| darkknightkryta said: Let me get this right; SCEA has total autonomy against the execs in Japan? These same execs who can reverse decisions made by their own company president? Monster Hunter 3 G exclusively on the Wii U is a better global strategy than to have it multiplatform on the PS3 and 360? They can go out, make a game from scratch, for a company with a terrible onine infastructure, a game that's online heavy, is better than making a multiplat PS360 game? Consoles who have a very robust online infastructure. So to sum up: We have an online heavy game. An online heavy game made esclusively from scratch for a console where online is an afterthought. And that is a better idea than making a PS360 multiplat version for the global audience? Think about that for a second. |
Ok, first point. SCEJ doesnt have authority over SCEA. SCE has its own board and those are the ones that have authority and manage the strategies for the company on a global level. Then each of the subsidiaries has its own group of directors and manage every one of their respective areas in accordance with the strategy set, building their own tactics for their territory.
To change a decision from the structure of one of the subsidiaries, you need to have the directors of those subsidieries make that change (by feedback of other high ups from the company). Companies are complex beeings, things arent nearly as simple as you make it out to be. To force decions upon the brances without clear customer voice can also clash and cause many pride/honor feuds. At the end of the day SCEA decided that updating the software to a version compatible with capcom's game was not a high priority task and went in the backburner indefinitly. This was part of the overall tactics they have decided for the region in the US. There is nothing that capcom USA or Japan can do to change that unless they have some lobby with the heads of Sony.
For the second point. They did try to release it on PS3 remember? Releasing on the 360 is not very profitable, unless microsoft is paying royalties. Also, the game came to Wii U, because Capcom USA already had contacts with Nintendo US for MHtri. They also already had the servers from tri available to host Tri G/3U.
So, the decision makes all kinds of sense. I dont see how you dont see it. :) They obviously avoided confrontation with Sony and made the best of the resources available, while still making the product atractive to all 3 major markets. They just didnt predict The Wii U would have slugish sales for the rest of the year.
