Should Nintendo create/buy out more studios?

[Deleted member]

Besides the second-party ones, like HAL Laboratories and Game Freak.

One of Nintendo's biggest weaknesses is its lack of internal studios (which is especially blatant compared to SCE--sorry, SIE's), and like with its aquisition of Monolith Soft back in 2007, Nintendo should buy out more studios in order to become more responsive to players' demands.

I'd go with :
- Platinum Games, with Bayonetta 2 being funded by Nintendo and Platinum partnering for Star Fox Zero.
- Shin'en multimedia, which developed nearly every of its games for Nintendo systems, and with the latest release of Fast Racing Neo, they would make a perfect choice to develop a certain dormant Nintendo franchise.
- WayForward, which is mainly composed of Nintendo fans, and its IPs would fit like a glove with Nintendo's. And thus it would make pretty Shantae guaranteed for Smash 5.


Also take note this thread speaks mainly about potential studios, not publishers.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

Well, Platinum's latest game is only coming out for XBOX and PS

 

[Opossum]

I hate the whole "Nintendo should buy (insert studio)" mentality. What reason would there be for it? What significant niche would it fill? People don't seem to realize it's often a poor business decision and potentially unhealthy for the industry. Like, you wouldn't buy, say, Capcom for example, just so Nintendo can "save Mega Man" like I hear so many people say. It gets kind of cringeworthy.

Those companies don't need to be bought. There's nothing that Nintendo would absolutely need them for that they can't just commission them or partner with them to do.

 

[A Distant Demon]

3 posts and no mention of Rare? This must be a world record. Or people are starting to realize that isnt the best idea.

 

[Karter_90]

It's bad enough Nintendo is doing jack about Metroid, F-Zero and other franchises so no, wouldn't want Nintendo to buy any development teams.

 

[Deleted member]

I changed the thread's title, thus it would make a wider discussion subject.

 

[Shiida]

nahhh i don't think it'd be necessary

 

[The Novice Sword]

"Should" is a strong word.

It might be interesting if Nintendo bought out this or that studio, adding their IPs to their own and merging Nintendo sensibilities and assets with the new company.

But there's not a lot of reason for it in a lot of cases when the same result can be accomplished by licensing and partnership.

 

[N3ON]

It's a layered issue. If Nintendo were to continue with two diametrically different systems as they have in the past (being the home console and the portable), I would say yes, Nintendo should acquire or create more studios, because obviously they suffer with consistent output when they spread their resources over two unique platforms and rarely have third-parties to help quench the drought. However since Nintendo in all likelihood has consolidated their development to purely the NX platform (at least that's likely their plan going forward - excluding the more minimal development that will be dedicated towards mobile), the merging of their output somewhat rectifies this issue. So now I would say no, it'd be nice, but it's not a necessity.

However, I feel it would greatly behoove them to acquire or create (or at least partner with) more western studios because as it stands now Nintendo has a very poor grip on the western market and what seems to be like a general misunderstanding or incomprehension of how the market even works. They need a larger western perspective in their stable, so I believe more studios at their disposal (who have a certain degree of creative control) would ultimately benefit them, especially since the few they have made bonds with either are no longer associated with them (Rare, Silicon Knights), have shrunk substantially (NST), or have turned to making titles similar in theme and demographic to the ones already produced in Japan (Retro, Next Level Games, Monster) and while they are quality titles, they don't provide the company with much diversity.

Also, I'm speaking of acquiring studios on the same basic level as the examples I used, not huge publishers like Capcom or Sega, or even ones as big as like BioWare or Atlus or something.

 

[AIM0001]

I would like Nintendo to takeover the Mega Man, Bomberman, and even Sonic franchises. But lik someone said before. The fact they haven't been doing enough for Metroid and other franchises.

 

[Autumn ♫]

Nintendo should buy out Disney.

 

[N3ON]

Nintendo should buy out Disney.

Also Apple, Google and Facebook while they're at it.

 

[A Distant Demon]

Nintendo should buy out Disney.

If it means Sora in smash I'll will take it.

Although I don't know how you can tack-on unnecessary gimmicks to a movie.

 

[LancerStaff]

It wouldn't help at all unless it would make Nintendo more willing to hand off franchises like what happened with Retro or Next Level Games or if Nintendo themselves allocated resources to the other devs so they could make games worthy of a full price retail release.

Nintendo's still getting Shantae, Shovel Knight, Gunvolt and the rest without buying them out. At best the time put into console exclusive features would be put to the Nintendo versions and they'd come out sooner. For the devs it's probably better for them to multiplat everything then to take whatever sum of money Nintendo would pay.

Though, it may be worth it to snatch up certain franchises and make use of them. I'm sure there's a few Nintendo devs that could make a good Megaman or Castlevania game.

 

[ElectroLightning]

Imagine the controversy if Nintendo bought DreamWorks...

 

[The Smash Nerd II.0.]

3 posts and no mention of Rare? This must be a world record. Or people are starting to realize that isnt the best idea.

Um, they kind of died

 

[Verde Coeden Scalesworth]

Um, they kind of died

Not really. They're an active company overall, just controlled by Microsoft. They still bring out games.

The thing is, most of the employees who made the usual Rare games that were on the Nintendo systems already left to do their own stuff. This is how Yooka-Laylee were born. So there's a very good reason to not try and buy Rare back; because what you're looking for isn't there. The talent you want is gone.

 

[Starlight_Lily]

I honestly think Nintendo doesn't needs to buy or create new studios, rather they need to be able to better co-ordinate their dev teams, so they don't end up with long droughts, and have studios seemingly work on their next project for a looong time, cause we haven't heard anything on what Retro is doing.

