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Words Of Wisdom on 17 October 2007
THQ's games

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Rath on 17 October 2007
DonWii said:

B.S. Story Of The Day: THQ And Nintendo IP

By Chris Kohler October 17, 2007 | 3:51:42 PM

Getting linked all over the Internet today is a story that points to an SEC filing by game publisher THQ, that says the publisher has licensed "intellectual property" from Nintendo.

Indeed they are. But the rabbit hole goes deeper! Other publishers that have licensed "intellectual property" from Nintendo include: every single publisher that has ever made a game that appeared on a Nintendo platform. But for some reason, this bog-standard agreement is being hyped up as "THQ enters confidential alliance with Nintendo and is going to make games featuring Nintendo characters! OMG!"

Nope. They're just renewing the same standard contract that lets them use Nintendo's confidential information about its hardware and business in the making of their own games.

http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/10/bs-story-of-the.html


 XDDD

This thread is officially pwned. 



kirby007 on 17 October 2007
Words Of Wisdom said:
THQ's games

omg, that are alot of movie based games.



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Desroko on 17 October 2007

A new Quest game.

C'mon, you all know you want it.



LordTheNightKnight on 17 October 2007
twesterm said:
Why don't we see what they're making before we start complaining.

Reason and patience? Are you new to the internet?



A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.

Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs

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Saiyar on 17 October 2007

The original article has been updated.

UPDATE: A THQ representative has since stated that the filing is a standard Wii developer agreement, suggesting that there is no specific Nintendo character/franchise being licensed.



superchunk on 17 October 2007

HAHAHAHAHa, pwnd...



LordTheNightKnight on 17 October 2007
Soriku said:
Saiyar said:
The original article has been updated.

UPDATE: A THQ representative has since stated that the filing is a standard Wii developer agreement, suggesting that there is no specific Nintendo character/franchise being licensed.

And...?


Some thought THQ was going to have the rights to make games based on Nintendo's IPs. Didn't you get that in this thread? 



A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.

Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs

DonWii on 17 October 2007
DonWii said:

B.S. Story Of The Day: THQ And Nintendo IP

By Chris Kohler October 17, 2007 | 3:51:42 PM

Getting linked all over the Internet today is a story that points to an SEC filing by game publisher THQ, that says the publisher has licensed "intellectual property" from Nintendo.

Indeed they are. But the rabbit hole goes deeper! Other publishers that have licensed "intellectual property" from Nintendo include: every single publisher that has ever made a game that appeared on a Nintendo platform. But for some reason, this bog-standard agreement is being hyped up as "THQ enters confidential alliance with Nintendo and is going to make games featuring Nintendo characters! OMG!"

Nope. They're just renewing the same standard contract that lets them use Nintendo's confidential information about its hardware and business in the making of their own games.

http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/10/bs-story-of-the.html


 



LordTheNightKnight on 17 October 2007
DonWii said:
DonWii said:

B.S. Story Of The Day: THQ And Nintendo IP

By Chris Kohler October 17, 2007 | 3:51:42 PM

Getting linked all over the Internet today is a story that points to an SEC filing by game publisher THQ, that says the publisher has licensed "intellectual property" from Nintendo.

Indeed they are. But the rabbit hole goes deeper! Other publishers that have licensed "intellectual property" from Nintendo include: every single publisher that has ever made a game that appeared on a Nintendo platform. But for some reason, this bog-standard agreement is being hyped up as "THQ enters confidential alliance with Nintendo and is going to make games featuring Nintendo characters! OMG!"

Nope. They're just renewing the same standard contract that lets them use Nintendo's confidential information about its hardware and business in the making of their own games.

http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/10/bs-story-of-the.html


 


But did you want to see NickToons characters in Smash Bros? 



A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.

Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs