Posted March 17, 2015
So you know how in the gaming circles, people had been demanding that Nintendo go mobile and leave the market?
Well, they've gone mobile. In a breaking announcement, they've announced, a 'Business and Capital Alliance' with DeNA that basically means:
「Joint development and operation of gaming applications for smart devices using Nintendo’s intellectual
property (“Nintendo IP”),
including its characters
Nintendo and DeNA expect to develop a new core system
compatible with a variety of devices including PCs,
smartphones and tablets as well as Nintendo’s dedicated video game systems, and are to jointly develop a
membership service utilizing this system, with a launch
targeted for the fall of 2015. The companies expect to
further enhance their customer relationships through the membership service.」
Yeah. Who'da thunk?
What that jarglemesh means:
1) Nintendo will develop smartphones games with DeNA, using Nintendo IP (!).
2) Nintendo and DeNA prepare a sort of multi-platform social gaming network for launch in fall 2015. This will be rolled out globally.
3) Nintendo buys 10% of DeNA for US$181 million. DeNA gets 1.24% of Nintendo. So this is quite serious.
4) The Nintendo-DeNA deal and all details falling under it will be signed today. The payment for the stock transfer will occur on April 2.
Here's the press release for those who want to scream in horror. I myself will kick back in a chair and watch the panic. Like Scruffy. The Janitor.
Well, they've gone mobile. In a breaking announcement, they've announced, a 'Business and Capital Alliance' with DeNA that basically means:
「Joint development and operation of gaming applications for smart devices using Nintendo’s intellectual
property (“Nintendo IP”),
including its characters
Nintendo and DeNA expect to develop a new core system
compatible with a variety of devices including PCs,
smartphones and tablets as well as Nintendo’s dedicated video game systems, and are to jointly develop a
membership service utilizing this system, with a launch
targeted for the fall of 2015. The companies expect to
further enhance their customer relationships through the membership service.」
Yeah. Who'da thunk?
What that jarglemesh means:
1) Nintendo will develop smartphones games with DeNA, using Nintendo IP (!).
2) Nintendo and DeNA prepare a sort of multi-platform social gaming network for launch in fall 2015. This will be rolled out globally.
3) Nintendo buys 10% of DeNA for US$181 million. DeNA gets 1.24% of Nintendo. So this is quite serious.
4) The Nintendo-DeNA deal and all details falling under it will be signed today. The payment for the stock transfer will occur on April 2.
Here's the press release for those who want to scream in horror. I myself will kick back in a chair and watch the panic. Like Scruffy. The Janitor.
Post edited March 17, 2015 by Darvond