Soundwave said:
Platinum Games DOES NOT have the money to finance their own projects. They are effectively a "free agent" gun for hire, and Nintendo is one doing the hiring in their case. They own Wonderful 101 and Bayonetta 2 about as much as Steven Spielberg owns the movie Jurassic Park ... he doesn't own sh*t, he was contracted by Universal Studios to direct the movie and was paid for his services as director, but the movie itself is owned by Universal Studios. Same deal for Platinum, they get to work on these games and Nintendo pays their employees a contracted fee, and they deliver Nintendo a finished product. That's it. Nintendo has ownership of the product once it's finished and they can release it for the iPhone if they feel like it, but that's 100% their decision. |
will does nintendo own the ips? if not what's to stop them from releasing a directers cut like ninja gaiden 3 razor blade.