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sc94597 on 17 October 2022
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Chrkeller said:
sc94597 said:

Part of the arrangement between Platinum and Nintendo (and most third-party developers working on another's IP) is that the risks and costs are held by the publisher/IP owner but the publisher/IP owner also gets the bulk of the reward; the developer is mostly insulated from all of these. It is very much like an employer-employee arrangement. It would only hurt Platinum if Nintendo (or another publisher) refused to work with them in the future, but if the game's sales are hurt because of a boycott you can't blame Platinum for that. Nintendo/NoA (as they are the publisher) are the ones who set the development budgets as the entities paying for the game, not Platinum.

And if Bayo 3 flops, you don't think that could damage Nintendo's relationship with Platinum?  You don't think it could impact a potential (perhaps even likely) Bayo 4?  A boycott isn't harmless.  

Just my opinion but Bayo is the best action franchise in gaming.  I would hate to see it damaged because some person didn't get the money she wanted.  

If Bayonetta flops because it is a bad game and gets poor reviews, that could hurt Platinum. If it gets good reviews and still flops, how is that Platinum's fault? They aren't the publisher of the game. They don't fund its budget. They don't advertise it. That is Nintendo's responsibility. 

It might decide whether or not Bayo 4 is made, but that doesn't mean Platinum won't be developing something else for either Nintendo or some other publisher. 

I care more about labor and the well-being of others than my luxury consumptions to be honest.  Your argument was about whether or not other employees would be hurt if an effective boycott happened, I already made an argument why that is highly unlikely. 

Last edited by sc94597 - on 18 October 2022