Nintendo Buys Monolith Soft

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04-27-2007, 03:05 PM
Crossblades

Nintendo Buys Monolith Soft

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

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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.
04-27-2007, 03:12 PM
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.
04-27-2007, 03:24 PM
JKTrix

Monolith Soft is working on 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.
04-28-2007, 02:54 AM
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...
04-28-2007, 05:43 AM
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?
04-28-2007, 07:11 AM
NeoCracker

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Originally Posted by Azar

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?
04-28-2007, 07:12 AM
Roto13

Golden Sun.
04-28-2007, 07:14 AM
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
04-28-2007, 07:19 AM
NeoCracker

Didnt it conclude well with the Second?

I just hope for an awesome RPG from em.
04-28-2007, 11:02 AM
Red Phire

Hopefully this means Baten Kaitos Wii and/or DS. :D
04-29-2007, 05:12 PM
KentaRawr!

I hope this means the Wii will have better RPG's. >.>
04-29-2007, 07:36 PM
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.