[Bentendo]

What about HAL? HAL was millions in debt and the president went to Yamauchi and asked to be saved. Yamauchi agreed to buy HAL on the account that they develop games exclusively for Nintendo.

I doubt a similar thing would happen here though. :(

[atomsk]

Nooooooooooooooooooooo Who's gonna make LKS 2 now? :(

last i heard Kimura wants to make it but they were still looking for funding

after this news, who knows.

Kimura works for Marvelous and not Cing, so it's not like he's out of a job or anything

[Dash Kappei]

NOOOOoooooo :(

[farnham]

What about HAL? HAL was millions in debt and the president went to Yamauchi and asked to be saved. Yamauchi agreed to buy HAL on the account that they develop games exclusively for Nintendo. I doubt a similar thing would happen here though. :(

why not CING has been developing exclusively for nintendo for ages

[Bentendo]

why not CING has been developing exclusively for nintendo for ages

Because something tells me that Kirby is a more lucrative franchise than Hotel Dusk.

[[Nintex]]

LKS was so good :(

[Celine]

Because something tells me that Kirby is a more lucrative franchise than Hotel Dusk.

That's for sure.
Yamauchi made the right move that time, seeing how a couple of years later HAL would develop a new mega hit franchise with Smash Bros against all the odds.
Also Yamauchi requested Iwata as the new president of HAL ...

In this case there isn't any benefit for Nintendo to buy out Cing.
They could simply hire Cing's employees and let the company go bankrupt.

[[Nintex]]

Here's a chance for Kotick to end up in the 8th layer of hell instead of the 9th.

Or EA to somewhat redeem themselves for WESTWOOD

[Starwolf_UK]

Shit, should I import Another Code R now if I don't want to miss out on it forever? Play.com has it for a good price, do they ship to the US?

Nope, European countries only. And the postal service lost my copy...got refunded though and eventually bought the game off Amazon marketplace

The Hut (and related companies such as Zavvi?) do ship to the US though and they currently have stock (a bit pricier at £24.99 though).

CD-Wow might ship to America but given they have a US site it might not allow you to unless it is in stock on the US site as well (which seems unlikely for obvious reasons) and have it for a similar price to Play but I've never used them so can't vouch at all.

[theluma]

Fuck.

EDIT: Buy this shit Nintendo!

[Hero of Legend]

That's for sure. Yamauchi made the right move that time, seeing how a couple of years later HAL would develop a new mega hit franchise with Smash Bros against all the odds. Also Yamauchi requested Iwata as the new president of HAL ... In this case there isn't any benefit for Nintendo to buy out Cing. They could simply hire Cing's employees and let the company go bankrupt.

Just one problem; HAL's only second-party, stupidly not wholly-owned. :/

WHY though?! :(

Of all the companies that go hand-in-hand with Nintendo, HAL is that one, they're far too close for HAL to be merely second-party, hell how did Brownie Brown become 1st-party over HAL I'll never know.

Oh well, not like there's been any difference from them being 1st or 2nd-party I suppose. If only their console game output was less than fucking puny. :(

[I NEED SCISSORS]

Fuuuuck, what will become of Hotel Dusk (2) and Again?

[Drkirby]

What about HAL? HAL was millions in debt and the president went to Yamauchi and asked to be saved. Yamauchi agreed to buy HAL on the account that they develop games exclusively for Nintendo. I doubt a similar thing would happen here though. :(

Well, the company could argue that releasing there games in other territories would generate enough income to stay afloat.

And does Japan not have something similar to Chapter 11 in the US, where you can declaire you are bankrupt but stay in business?

[AceBandage]

Fuuuuck, what will become of Hotel Dusk (2) and Again?

Last Widow already released in Japan and Again is out in a couple weeks in the States.

[joseph1594]

This really sucks. Hotel Dusk is one of my favorite DS games, I really hope that Lat Window makes it's way to the US.

[GaussTek]

Ahh damn, this sucks :(

Hope we can see Last Window in English someday.

[Quadrangulum]

That's just a shame; they're one of the best small developers today in my opinion. I hope the workers and properties continue at a new home.

[Tempy]

:(

Liked Another Code, Hotel Dusk, though they were short. Little King Story was great. Got Another Code R but it's on the backlog.

[JoshuaJSlone]

So are they actually GONE gone? Keeping the various types of bankruptcy straight is trouble enough in my home country, let alone understanding what it means internationally.

[BurritoBushido]

Ffffuuuuuuuuuuucccccckkkkkkkkk!

That sucks!

[nny]

No...

[DevelopmentArrested]

Goddamnit. Wasn't Hotel Dusk 2 announced? Does this put that in jeopardy? Say what you want about Hotel Dusk (I loved it) - Cing tried something different and filled a void that doesn't exist on the DS. We really really need more interactive mysteries, dramas!
Nintendo needs to buy them up ASAP. BTW, for those that have imported it - how was Again?

