time there is no specific proof to any of those claims. In order to have some validity of the claim, one can look deeper into a company’s financial reports in order to find some evidence of moneyhatting. Of course, there is no specific way to prove moneyhatting, unless specifically reported by the companies involved. However, with some investigation, there may be a way to at least show or make a strong case, if indeed a moneyhat transaction took place between 2 companies. Here are some ways that I think console makers can “moneyhat” game developers. For simplicity, I will use MSFT, Sony, Nintendo (as the console maker) and EA, etc. (as the games developer) as interchangeable names in my examples. DIRECT CASH PAYMENTS http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=37195&start=0 PAYMENT OF DEVELOPMENT COSTS http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=37227&start=0 LOAN http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=37399 GUARANTEED GAMES PURCHASE http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=37400&start=-0 DISCOUNT OF LICENSE FEES/ROYALTIES http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=37478&start=-0 If you have any questions, please let me know. You can consolidate all your questions in this thread. If you have any comments and suggestions, please feel free to let me know. Thank you for reading. Enjoy and discuss.