Plus, I honestly would like them to let Hal get a bit more experimental, instead them having to work on Kirby most of the time, cause box boy was really neat.

 

[The Smash Nerd II.0.]

Not really. They're an active company overall, just controlled by Microsoft. They still bring out games.

The thing is, most of the employees who made the usual Rare games that were on the Nintendo systems already left to do their own stuff. This is how Yooka-Laylee were born. So there's a very good reason to not try and buy Rare back; because what you're looking for isn't there. The talent you want is gone.

I agree

 

[Robertman2]

Platinum and Playtonic, depending on Yookah-Laylee does

 

[Jason the Yoshi]

As a business major, I can't see Nintendo making any big moves for buying up other companies anytime soon.

 

[Guybrush20X6]

Well they could go back in time and prevent half of Rare getting sold to Microsoft.

As is I think Microsoft finally got some use out of Rare with Killer Instinct so they couldn't simply buy them back now.

 

[Diddy Kong]

The fact that I am enstranged by this new logo is not okay...

 

[N3ON]

I would love to see Nintendo partner with Sumo over an IP, new or established. They are quality devs who have a very Nintendo-like charm to their offerings. Perhaps with Snake Pass performing as well as apparently it did on Switch the two will forge a closer working relationship in the future~

 

[The Smash Nerd II.0.]

Maybe Game Arts.
For Smash Ultimate

 

[Wolfie557]

Besides the second-party ones, like HAL Laboratories and Game Freak.

One of Nintendo's biggest weaknesses is its lack of internal studios (which is especially blatant compared to SCE--sorry, SIE's), and like with its aquisition of Monolith Soft back in 2007, Nintendo should buy out more studios in order to become more responsive to players' demands.

I'd go with :
- Platinum Games, with Bayonetta 2 being funded by Nintendo and Platinum partnering for Star Fox Zero.
- Shin'en multimedia, which developed nearly every of its games for Nintendo systems, and with the latest release of Fast Racing Neo, they would make a perfect choice to develop a certain dormant Nintendo franchise.
- WayForward, which is mainly composed of Nintendo fans, and its IPs would fit like a glove with Nintendo's. And thus it would make pretty Shantae guaranteed for Smash 5.


Also take note this thread speaks mainly about potential studios, not publishers.

Don't buy Platinum Games. I want them 3rd party. I want to see them grow enough to own their own IP, even buy back Bayonetta!!

Buy yh buying a bit more wouldn't be that bad.
I'd say something like...indie studiois or medium sized ones. Don't want them to buy anyone BIG firms like Capcom or Sega...that changes the balance too much and I like it as it is haha. I don't mind 3rd partes merging with other 3rd parties tho. I

Also one that specialises in making mobile games is a very good idea imho.

 

[The Smash Nerd II.0.]

Don't buy Platinum Games. I want them 3rd party. I want to see them grow enough to own their own IP, even buy back Bayonetta!!

Buy yh buying a bit more wouldn't be that bad.
I'd say something like...indie studiois or medium sized ones. Don't want them to buy anyone BIG firms like Capcom or Sega...that changes the balance too much and I like it as it is haha. I don't mind 3rd partes merging with other 3rd parties tho. I

Also one that specialises in making mobile games is a very good idea imho.

1: Yes. Why not
2: Like Bandai Namco

 

[FirestormNeos]

It'd be gut-bustingly funny if Nintendo bought EA just to give them a taste of their own medicine.

 

[thirsty-pocket]

Nintendo doesn't even do enough with their own massive catalog of IPs, so I worry that them buying other IPs would mean that those would sit in the cooler for too long.

 

[Oracle_Summon]

Nintendo doesn't even do enough with their own massive catalog of IPs, so I worry that them buying other IPs would mean that those would sit in the cooler for too long.

Exactly. Nintendo needs to focus on reviving their dormant franchises and bring them back into the spotlight.

 

[Starlight Liger]

If Nintendo's going to acquire studios, they should start with Intelligent Systems, HAL Laboratory and Camelot Software Planning.

 

[Otoad64]

If Nintendo's going to acquire studios, they should start with Intelligent Systems, HAL Laboratory and Camelot Software Planning.

uhh, pretty sure they did aquire hal labratory

 

[Starlight Liger]

uhh, pretty sure they did aquire hal labratory

You're wrong.

Corporate Info | Our Company | HAL Laboratory, Inc.

This is HAL Laboratory’s corporate information page. Please check here for directions to our offices, as well.

www.hallab.co.jp

 

[RetrogamerMax]

I would just be okay if Nintendo just bought out certain IPs whether than companies if that was possible. I would love for Ganbare Goemon/Mystical Ninja and Mega Man to become Nintendo franchises so all those cool characters from those games could make it into Smash and other Nintendo crossovers.

 

[Starlight Liger]

I would just be okay if Nintendo just bought out certain IPs whether than companies if that was possible. I would love for Ganbare Goemon/Mystical Ninja and Mega Man to become Nintendo franchises so all those cool characters from those games could make it into Smash and other Nintendo crossovers.

Nintendo never acquires IP for games that have been released to third-party platforms. When Monolith Soft was acquired, Xenosaga stayed with Bandai Namco.

 

[RetrogamerMax]

Nintendo never acquires IP for games that have been released to third-party platforms. When Monolith Soft was acquired, Xenosaga stayed with Bandai Namco.

I guess you're right. Still though a man can dream right?

 

[Otoad64]

nintendo just bought next level games! doesn't really change anything though considering they pretty much just make nintendo games anyways though