Nintendo now fully owns the Astral Chain IP

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twintail said:

I'm not really sure why Nintendo would need to do this, unless Platinum had the option of going multiplatform with the IP. I also doubt that any content from this game wouldn't have made it into other media (like Smash), because I doubt Platinum would disagree.

Clearly, Nintendo is not going to buy Platinum if they have gone through the process of securing this IP. So, I'm not really sure why there was any need for this. I mean, it's great I guess.

For once, I do agree with you. It feels unnecessary for Nintendo to fully buy this IP. But it's probably a similar situation to Wonderful 101, in that Nintendo is doing Platinum some kind of favor, in a way to thanks for their continued help with their systems(both regarding to past endevours and future ones)