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Blue_Inigo
01/05/21 11:11:49 AM
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https://twitter.com/GearoidReidy/status/1346351843782234112?s=20

They've made a lotta dope Nintendo games like that Wii Punch Out and Mario Strikers Charged. Nintendo rarely buys other game companies so this is pretty interesting. Wish they had bought Alpha Dream too

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Jabodie
01/05/21 11:13:09 AM
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Maybe they'll make Mario Golf

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DoctorPiranha3
01/05/21 11:22:45 AM
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Jabodie posted...
Maybe they'll make Mario Golf
That's Camelot's job!
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Jabodie
01/05/21 11:23:34 AM
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DoctorPiranha3 posted...
That's Camelot's job!
Well why ain't they doing it?!

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DoctorPiranha3
01/05/21 11:24:33 AM
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Jabodie posted...
Well why ain't they doing it?!
Too busy on Mario Tennis Aces 2, of course. Serve's up!
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s0nicfan
01/05/21 11:25:01 AM
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I wonder what compelled Nintendo to buy them. Like you said, it's extremely rare for them to purchase companies, so I wonder if there's some hidden politics at play, like NLG tried to negotiate for a much stronger licensing agreement and it was actually cheaper to just buy them.

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refmon
01/05/21 11:27:19 AM
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GOD please make a Mario Strikers Charged sequel

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xXfireglzXx
01/05/21 11:29:40 AM
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Jabodie posted...
Maybe they'll make Mario Golf

Jesus christ a new Mario Golf would be so fucking good.

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Oshawottownage
01/05/21 11:29:48 AM
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s0nicfan posted...
I wonder what compelled Nintendo to buy them. Like you said, it's extremely rare for them to purchase companies, so I wonder if there's some hidden politics at play, like NLG tried to negotiate for a much stronger licensing agreement and it was actually cheaper to just buy them.

The biggest shareholders of NLG were looking to sell.

Nintendo probably didn't want Microsoft or someone else buying them when they have been a good partner and their luigi's mansion games have sold ~13 million+ copies.

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MordecaiRocks
01/05/21 11:30:08 AM
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s0nicfan posted...
I wonder what compelled Nintendo to buy them. Like you said, it's extremely rare for them to purchase companies, so I wonder if there's some hidden politics at play, like NLG tried to negotiate for a much stronger licensing agreement and it was actually cheaper to just buy them.
i read that the major shareholders wanted to sell and Nintendo was willing to buy them because otherwise they'd be bought up elsewhere
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PokemonYoutube
01/05/21 11:30:31 AM
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Yeah, Microsoft has been acquiring a lot of studios lately and Nintendo probably didn't want another Rare situation.
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Jabodie
01/05/21 11:31:18 AM
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DoctorPiranha3 posted...
Too busy on Mario Tennis Aces 2, of course. Serve's up!
Although I do like Aces.

xXfireglzXx posted...
Jesus christ a new Mario Golf would be so fucking good.
I make a 2 post topic every month or so asking where the new Mario Golf is at.

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sauceje
01/05/21 11:48:23 AM
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PokemonYoutube posted...
Yeah, Microsoft has been acquiring a lot of studios lately and Nintendo probably didn't want another Rare situation.
One of the worst deals for the history of gaming (not "in" the history of gaming, mind you. I'm referring to what could have been if Rare kept working with Nintendo)

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Solar_Crimson
01/05/21 12:50:02 PM
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I'm still surprised that Nintendo let Alpha Dream go under like it did. Considering their work on the Mario & Luigi series, you'd think Nintendo would throw them a lifeline.

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sauceje
01/05/21 2:53:54 PM
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Solar_Crimson posted...
I'm still surprised that Nintendo let Alpha Dream go under like it did. Considering their work on the Mario & Luigi series, you'd think Nintendo would throw them a lifeline.
Their last 2 games sold poorly and that was that, I guess.

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Blue_Inigo
01/05/21 2:57:57 PM
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ImAMarvel posted...
This is cool. I'm always interested in whatever Nintendo's doing.

I also didn't know about AlphaDream until just now. >_> I still have to play the M&L games past the second one, which I always thought sucked ass.
Good GOD you need to play Bowser's Inside Story

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Protopet
01/05/21 2:59:13 PM
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I'd be down for a new Punch-Out on switch but NLG has done a good to great job with everything Nintendo has given them.

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Darmik
01/05/21 3:23:22 PM
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sauceje posted...
One of the worst deals for the history of gaming (not "in" the history of gaming, mind you. I'm referring to what could have been if Rare kept working with Nintendo)

Wasn't gonna happen. If Microsoft didn't buy Rare Activision would have.

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CADE FOSTER
01/05/21 3:25:32 PM
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pretty soon every dev will be owned by each console maker thus killing gaming forever
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