Talking Point: Wii U Gamers Have Been Treated Poorly By The Third-Party Retail Scene, But The System Still Brings Joy

[Dusk]

AlfredoTurkey said:

Dusk said:

Whether you consider them second party or not, it doesn't mean you are correct. They are part of Nintendo just as ND is part of Sony and any other studio is part of its parent, just like Bioware to EA.  

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There is a difference between something like 343 and Bungie. Bungie made games on their own before being bought out. 343 was created BY Microsoft. Technically, they were both "first party", but totally different situations.

It makes no difference to the end result though. These studios are still owned by their parent companies. Like I said, Bioware was its own identity but it is now owned by EA and has been for a while. It's now an EA studio. 

The majority of companies and studios are started on their own then purchased or acquired by larger companies. They were at one point their own studio, but they are now an affiliate of their parent company. That's indisputable. Therefor if Monolith creates something, it's part of Nintendo. If Rare creates something it's part of MS. If Naughty Dog creates something, it's part of Sony.