Nintendo Buys Monolith Soft

[Crossblades]

http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q2-2007/042607b.html



Nintendo has now become the controlling stockholder of Monolith Soft. Control of the company responsible for such RPG offerings as the Xenosaga series has been split between Nintendo and Namco-Bandai, with Nintendo taking an 80% share and Namco-Bandai retaining 16%.

Other projects that the Monolith Soft team has worked on include the Baten Kaitos series and Namco x Capcom. Before leaving Squaresoft in 1999, many members of Monolith Soft had been involved in developing Xenogears.

[edczxcvbnm]

This is interesting news. I wonder why Nintendo bought them as they have a questionable track record. None of their games have sold very well but I guess Nintendo would do to them what they did to rare and give all of their games a real nice polish so that we don't get any more mistakes like Xenosaga II.

[JKTrix]

Monolith Soft is working on Disaster: Day of Crisis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster:_Day_of_Crisis) for the Wii, which was sort of being broadcasted as a 1st party title back at E3. Perhaps that shows just how long Nintendo has been considering doing that.

[Odaisé Gaelach]

They have a questionable track record, that's true. But a fair few of their games got good enough reviews, and they did create the Lithtech engine.

Hmm... I guess that time will have to tell...

[XxSephirothxX]

The purchase surprised me, but it's pretty cool. I'd like to see what they work on for Nintendo in the future. Also, on a slightly related topic of Nintendo second-parties, wtf has Camelot done in the past three years?

[NeoCracker]

The purchase surprised me, but it's pretty cool. I'd like to see what they work on for Nintendo in the future. Also, on a slightly related topic of Nintendo second-parties, wtf has Camelot done in the past three years?

Who is Camelot?

[Roto13]

Golden Sun.

[ljkkjlcm9]

Camelot has actually worked on a number of Nintendo Sports games, like Mario Golf, and such

I'm hoping they'll do another Golden Sun though

THE JACKEL

[NeoCracker]

Didnt it conclude well with the Second?

I just hope for an awesome RPG from em.

[Red Phire]

Hopefully this means Baten Kaitos Wii and/or DS. :D

[KentaRawr!]

I hope this means the Wii will have better RPG's. >.>

[The Fat Bioware Nerd]

Hopefully this means that a Xenosaga or Xenogears title is in the works for the Wii. I could care less about Baten Kaitos because I don't like card battle RPGs.