Nintendo to purchase Capcom!!! [Archive]

Dyne

12-17-2002, 12:21 PM

Excellent. Hopefully one of the many fruits would be a Megaman EXE Transimission ONLINE! =D Er... well...

It seems logical... pretty much. CBS is pretty official.

It's funny only months ago were we afraid that Capcom was going to be bought by Microsoft... bleh. I sure hope something happens regardless.

Oh yes, one little node that makes me EXTREMELY giddy is the fact that I can't access the Capcom America website!

Well.... er.... you know. :p

ominub

12-17-2002, 01:02 PM

thats good news

Dyne

12-17-2002, 01:11 PM

Oh yeah, it's the birthday of Rockman today. 15th birthday! Wow..

Taken from the official website:

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So.. yeah, anyways, both the Nintendo website and the capcom website are down... except their japanese counterparts are.. hmm...

Xantar

12-17-2002, 02:20 PM

Guys, CBS Market Watch only reported that analysts are speculating that there will be a buyout. They never said it was definitely going to happen.

And as Angrist pointed out, CubeNation has said that a buyout is not going to happen. I tend to agree with them. It's not Nintendo's style at all. They prefer small companies because it's more cost-effective to build them up and they don't have to deal with things like firing all the marketing people.

Both CubeNation and CBS Market Watch say that there's going to be a conference tomorrow, though. Something is going on, and it probably involves Capcom somehow.

Crono

12-17-2002, 03:00 PM

I highly doubt it's a Capcom buy-out. What's going to happen to my beloved BoFV being released on PS2 this March? I sure as hell don't want Nintendo getting profit from that.

gekko

12-17-2002, 03:05 PM

What? :mad: WHAT? :mad: :mad:

I WANT MY ONLINE TEKKI DAMNIT!

They better be pulling this out of their ass.

Dyne

12-17-2002, 03:20 PM

No one has seemed to mention anything about the TRIFORCE or NICKEL CITIES, hmm? I just had thought about it. If Capcom plans to release Nickel Cities in America as well as the already-opened ones in Japan, maybe they could flood them with Triforce boards, F-zero Cubed, Star Fox Armada, and Mario Kart? (or something of the like). That would seem most reasonable.

A buyout would seem pliable, because if Nintendo controlled Capcom, they basically have a hold on the arcade and home game market. That way they could certainly push the TriForce to it's full potential. People haven't realized that the Nickel City could be a hidden treasure. Plus, with a low price stamped on Capcom's forehead, and a ton of famous game series, I think this would be money in the bag for Nintendo for SURE. Capcom's followed Nintendo since the early days with the NES, and the SNES, and I think it's time to take their friendship and turn it into something special. Who knows, maybe it's not a buyout, rather a very strong partnership (in which Nintendo buys only a small amount, grasping hold of them. Like Sony and Square). Who agrees?

Crono

12-17-2002, 03:27 PM

A good friendship is much more likely than a buy out.

Dyne

12-17-2002, 03:32 PM

Yes, and that way, they also have money to partner with Sega, Namco, or even someone else. Plus, have money left over for chops for the party afterwards. :p

thatmariolover

12-17-2002, 03:34 PM

I guess I've heard that Capcom will become a first party developer and that Sega and Nintendo will merge into one company...

Cube-Europe.com says that the announcement will be made today, but that it's a rumor and is possibly not true.

Bond

12-17-2002, 04:08 PM

Here is the real article from gamers.com:

"Hot on the heels of the Square and Enix merger, it appears that we may have another sign of the consolidation that is beginning to occur in the games industry. According to CBS Market Watch, Nintendo may be purchasing Capcom. The financial news site states that Nintendo will be making a substantial announcement tomorrow, and that game industry analysts are indicating that it will be the purchase of Capcom.

"They are trying to shake their image a little bit and attract older gamers," Paul Kaump, of Doughery & Co. told CBS Market Watch. "All of these companies are up for sale, except Microsoft and Sony," added James Lin, an analyst with Jeffries & Co.

Whether tomorrow's Nintendo announcement pertains to Capcom is still unconfirmed, but it should be big regardless. Stay tuned to Gamers.com for the latest."

