spemanig said:
Xxain said:
You keep mentioning console wars. This has nothing to do console wars. Console wars do not exist to console manufacturers. Yuji Naka was friends with tons of Nintendo employees, even at the height of SEGA vs Nintendo. Nintendo fans consider FF7 switch a back stab... Sakaguchi and team remained friends with Nintendo employees.
This is stupid business choice. This is like BK advertising the big mac in one their meal promotions. A business should never create a bridge to competitor products, no matter how big or small it may seem.
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But it exists to fans and it exists to public perception of the industry. Doing this would blatantly show those fans how stupid it is, and be better PR than a few nice tweets back and forth ever could.
It's absolutely not a stupid business choice. Banjo is relevant to Nintendo's history, and it's relevant to his IP owner. Smash Bros. Is a video game first. This isn't a commercial; it's a video game.
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Oh no, no, Smash bros definitely is a commercial. its ability to promote upcoming releases or upstir interest in dormant IP's has not been ignored by Nintendo. Notice how character designs and roster is always updated to reflect most recent releases.
Banjo is not relevant to Nintendo. They dont "need" him. As MS holds to license to banjo, he never will be. Banjo is barely relevant to MS.
