Nintendo banned Square from their offices for 10 years after FFVII went to PlayStation. EDIT: japanese business model is akin to Yakuza

[DonFerrari]

Wyrdness said:

StreaK said:
All I will say on this matter is:

HA! Nintendo had it coming after what they did to Sony. As they say, Karma is sure a bitch, isn't it? Who can forget when Nintendo turned their back on Sony like that??? So, they just got a taste of their own medicine not only with Square leaving them, but Sony creating the best-selling gaming console in history with the PS1. It was a double wham!

I don't feel sorry for Nintendo in the slightest. Everything happened for a reason.

Nintendo turned Sony away because Sony wanted a contract that obtains the rights to software made on the platform no platform holder would accept this not even Sony themselves which is why even Sega turned Sony away as well when they tried to partner with them. You're talking karma well funny enough some former SE employees are now part of one of the biggest first party studio at Nintendo and have created one of the best JRPG franchises around.

They already signed a deal. Also former employees of almost all companies are in other companies.