Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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They should give it to Nintendo for free.
Question, will they reveal who won the auction, or is it all hush hush?
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THQ's bankruptcy sale details: Auction on January 22nd, Will Allow Piecemeal Purchase
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They should give it to Nintendo for free.
Question, will they reveal who won the auction, or is it all hush hush?
Dlacy13g
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Many here tend to sympathize with THQ, and while I like THQ's games I was not cool with their attempt at Bankruptcy. People feel THQ is getting screwed but lets be very clear THQ is trying to screw over MANY due to its own internal deficiencies. Onlive pulled a similar "fast one" and many got screwed out of money they were owed. I would rather see THQ sold off to competent companies than continue their direction of floundering good IP.
Myke Greywolf
Ambassador of Goodwill
Maybe de Blob? I could dig that.
Way late to this party, but with the bidding process, am I right to assume that if THQ owns the rights to some obscure old IP, you could have put in a $20 bid and won it automatically if no one else bid on that IP?
Granted, I'm guessing it was someone's due diligence job to make a list of every IP, and then make a lowball offer on every one of those, but, just saying.
Granted, I'm guessing it was someone's due diligence job to make a list of every IP, and then make a lowball offer on every one of those, but, just saying.
Little more than 3 hours. 3 pm EST.
keep thq alive. as it is now, they are going to be picked apart.
afaik, wwe is owned by wwe & licencend to thq, so it isn't THQ's ip to sell. same for southpark and warhammer and spongebob. Metro is a publishing deal only for 2033 & definately not a thq IP.
Cornbread78
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So, here's my guess:
Sony will buy:
- Warhammer
- Metro
MS will buy:
- Red Faction
- Saints Row
- South Park
EA will buy:
- WWE
- Company of Heroes
- SpongeBob
Nintendo will buy:
- uDraw
- de Blob
and the studios, well MS needs them the most, I'll just say that...
Microsoft needs to figure out what it's doing with the IPs it's sitting under already (Rares mostly).
I guess some new studios could help though.
The question as to whether or not the Warhammer contract is up for sale needs to be resolved by the court.
Games Workshop says it isn't; THQ says it is.
Yes, it's up for sale.
Nintendo should by there whole studio. Now if nintendo wants two studios in Austin... I dont know.
grimshawish
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Why would Nintendo buy udraw? They have better ips that do the same job, and the hardware is already present on Nintendo systems.
de Blob is possible but personally I think Nintendo has enough IPs for its current size. If it does anything it'd be to buy a studio along with an IP, or at least bid for one and set up a studio. Such a good would be one of THQ's meatier types; and de blob seems like something similar and replicable by Nintendo themselves. De Blob brings nothing to the company.
If they want a new studio for the long term its perfect. However Retro just enlarged itself; so possibly this won't happen.
de Blob is possible but personally I think Nintendo has enough IPs for its current size. If it does anything it'd be to buy a studio along with an IP, or at least bid for one and set up a studio. Such a good would be one of THQ's meatier types; and de blob seems like something similar and replicable by Nintendo themselves. De Blob brings nothing to the company.
If they want a new studio for the long term its perfect. However Retro just enlarged itself; so possibly this won't happen.
A little side note, if Clearlake wins, they will most likely sell THQ(as a whole, or piece-by-piece/asset) down the line.
Has any of the Big three even been confirmed to be at the auction?
Cornbread78
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Things THQ can't sell:
- South Park - distribution deal
- WWE - self explanatory
- Spongebob - self explanatory
- Warhammer - self explanatory
- Metro - publishing deal
Warner Bros. Interactive will buy:
Ubisoft will buy:
Homefront and De blob will end up at either Warner or Ubi can't think where they would go and they could go either way...
And the biggest thing is studio in Montreal with AC creator heading it up I wonder where that now goes...
The Elite
BOSS
Really? Is there any more info on this? It would certainly deserve a thread of its own.
I hope Nintendo buys a hardcore franchise just to see some reactions like what happened with bayoneta XD
Iwata: "We brought Vigil studios, Warhammer, Darksiders, Homefront and a DS IP. Sony and Microsoft fans deal with it
"*Puts on black glasses, shakes his hair and walks away while explosions are happening behind him"
Iwata: "Ive dropped the bomb"
*Conference ends*
grimshawish
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Nobody needs homefront. Nintendo might as well develop their own with a new brand.
E.g. They already own Retro.
Nor do I see much taste for a generic war shooter at Nintendo.
Colonel Mustard
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Freedom Fighters did then whole concept better. I'd like someone to revive that ip!
Given that we've heard nothing, there's probably a media block until tomorrow's hearing.
I don't think THQ can sell either of these actually. Anyway, let's hope the "Big 3" stay far away from this one, the last thing we need are more console exclusives (unless they want to buy uDraw or something I guess).
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Info about owing money to WWE? Yes.
http://www.gamechup.com/thq-owes-45...ed-creditor-vince-mcmahon-apparently-furious/
Nope
Games no longer available to purchase on Steam always still remain downloadable for anyone who bought it previously.
Ah so tomorrow is going to be fun. Now excuse me as I pray that relic lands in the hands of the just.
A PC-centric IP in which the first game didn't even release on PS3? No way.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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I expect leaks though.
KillerTravis
Banned
Sony does own EVE Online, I think.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Why would Nintendo buy uDraw?
1) The products released are not good. None of the games are good. It is not well-implemented at a hardware level or at a software level.
2) The products released are largely licensed--Spongebob, Pictionary.
3) The Wii U pad already does significantly more than the uDraw pad did.
1) The products released are not good. None of the games are good. It is not well-implemented at a hardware level or at a software level.
2) The products released are largely licensed--Spongebob, Pictionary.
3) The Wii U pad already does significantly more than the uDraw pad did.
grimshawish
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Retro making a WiiU Zelda won't be that insane if theres a mainline 3DS one being produced by Japan. Maybe this is where Miyamoto is spending more of his time; a wee reunion. Still not sure I believe it though, but who knows. Don't see Vigil being a Darksiders only studio though; Nintendo will probably try and push new ideas alongside the third game. The new IP taking priority; possibly a 3DS title.
Still wouldn't put Volition past Ninty. But thats a rough bidding war. Their tied to a successful franchise and are a pretty independent minded studio. Which is why EA will get them.
Stereotyping the type of games Nintendo produce. Its basically a 'oh and Nintendo will buy...'.
They have no need to buy it. No one does.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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I bet it'll cost them a buck or two to buy it.
AHA-Lambda
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Every time someone says Nintendo should buy THQ or a THQ studio or IP a kitten dies, so please stop it.
IceDoesntHelp
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Nintendo will buy all the THQ studios and IP's
I got their Mega pack for 19.99 last night on Amazon. Over a $359 value. It's time to buy.
The only reason any company would is the for the name, not the actual product.
I look forward to your thoughts should Nintendo actually do that,
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