Soundwave on 23 November 2014
| DevilRising said: Nintendo isn't going to get bought by anybody. But it seriously wouldn't hurt them to buy someone themselves. Companies like Vanillaware, Good_Feel, Monster Games, Platinum, and Next Level are good examples, though most of those are already at least working somewhat exclusively with Nintendo. It wouldn't hurt for them to consider buying a company that would be a bit more out of the norm, like Sega (great assets that Sega wastes) or Capcom (ditto). Both also still produce arcade games, an avenue, at least in Japan, that could generate revenue for Nintendo. Plus it wouldn't hurt at all to have those catalogs as Nintendo exclusives. But who the hell knows. I'm not sure, when Iwata mentioned them being "open to M&A" , that he even meant video game companies. He might've meant more in the vein of Nintendo looking to branch out into other areas outside of gaming. |
Yeah pretty sure Iwata meant non-gaming mergers & aquistions for other businesses (like sleep sensors and what not).
People need to understand something as well -- Nintendo doesn't *want* to expand. They don't want to be any bigger than they are. They feel they would lose their culture if they expanded too much.
I don't think Sega's IP in this day and age have much relevance anymore to the mass market gamer anyway. Not even if they were well done ... Nintendo has trouble selling a lot of their own IP even though the games are great (Pikmin 3, DKC: TF, etc.), why would they fare any better with Sega IP?
