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JackHandy on 23 January 2026
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Kyuu said:
Azzanation said:

I don't blame Nintendo one bit. Square betrayed Nintendo so it's no surprise they were not on good terms anymore. Especially considering it was the Nintendo platforms that saved Square.

Nintendo savior complex strikes again. They fucked up and Square didn't owe them shit. Move on.

It's not as black and white as that.

Nintendo and Sony entered into a business venture, whereby they were going to release a joint console. Due to the way Japanese business was done back then, the contract between them wasn't really combed over much by Nintendo until it was nearing completion. When it was, Nintendo discovered that Sony wanted more way rights over their games than Nintendo was willing to accept. It was so egregious, that Nintendo felt betrayed... which started the whole thing off. Nintendo fired back, told them to take a hike, went with another company and then, well... we know the rest.

But it wasn't Nintendo screws over innocent little Sony. It was more complicated than that, made worse by Yamauchi's inner Steve Jobs, cut-throat business style.