They are only rumors, don't get your hopes up.

Dyne

12-17-2002, 04:13 PM

Oh yes, here's the official story if anyone wants it.

Gaming consolidation?

Video-game industry analysts stoked speculation of a possible buyout Capcom Co. by Nintendo Co., one of the world's top three game-console makers.

The sector is ripe for consolidation, and a Capcom buyout would substantially boost Nintendo's position, said James Lin, an analyst with Jeffries & Co. "All of these companies are up for sale, except Microsoft (MSFT) and Sony (SNE).*"

Analysts said Japan-based Nintendo is expected to make a major announcement Tuesday. Officials at both Nintendo and Capcom, of Osaka, Japan, declined comment.**

Nintendo could use Capcom's software to drive buys of its lagging GameCube console.

GameCube is second worldwide but ranked behind Microsoft's Xbox and Sony's PlayStation 2 in the United States, said analyst Paul Kaump, of Doughery & Co. LLC.

Nintendo has suffered because its game software -- Pokemon, Super Mario and Donkey Kong -- cater to younger children. "They are trying to shake their image a little bit and attract older gamers," Kaump said.

Capcom, which has created game franchises such as Street Fighter and Resident Evil, would be a logical buy for Nintendo, analysts said.

"Nintendo has to do something to beef up its software," said analyst Shawn Milne of SoundView Technology.

Luisa Beltran is a reporter for CBS.MarketWatch.com in New York.

Right....... here. (http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B1CFBF3B2%2DF0DA%2D4835%2D8F8D%2D584059CDBD75%7D&siteid=mktw)

*Fascinating. Absolutely Fascinating. If every company is for sale... well... then... maybe Capcom was flirting with Nintendo by releasing the Capcom Five? ;)

**AHA! They always decline comment on things like this.:p

Jonbo298

12-17-2002, 04:38 PM

I hope Nintendo does buy Capcom. My friend loves almost anything made by Capcom (thats one of the main reasons why he has a PS2, and no I'm not talking about ominub). But he would most likely buy a 'Cube if Capcom went 'Cube only:D

fingersman

12-17-2002, 05:55 PM

If anything it might be a partnership......they would make more money that way.....or it could be a merger.........or it could be nothing along those lines. Who knows?

gekko

12-17-2002, 06:18 PM

Originally posted by thatmariolover
Cube-Europe.com says that the announcement will be made today, but that it's a rumor and is possibly not true.

Cube-Europe says a lot of things. Very few have any truth behind them.

TheGame

12-17-2002, 06:25 PM

Originally posted by gekko
Cube-Europe says a lot of things. Very few have any truth behind them.

I gotta agree with gekko on this one ;)

Anyway, Capcom isn't a big purchase to me, because the last capcom game I purchased was on Sega Genesis... Street fighter 2 Special Edition...

I guess all the RE maniacs are gonna have to get Nintendo consoles every generation now... not just this one :D

Dyne

12-17-2002, 06:39 PM

Well, I'm pretty sure some hardcore Devil May Cry fans will have to migrate over to our side of the market. Or even some Megaman fans. I broke this news to my friend, and he says the only Capcom game he likes is Devil May Cry... so he plans to buy a gamecube. Not to mention Onimusha; that's a pretty good game series so far.

CrOnO_LiNk

12-17-2002, 07:32 PM

Well, I thought it was gonna happen until I saw this...

Here, take a look at this article. Sega and Capcom are working on a Auto Modeliista Online game for the PS2...

http://www.gamesarefun.com/cgi-bin/newspro/fullnews.cgi?newsid1040145992,9698,

Unless that gets canceled, I say Nintendo isn't buying Capcom yet. Also, I would like to see BoFV on the Gamecube... Since it's lacking on RPGs, Capcom can give them a slight boost.

Jonbo298

12-17-2002, 07:39 PM

If Nintendo does buy Capcom, I dont think its gonna be instant. They might allow Capcom to finish current "other platform" games first, then go exclusive. Nintendo might take some of the monies made from any games after the buyout.

Dyne

12-17-2002, 07:39 PM

Wow... that's a tide turner.

