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[norinrad21]

Fatal Frame 4 will be fine. Its in good hands.

I hope Nintendo buys team ninja so they can become the Retro Studio of the east

 

[Troidal]

That about wraps it up.

Hopefully Capcom/SquareEnix employees won't get any funny ideas :lol :lol

Let the revolution begin!!! *fist pump*

Seriously, the Japanese gaming industry needs a major overhaul of its labor practices.

 

[FoxSpirit]

I think he's trying to say is that outside of Ninja Gaiden, Itagaki's games are meh.

DoA4 is also nice.

 

[adversesolutions]

Let the revolution begin!!! *fist pump*

Seriously, the Japanese gaming industry needs a major overhaul of its labor practices.

::starts handing out flyers in tenmabashi::

 

[Haeleos]

DoA4 is also nice.

In a world where Mortal Kombat is the only other fighting game, yes.

 

[thrasher]

My wishful thinking just might come true

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=11432335&postcount=621

 

[BboyDubC]

I don't understand why people are saying of all companies for NINTENDO to buy Team Ninja. What freakin sense does that make? The only games Team Ninja makes are bloody, violent games filled with big boobs. Nintendo would be the LAST company to buy them... or is that just pure fanboy gesturing? Certainly has no basis for proposal.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

wow

 

[pitt_norton]

I want me some Fatal Frame 4 and the Rygar wiimake before it hits the courts...

 

[Haeleos]

I don't understand why people are saying of all companies for NINTENDO to buy Team Ninja. What freakin sense does that make? The only games Team Ninja makes are bloody, violent games filled with big boobs. Nintendo would be the LAST company to buy them... or is that just pure fanboy gesturing? Certainly has no basis for proposal.

The link being FFIV is a horror game on the Wii version, but yea, I see Microsoft trying to get something together right now since NG2 is their God of War killer.

 

[Dascu]

I don't understand why people are saying of all companies for NINTENDO to buy Team Ninja. What freakin sense does that make? The only games Team Ninja makes are bloody, violent games filled with big boobs. Nintendo would be the LAST company to buy them... or is that just pure fanboy gesturing? Certainly has no basis for proposal.

Nintendo *should* buy Team Ninja because they lack games of that type. Besides, they're co-funding Fatal Frame, so it's not as if Nintendo doesn't care about hardcore games of that type.

 

[The Faceless Master]

For some reason I thought Tecmo published the Monster Hunter games. How on earth has that company kept from folding all these years?

Team Ninja.

 

[thrasher]

Tecmo games have too much testosterone for the Nintendo fa... I mean fans.

 

[FoxSpirit]

In a world where Mortal Kombat is the only other fighting game, yes.

Explain yourself. This isn't DoA2 in a new wardrobe, you know.

 

[Gamer @ Heart]

The DOA money kept them afloat.

 

[Sleeker]

 

[Iced_Eagle]

MS needs to buy up those IPs stat.

Agreed.

Though either way, it's still bad to see the company spinning the drain.

 

[tetsuoxb]

::starts handing out flyers in tenmabashi::

Yeah, because all those Craft & Meister employees are ready for revolt.

We all know labors woes can be solved by only one thing.

Commemorative bottles of wine.

 

[Haeleos]

Tecmo games have too much testosterone for the Nintendo fa... I mean fans.

Bad form, Peter!

Anyways, Nintendo doesn't do acquisitions really. If Team Ninja isn't scooped up by MSoft, they will drop the ball in a hard way. Tecmo didn't fund NG2 by themselves, so Team Ninja are probably looking at Microsoft since they sign the cheques.

Then again, Itagaki has a shit load of money, so it's not like he's in a rush either.

Explain yourself. This isn't DoA2 in a new wardrobe, you know.

(Someone might look up my gamertag and accuse me of not playing it again, so I won't.) But I will. DoA4 feels rough after playing so much VF5, is all. It's crazy they have the deepest 3d action game in NG2, but their fighting game counterpart is probably the weakest of the big 4 in terms of technical play and depth. It's still enjoyable though, so I guess there's room for it's silliness.

 

[Nolan.]

Let the revolution begin!!! *fist pump*

Seriously, the Japanese gaming industry needs a major overhaul of its labor practices.

Could you imagine what would happen if some important square employees left for mistwalker...


I don't think it would happen but this gen is just full of surprises I never saw coming.

 

[a.wd]

(Someone might look up my gamertag and accuse me of not playing it again, so I won't.) But I will. DoA4 feels rough after playing so much VF5, is all. It's crazy they have the deepest 3d action game in NG2, but their fighting game counterpart is probably the weakest of the big 4 in terms of technical play and depth. It's still enjoyable though, so I guess there's room for it's silliness.

I like DOA, its combat is much more tuned to level the playing field for vs matches in terms of strategy rather than encyclopaedic knowledge of a certain characters move list. I can go up against a master and rather than kissing his taint while he throws me around I can at least make a decent fist of things. I think Virtua fighter is the better technical game but what would my mates rather play?

 

[FoxSpirit]

(Someone might look up my gamertag and accuse me of not playing it again, so I won't.) But I will. DoA4 feels rough after playing so much VF5, is all. It's crazy they have the deepest 3d action game in NG2, but their fighting game counterpart is probably the weakest of the big 4 in terms of technical play and depth. It's still enjoyable though, so I guess there's room for it's silliness.

Well, yeah, maybe, but even so it's a fun game that now, in it's 4th iteration has become a decent 3D fighter. Btw, Japan plays Tekken at the moment. Crazy world, ain't it?

