Otakumegane said:
It was Monolith, not wanting to be absorbed into Namco that went to Nintendo and asked for help. Ninty asked Namco "hey dudes can we have that one dude who doesn't want to live in your house?" Namco be all like "Oh that dude who keeps whining? Sure man, just gimme all of my shared that you own". Namco's Monolith shares for Nintendo's Namco shares. |
That is false. Nintendo to this day still owns a 'majority' share in Namco Bandai - over 1.5% (http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2013/security_q1303.pdf). Nintendo puchased Monolith Soft from Namco Bandai for an undisclosed amount.
To answer the question in the header - Atlus would largely benefit Nintendo as it would expand their market share. Furthermore, this transaction would solidify Nintendo's mind share in Japan as it is arguably its most important market. Like I mentioned in a previous comment, if Nintendo absorbs Atlus, it would leave it intact and be considered a seperate entity much like Intelligent Systems and Monolith Soft are. It would be financially independent and continue to operate as it has currently until it could no longer generate a profit. It also seems that Atlus (Index) owes Nintendo quite a sum of money as well . If Nintendo were smart, they would proceed with the purchase as it may not see its investment back depending on the auction for Index - doing so, they would be able to recoup their investment and expand their revenue.
