| Wander_ said: i wonder how much Nintendo paid CAPCOM to take MH away from Sony ?? |
I'm amazed at how few people seem to know the real story.
Nintendo most probably paid capcom nothing to get MH exclusive. It was Sony that pushed Capcom away by invalidating their plans.
Once more i will tell the story, wich has been told by official representatives of Capcom on Capcom Unity. MH3 portable HD was in localisation development for the PS3, but it required an update to the drivers/firmware/protocols (i dont remember specificially wich one) that is made available by the Japanese Sony, but not by the US and EU ones. Without that it couldnt work. Sony EU/US delayed and delayed and refused to do this update for western regions, forcing Capcom to cancel the localisation of the game that was in development.
That resulted in damages to capcom's strategy for Monster Hunter in the west. As a result they decided to choose different platforms for the games so they can bring them over.
SONY pushed CAPCOM away. Nintendo didnt have to do anything but profit from the situation.
So, stop saying things like Nintendo showered Capcom for the MH exclusive. Not only is the exclusiveness of the game not garanteed for the future nor Nintendo had to pay Capcom for it. This is all on Sony.
