Nintendo now fully owns the Astral Chain IP

[mjk45]

twintail said:

mjk45 said:

 I'm sure Nintendo only did the deal because they own 50% not because of a need, most likely Platinum moving towards self publishing instigated the move to gain W101, and along the way it ended up involving them offloading their share of Astral Chain, most likely because part owning an IP with Nintendo who also own the publishing rights seemed out of step with their move away from contract work, so selling their share gave them one less complication to deal with why they embark on what they see as their future. 

Perhaps. I can see that. 

It does seem a bit premature though. Their self-publishing route may not exactly work out for them.

Like Rol talks about they may need the extra cash to help their cash flow, especially if the expected time lag between outlay and income has widened

plus they may feel confident that they will be called upon to develop any sequels.