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Dunban67 on 06 September 2016
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Wyrdness said:
Dunban67 said:

You don t understand the difference in a game and a brand-  Smash is a game consisting of alot of brands -  It is a popular game

Metroid is a big and very marketable brand due to Samus-  She is the face of the Metroid brand -  like Mario, and Link-   Fire Emblem Animal Crossing etc  does not have  a recognizable face even though they are popular games -  

 

You need to do your homework re Pokemon-  They are not the majority shareholder in Pokemon-  there has been plenty of news and even a statement from Nintendo re this due to the confusion over who was to benifit most from Pokemon Go-  you can also look up Nintendo s Annual report in english online-  it is all there-    If Nintendo was a majority owner of the Pokemon co,  then it woud be a subsidiary of Nintendo which it is not-  Nintenod aslo owns a minority intrest in the Niantic co along w Google and others

They have the controlling stake in the company which means they hold more than any one else and have more control, look it up Nintendo approves all of their actions because Nintendo not only owns the IP they own the controlling stake in PC, they wouldn't need Nintendo's approval otherwise.

Firstly Smash is an IP and therefore a brand no different to King of Fighters and Street Fighter which also use characters from other brands. Smash itself is a brand notable for it's unique approach to the genre, Smash s a brand that many brands gain exposure from. Secondly Metroid is not a big marketable brand in any form it's this illusion that I'm pointing out in my earlier post that Metroid fans refuse to accept the reality of the IP.

Games like FE and AC don't need a particular character's face for their franchise as they have a distinct style that people recognize that's their face, Samus being the face of Metroid doesn't mean much when the IP at best is niche it's like you saying you're the face of your local convenience store, yeah they get enough business to get by but compared to the likes of Walmart they're not even in the same ball park.

Your claim that Metroid is the third strongest brand of the first party library is simply untrue in truth it barely makes the top 10.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2016/07/25/investors-learn-nintendo-doesnt-own-pokmon-stock-tanks/87520372/

ok this is not the best article but it still cotains/verifies Nintendo s ownership structure of the Pokemon co and that they spunn the co off years ago