The Namco and IP buyout threads have me wondering which of the "Big 5" companies would be worth Nintendo's while to go whole hog and just buy out.

Feel free to suggest smaller firms as well like Level-5, Atlus, Koei Tecmo, Takara Tomy, Marvelous, etc

I said Sega, it seems like a good fit and Nintendo could get them back on track quality-wise

Please GOD not Sega.

You might as well hurl a bomb at Nintendo HQ.

WOW! My thread has inspired 2 others! I am impressed! I voted Namco due to personal preferences(!). The general consensus seems to be Capcom. Imagine if Nintendo bought both! I think it would then dominate MASSIVELY in Japan. Could be an idea for the next gen.

Non of them lol.

If I had to choose one, I'd say Capcom as they would be the most amenable to it and the most beneficial to Nintendo.

Honestly though, as you said in another thread, it'd be more worthwhile investing in their own studios or new ones with all the lay-offs recently.

I kinda wish Nintendo had bought Enix way back. DQ & Mario go together like PB & Chocolate. Plus I bet cool series like Actraiser and SoulBlazer wouldn't be rotting away in obscurity. And they'd have probably made fucking sure tri-Ace delivered a better Star Ocean 4 than the trash we got.

For most success in the JPN market, I would say Square Enix, but for my personal gamer tastes it is either Konami (MGS4) or Capom (RE 5, Lost Planet) ips.

Capcom and Sega seem like the clear favorites so far. Well, them and None (lol).

I actually think Nintendo would create a better Sonic game than Sega, IMO anyway.