| Soundwave said: I really don't think acquiring Capcom would be that big of a game changer. They have three major IP -- Monster Hunter, Street Fighter, and Resident Evil. Nintendo already has Monster Hunter. Street Fighter has a deal with Sony. That leaves Resident Evil, which quite frankly is a tired franchise in a lot of ways and Nintendo's had RE exclusivity before and it didn't really sell that great on the GameCube. Using the Marvel analogy, why not just take that further ... perhaps a deal with Disney that lets Nintendo make games based on Marvel properties for say 5-10 years? That would be big and more relevant to the modern audience. |
I disagree. Especially with the notion that they only have three IP of value. Those are their only valuable IP because those are the only ones they put significant financial backing into. Ironman was a B-tier super hero before Disney stepped in. Now he's in the same league as Spider-Man, batman, and Superman.
All it takes is one good game with good marketing to bring a franchise back into relevancy. That especially holds true for a franchise like Mega Man. And even with less showstopping franchises like Okami, they are still valuable as "guardians of the Galaxy"-level games in between the big guys.
The Resi4 exclusivity didn't work out because it wasn't surrounded by Capcoms best. Capcom wasn't at all smashing out hits at the time. Even so, it definitely sold well.
