NoKisum
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Earlier today on my social media rounds, I saw a friend post something on the line of ”Capcom should sell Mega Man to Sega". Obviously, this statement was stemmed off the fact that Capcom hasn't made a new game in the series in several years after the departure of Inafune. Over the years, I've heard plenty of statements like this, like the infamous ”Sega should sell Sonic to Nintendo." And this got me thinking...
Has a game franchise ever been completely sold to another company, only for it to turn around and become a success?
And by this, I don't mean series that were attached to companies that went out of business, and were picked up after liquidation (South Park: The Stick of Truth's move from THQ to Ubisoft immediately comes to mind). I'm talking a full purchase of the series and its ownership rights from one company to another in the hopes the series would be brought back to prosperity.
Has a game franchise ever been completely sold to another company, only for it to turn around and become a success?
And by this, I don't mean series that were attached to companies that went out of business, and were picked up after liquidation (South Park: The Stick of Truth's move from THQ to Ubisoft immediately comes to mind). I'm talking a full purchase of the series and its ownership rights from one company to another in the hopes the series would be brought back to prosperity.