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Punished_Blinx posted...

The reason would be if Nintendo pays them enough to make it worth their while.

It's business, on all sides.

Nintendo doesn't want to pay too much because, ultimately, the legit impact those games would make probably has been estimated and calculated vs. the cost they're willing to pay.

Likewise, Square, Capcom, etc., have calculated the cost of what it'd be worth it to them to potentially cut into their eShop/collection sales by having the games on the subscription service.

It isn't just as simple as "Nintendo could just pay enough," because if Square/Capcom/etc. want more than it'd be worth to Nintendo, why would they pay it? Likewise, Square/Capcom won't accept less than they think would offset the cost of potential lost sales. It's easy to say "Nintendo isn't offering enough," but if what the other companies want is more than it'd actually be worth to Nintendo... Why would they? All of them are looking for profits, above all else.

EDIT: And yes, you could say "Nintendo could eat the loss for the consumers," but so could Square/Capcom/etc. It's not a one way street.