Nintendo E3/ND 2013 Thread: That's A Wrap! The Wait Begins for E3 2014!

[TheLastStarFighter]

Wright said:

TheLastStarFighter said:

Wright said:
C'mon Nintendo! Buy Mistwalker if Microsoft hasn't done it already and start pumping out JRPGs! Chat with Suda51 to bring Killer is Dead to WiiU! BRING ME YOUR PRECIOUS ZELDA IN GLORIOUS HD!

Nintendo doesn't need to buy Mistwalker.  They already like Nintendo and have expressed desire to make their next big RPG for Wii U.

They like Microsoft too. They were the ones who made possible Mistwalker. By buying Mistwalker, Nintendo ensures that whatever comes from that great mind, it goes to a Nintendo platform.

They don't "like" Microsoft.  Sakaguchi took their money to start a studio and made the two games required.  He then moved on to Wii for his next title.  There really is no point in buying Mistwalker for anyone.  They are essentially an "idea" studio.  They only have a handful of workers and outsource most of the programing to other developers.  The value of Mistwalker is in Sakaguchi's writing and producing and his good friend Uematsu who does the music for him, not in their programing expertese or valuable IPs.  You could buy the company and Sakaguchi could then go do something else and you would essentially have nothing.

Now, signing Sakaguchi to a multi-title deal would be a great move for any company.  Doubtful MS would do it though, since the first attempt didn't work out so great.  Sony is unlikely since they are tight with Square.  Nintendo is the most likely to get Sakaguchi's next several games with Nintendo most likely acting as publisher like they did with Last Story. I would expect 2-3 Mistwalker games on Wii U.