[rollingstart]

Little King's Story was the best Wii game last year and one of the best Wii games in general. Sad to hear there won't be a sequel. Hotel Dusk also had really great style and...really great style.

Pouring one out for them.

[Metal Gear?!]

Thanks for not releasing Another Code R in North America, NINTENDO

[SilverLunar]

Just one problem; HAL's only second-party, stupidly not wholly-owned. :/ WHY though?! :( Of all the companies that go hand-in-hand with Nintendo, HAL is that one, they're far too close for HAL to be merely second-party, hell how did Brownie Brown become 1st-party over HAL I'll never know. Oh well, not like there's been any difference from them being 1st or 2nd-party I suppose. If only their console game output was less than fucking puny. :(

Does it matter??

they are under Nintendo being 1st or 2nd party anyway.

[Kuran]

Wow, what a loss..

I hope Hotel Dusk 2 still makes it overseas..

[Lard]

NO!!!!!!!!!!!

:(

[Minamu]

Yeah, what about the last window? :( I thought the localisation had already started?

[Kishgal]

Jeez... what a terrible thing to wake up to. Cing made several games I hold very dear. Another Code: R was my #2 game for last year. This really, really stinks.

[EatChildren]

This is fucking bullshit.

[duckroll]

Goddamnit. Wasn't Hotel Dusk 2 announced?

No, that was a fake. The Japanese version is out though, and sold very poorly.

[Shikamaru Ninja]

Just one problem; HAL's only second-party, stupidly not wholly-owned. :/ WHY though?! :( Of all the companies that go hand-in-hand with Nintendo, HAL is that one, they're far too close for HAL to be merely second-party, hell how did Brownie Brown become 1st-party over HAL I'll never know. Oh well, not like there's been any difference from them being 1st or 2nd-party I suppose. If only their console game output was less than fucking puny. :(

I think you are getting caught up in this "second-party" classification a little too much. But if you are referring to HAL ownership, the shares are split between Nintendo Co., Ltd, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Satoru Iwata, and a couple other guys including 2 original HAL guys. There is no need to change it.

[Hero of Legend]

I think you are getting caught up in this "second-party" classification a little too much. But if you are referring to HAL ownership, the shares are split between Nintendo Co., Ltd, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Satoru Iwata, and a couple other guys including 2 original HAL guys. There is no need to change it.

I see now, and yeah, doesn't make a difference anyway.

[DevelopmentArrested]

No, that was a fake. The Japanese version is out though, and sold very poorly.

Not even getting localized to Europe? :(

[Danielsan]

Damnit. :(
Hopefully the Last Window (?) still gets released in Europe.

[jay]

God fucking damn it.

[Chemo]

Trace Memory and Hotel Dusk are terrible games (that get way more love on GAF than they deserve), but I hate to see devs go down like this. Good luck, CING employees.

[flipping_heck]

Oh man :(

[Tiktaalik]

That's a shame I was a big fan of Hotel Dusk. Little King Story had a lot of great concepts too even though it was super rough around the edges. I was hoping they'd be able to put out a sequel with a bit of a bigger budget.

[Eteric Rice]

Nintendo should buy them up. Good talent is hard to find these days.

[DownLikeBCPowder]

So was there ever a sequel to AC/TM?

[Gestahl]

Ahhh I sort of enjoyed Hotel Dusk, this industry is just nothing but bad news these days...

[Celine]

I think you are getting caught up in this "second-party" classification a little too much. But if you are referring to HAL ownership, the shares are split between Nintendo Co., Ltd, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Satoru Iwata, and a couple other guys including 2 original HAL guys. There is no need to change it.

Do you know the split ?

[SovanJedi]

Nooo! This is horrible! What a bummer. :(

I bought both Another Codes, Hotel Dusk and Little King's Story full price, and Hotel Dusk and LKS are among my top 5 favourite games for their respective systems, they were really great experiences.

What a crummy end to a great developer. I hope the staff manage to find excellent (and more stable) jobs elsewhere so we don't get denied their genius.

So was there ever a sequel to AC/TM?

Yes, the Wii version is a sequel set 4(?) years after the DS one, but it was never released in the US. I'm not so fond of the Another Code series but the Wii game is a solid title too.

[Femmeworth]

Damn.

[DownLikeBCPowder]

Yes, the Wii version is a sequel set 4(?) years after the DS one, but it was never released in the US. I'm not so fond of the Another Code series but the Wii game is a solid title too.

Typical then that I would not be able to play it.

[Hootie]

If I had a sadface variation of my avatar, I would post it in here.

[Kishgal]

Typical then that I would not be able to play it.

It was released in English in Europe, though, and is definitely worth hacking the Wii to play. I loved it so much.

[JoshuaJSlone]

Typical then that I would not be able to play it.

I believe it had a European release, though, so if your desire is great enough to check out a "How do I homebrew Wii?" thread and import it, it should at least be understandable.

[Haziq]

Damn..

LKS was great, I was hoping for a sequel eventually.

:(.