 

[a Master Ninja]

 

[Smiles and Cries]

I hope Nintendo gets Fatal Frame out before the store is closed

better yet they should by the store

 

[batbeg]

I hope Nintendo gets Fatal Frame out before the store is closed

better yet they should by the store

I've kind of been wondering. Nintendo said they don't buy companies unless they have a technology or IPs which will be of benefit to them, and now with Tecmo developing so much on Nintendo systems, and having so many IPs... that would be freakin' epic. I don't really expect it to happen, but it keeps nagging at me.

 

[Onions]

divertido :lol

Itagaki's new team better be one of Microsoft's aces for e3 like, seriously.

 

[turk128]

Like many have said: Temco Bowl DS better freakin' come out!

 

[Diablohead]

Dead Or Alive must survive

 

[slade]

MS's not going to take in all of Itagaki's buddies if Tecmo does fall apart. What you're looking at here is the dissolution of Team Ninja if this does go down and should Itagaki go to MS, he'll probably get the Sakaguchi treatment and get put to work overseeing the monkeys that created Blinx. Maybe by that time he could put together a game that doesn't need a patch the moment it hits the market.

 

[UpperCaseN]

I love how everyone is more concerned about Tecmo Bowl than the company going under and ceasing to exist, haha.

Spoiler

Tecmo Bowl better make it out of they'll have hell to pay!

 

[Bust Nak]

Hmm, their game have been selling pretty good haven't they? There wasn't any high pofile bomba, plus they have a few more games close to release. Surely they would have pay up if they had the cash (Assuming Itagaki and co's claim is legit and Tecmo loses the court case.) I wonder what happened to all the money?

 

[pswii60]

divertido :lol

Itagaki's new team better be one of Microsoft's aces for e3 like, seriously.

There is no way Itagaki could head up a team for MS. He doesn't even slightly fit in to their corporate culture.

The only way it would work is by Itagaki setting up his own company and MS funding/publishing his titles or something, but it's a big step to move from producer to running a company.

 

[Amir0x]

Itagaki is a douche, but if this is the true fallout from the situation then Tecmo is obviously deserving of punishment for this sort of thing.

 

[AmMortal]

Itagaki is a douche, but if this is the true fallout from the situation than Tecmo is obviously deserving of punishment for this sort of thing.

Male chauvinistic games.

 

[speedpop]

Tecmo is like the Japan version of Midway. 90% of the software they shat out was rubbish anyway.

 

[Azelover]

i was hoping for a fatal frame on the 360 or ps3.

ugh, and here we are still saying goodbye to these old values. I wish we didn't and they'd just vanish like before, it's simpler and less painful, instead we're having a tacky infatuation with them at their factual end. That very existence is evidence of it and it's sad to watch.

 

[icecream]

The link being FFIV is a horror game on the Wii version, but yea, I see Microsoft trying to get something together right now since NG2 is their God of War killer.

So the link is absolutely non-existent.

Hint: Fatal Frame is not made by Team Ninja.

 

[Tr4nce]

Oh noes! Now there will never be a next-gen Double Dragon

 

[Zerodoppler]

Oh noes! Now there will never be a next-gen Double Dragon

Double Dragon was made by Technos. They went under in the late 90's IIRC.

 

[Easy_D]

Poor Rygar and Tecmo Bowl Wii.

<Dascu> lolololol why would Rygar Wii be in trouble just because of Itagaki leaving? lololoolol.


The paraphrase speaks for itself, young man.

 

[UpperCaseN]

^ What? Junior, did you even read the OP? Tecmo is being sued by 2 of their top executives now, on top of Itagaki's lawsuit.

 

[Pureauthor]

Nice going,Tecmo.

 

[Visualante]

If this does start a revolution at Capcom, Konami, Square Enix, Sega, Sony et al.

Expect to pay more for Japanese games.

 

[Dascu]

<Dascu> lolololol why would Rygar Wii be in trouble just because of Itagaki leaving? lololoolol.


The paraphrase speaks for itself, young man.

Dude, I said that days ago, when it was just Itagaki leaving.

 

[Monocle]

Hot damn, Itagaki leaves and it all comes crashing down. I expected there to be repercussions, but nothing approaching this.

 

[Phife Dawg]

I've kind of been wondering. Nintendo said they don't buy companies unless they have a technology or IPs which will be of benefit to them, and now with Tecmo developing so much on Nintendo systems, and having so many IPs... that would be freakin' epic. I don't really expect it to happen, but it keeps nagging at me.

Actually they see the value of a company in its people. They only consider a buy-out if the the goals etc. are comparable to those of Nintendo and thus the human ressources can be kept and they don't have to fear people leaving the company and thus robbing them of said ressources.

Considering this I don't see Nintendo getting involved...with all the people leaving etc.

 

[manzo]

Unpaid bonuses are always the worst thing that can happen for programmers in Japan. First Itagaki, then the 30 Team Ninja people and now all 300 Tecmo workers.

Tecmo's president is in for a RIDE!

 

[navanman]

Unpaid bonuses are always the worst thing that can happen for programmers in Japan. First Itagaki, then the 30 Team Ninja people and now all 300 Tecmo workers.

Tecmo's president is in for a RIDE!

WTF!! Thats can't be real!

 

[Link Man]

I guess Capcom could always buy Tecmo and make Ninja Gaiden vs. Devil May Cry.

Ryu and Dante at the Olympic Games?

 

[dog$]

I don't understand why people are saying of all companies for NINTENDO to buy Team Ninja.

Just look at the people who are saying this - that should be enough.