famousringo on 13 February 2008
| That Guy said: Why? Sega already makes games for Nintendo  The problem with buying out companies is 1) You share the companies financial troubles, (i.e. Sega) 2) If all the programmers leave, then you're stuck with just a name, (i.e. Rare and the guys who left to make TimeSplitters) |
Exactly.
By investing in the games developers make, rather than the developers themselves, Nintendo reduces its own risk and helps keep themselves fit and flexible. This way, if the situation changes, Nintendo can just stop signing these kind of agreements, instead of being stuck with a ball-and-chain that they need to lug around.
"The worst part about these reviews is they are [subjective]--and their scores often depend on how drunk you got the media at a Street Fighter event." — Mona Hamilton, Capcom Senior VP of Marketing
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