If Nintendo were going to buy another studio...

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cbarroso09 said:

I think the only reason Platinum exists is because Mikami, Inaba and Kamiya wanted to create an independent studio where they were able to make the kinds of games they wanted to make without their publisher breathing down their neck and telling them which games to work on.  Being acquired by Nintendo would defeat the whole purpose the studio was formed in the first place.  I think games like Bayonetta and Wonderful 101 were borne out of that sense of creative freedom where they literally had no limits on what they could make, as they were paying for it all themselves and looking for a publisher was merely a secondary concern.

Monolithsoft, first party developer, Nintendo let them do what they want!!! Nintendo will never accept to release an unpolished game from any of their developers. Platinum games knows how to do games, Nintendo will just step in to approve it as quality control process and proper release date to avoind conflict with other Nintendo titles.

I prefer the relationship Nintendo has with Platinum Games as it is stands right now.  It's very mutually beneficial.  Nintendo gets these awesome, highly-anticipated action games exclusive to their system, and all they have to do is pay for the publishing.  Platinum gets to decide what to make, and only after starting work on a game do they have to worry about getting someone like Nintendo or Sega on board to publish it for them.  If Bayonetta 2 and Wonderful 101 sell well on Wii U, I see that kind of relationship continuing in the future, so long as both parties are satisfied. 

No reason to allow your studio to be taken over or acquired by a giant publisher if you can secure mutually beneficial business deals with them as an independent studio and retain near-complete autonomy.

On a side note, I don't think it's accurate to say Monolith Soft has complete creative freedom over their projects.  It's probably true that Iwata and his people let Takahashi make the kind of games he wants to make, but on the other hand Monolith is often called upon to help other studios within Nintendo finish up projects, which takes away from development of games like Xenoblade and the new 'X'.