| IsawYoshi said: Not going to debate how probable these predictions are, but one the first one: Nintendo would be mad not to bid for Monster Hunter. Having a core of Pokemon, Mario, Animal crossing AND Monster Hunter guaranteed exclusive to nintendo consoles would be huge in Japan. |
Agreed. In fact, Nintendo would do well to simply outright acquire Capcom. Having Mega Man, Monster Hunter, Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, and Street Fighter as exclusive franchises would be incredible. They would have a strong and unique line up of gamer centric games that are neither platformers or racing games avaliable; especially if they re-invent Resident Evil. The problem is, Capcom is unlikely to give up so easily. They're moving into mobile development at the moment, and are a proud company that won't give up easily. This is why I see them more likely to sell off some of their lesser used franchises and properties. I can see them selling Mega Man, Okami and a few smaller brands and holdings, but their big four... that's something they'll try to hold on to till the bitter end and I think there would be a lot of competitive bidding for Monster Hunter if it was ever put up for auction. Nintendo hates bidding wars and tends to stay out of them. If I was being hopefull I'd have said "Nintendo acquires Capcom as a first party developer", but I wanted to make predictions, not a wishlist.
