Gaming Nintendo now fully owns the Astral Chain IP

[Bryon15]

https://www.videogameschronicle.com...tendos-ip-after-fans-notice-copyright-change/

I thought this was interesting. I wonder what it means. Hopefully platinum games will continue to develop any sequels.

 

[Jayro]

Very cool. I just hope they do more with it, and don't shelf it forever like F-Zero.

 

[Bryon15]

Come to think of it, has Nintendo ever done something like this before? I can only think of two reasons why.

1. This was just a simple trade off. Nintendo allowed platinum games to make the wonderful 101 multiplat, and in exchange they (nintendo) get full ownership of Astral Chain.

2. Nintendo did this as a defensive move to secure the rights to the franchise, ahead of a possible buyout (if Tencent or microsoft buys platinum games). To avoid a case where an IP is owned by competing platforms.

 

[Salron]

Astral Chain wasn't as enjoyable as other games made by Platinum to me but the concept of the gameplay is pretty cool so I hope they can follow up with a sequel that does things better in the future.