The Daisy Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 Nintendo establishing acquisition fund I think the thing that continues to floor me is the fact that they have 6.2 billion in liquid assets. I on the other hand have about $18 dollars in liquid assets. I bought a cookie at lunch. Glen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 They can buy me. I'll even change my name to Yoshi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 I'll even change my name to Yoshi WOOHOO! On a serious note though, has Nintendo added Silicon Knights to its portfolio? I know they bought a chunk of Retro but I heard nothing about SK. If not it would be a smart move to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 Originally posted by FutureVoid@Apr 6 2004, 07:37 PM :lmfao: :lmfao: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 I know they bought a chunk of Retro They own Retro 100% last I heard. Don't think they own Silicon Knights. I imagine Zoonami might be high on their buy list, though I suspect it'll end up being obscure Japanese teams they buy, just to spite the Western media hype train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff W Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 Hopefully they buy a company with some background in online gaming, Mario Kart Double Dash and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles are just 2 that could have been great on-line. :bang: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 They own Retro 100% last I heard. Don't think they own Silicon Knights. Ah, thought they only got a chunk. Thanks Brian, didn't know they bought all of Retro. After Prime, its not hard to see why they would . As noted though I think SK would be a sound investment after their work on Twin Snakes and Eternal Darkness. Hopefully they buy a company with some background in online gaming I don't think that would speed the release of any Nintendo online games. Not entering the online market is a deliberate decision by Nintendo. Perhaps it would make a good investment for thier next console as they will have some ground to cover on that front but I have no doubt Nintendo could make a focused online game if they wanted too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 Zoonami I'm not familiar with them. What have they done? The article doesn't explain how they know this fund is for acquisitions. I'm curious how they know that and why Nintendo would show it's hand in such a manner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 So far, Zoonami haven't released anything, as far as I'm aware. Mucho hype about their first couple of games, though - Its Martin Hollis's new company, and since he produced Goldeneye and Perfect Dark he's an obvious person to go for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MastaRedSnappa Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 I don't think Nintendo should buy any game houses. Nintendo's biggest weakness has always been lack of third party support (and their greatest strength has been first party support). Buying up a third party developer and making them a first party developer just makes the problem worse. They need to spend their money reaching out to the third party developers (subsidize Nintendo console development, reduce licensing fees, share first party programming secrets, deliver SDKs earlier and to more developers, etc.) so that their next console has a better shot at restoring the Nintendo console glory. They might want to spend a little time and money investigating some fad called the Internet. It might turn out to be something someday. :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsappel Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 Originally posted by Masta Red Snappa@Apr 7 2004, 03:32 PM They might want to spend a little time and money investigating some fad called the Internet. It might turn out to be something someday. :shock: I hear you can even get it on computers now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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