| Nuvendil said: There is a third option: buy a controlling interest in select franchises. Nintendo has a controlling interest in Fatal Frame, for example. So if they cannot buy Capcom, why not secure control over select franchises? Monster Hunter and Mega Man are obvious choices. If they did that, they could dictate where they go. A full HD Monster Hunter on consoles (could do wonders in the West cause let's face it, MonHun is a kind of game westerners want on consoles not handhelds) and a well funded Mega Man would be pretty big boons for them. Not to mention it would ensure the exclusivity of the franchises. |
I'm not sure if that would be possible, but I think Nintendo would benefit far more from control over franchises like Street Fighter and DMC than Monster Hunter and Mega Man. Nintendo already has Monster Hunter, and Mega Man is easily attainable without an investment like that.
But bits and peices of franchises wouldn't be worth it. It's like Sony controlling Spiderman vs. Disney controlling the rest of Marvel. If they go that route, they need to make numerous significant power purchases, unlike what Sony kind of did with Street Fighter V which is only for one franchise. The most important one, definitely, but only one.
Kind of like Spider-Man.
Actually, exactly like Spider Man.
What Nintendo could do is put a ton of money into NX exclusive rights to 5 Capcom games, kind of like what they did in the GCN era, but this time with only big franchises. Devil May Cry 5. Monster Hunter NX. Resident Evil 7. Mega Man NX. Nintendo vs. Capcom. (in place of SFV) It would cost a lot of money, but would franckly be just as effective as a buy out, with the downside being that it wouldn't be permanent.