:eek:

Besides... Sega also made the online kit for gamecube too. GCN needs more racing anyways.

Shizzle, I want Capcom! ;_;

Crono

12-17-2002, 07:48 PM

"RE this, Street Fighter that, blah blah blah"

Does anyone even know about BoF? I've said it once and I'll say it again, the BoF series is an extremely good rpg series. There are only 2 Squaresoft games that I like more than BoF3 (CC and CT). Capcom did a really good job on BoF3, and BoF4 was pretty good. BoF5 seems weird but it's different.

Anyway, instead of always saying that Capcom only makes games like RE/DMC/Onimusha, fighters and mega man games, you should look at the RPG side. If I was Capcom, I would be making more rpgs, Capcom seems to be pretty good at it, and Choas Legion looks pretty cool. (Another RPG by Capcom.)

Null

12-17-2002, 07:54 PM

Originally posted by CrOnO_LiNk
Well, I thought it was gonna happen until I saw this...

Here, take a look at this article. Sega and Capcom are working on a Auto Modeliista Online game for the PS2...

http://www.gamesarefun.com/cgi-bin/newspro/fullnews.cgi?newsid1040145992,9698,

Unless that gets canceled, I say Nintendo isn't buying Capcom yet. Also, I would like to see BoFV on the Gamecube... Since it's lacking on RPGs, Capcom can give them a slight boost.

that really doesnt mean a lot. Rare was allowed to finish and send out StarFox for GC when MS bought them.

if it did happen. games that could be ported would be....... games way too far off would be canceled. and games too close to development, that would make them lose money to cancel. then they would be released on the console they were entended. See, if nintendo bought them. and they released games on PS2 and Xbox. its still helping nintendo out for thoes games to be selling. rather then getting canceled.

Not sure if this will end up being true or not. But either way. i belive nintendo is in the hunt for buying some company, whether it be now or later on.

Joeiss

12-17-2002, 08:07 PM

If this were Microsoft that wabout to announce a buyout of Capcom, everybody at this forum would be like, "No!! That is no fair!!! Let's stop MS's attempted monopoly of the console gaming world by bitching and complaining about it!!!!"

But when Nintendo might buy out Capcom, everybody here is all happy and stuff. LOL.

There is this really big loser at my school who wears RE tshirts on civies days... ANd he is the biggest Nintendo fan i know... So if this is true, I expect that he will be going crazy when he finds out... lol.

Bond

12-17-2002, 08:09 PM

Originally posted by Joeiss
If this were Microsoft that wabout to announce a buyout of Capcom, everybody at this forum would be like, "No!! That is no fair!!! Let's stop MS's attempted monopoly of the console gaming world by bitching and complaining about it!!!!"

But when Nintendo might buy out Capcom, everybody here is all happy and stuff. LOL.
So true... So true...

Companies buy other companies everyday though, it's really no big deal. Unless of course it is Nintendo.

Null

12-17-2002, 08:12 PM

um. hello guys, this is a nintendo forum.

you put the rare topics in the MS forum, and all the MS fans were happy happy

Whats different?

Bond

12-17-2002, 08:15 PM

Originally posted by Null
um. hello guys, this is a nintendo forum.

you put the rare topics in the MS forum, and all the MS fans were happy happy

Whats different?
The proportion of GameCube and Xbox fans is kind of... well lets say off.

And not everyone was happy, go look back at the topic.

Null

12-17-2002, 08:25 PM

thats because it used to be a GC only forum. so truthfully there is more GC fans around.

and i said the xbox fans were happy happy. :P

Bond

12-17-2002, 08:29 PM

Originally posted by Null

and i said the xbox fans were happy happy. :P
Still, there are two or three Xbox fans at the most here. Most of the posts in the Xbox forum come from GameCube fans. So you must include everyone. It would be very nice if the proportions of fans of consoles could even out though. But I doubt that will ever happen.

Dyne

12-17-2002, 08:33 PM

Bond: You, me, Stu... there's more than that. ;)

Yeah, I always say that... What if Nintendo had released something like the Xbox, while Microsoft released something like the Gamecube? You'd see a flip completely. I think Nintendo is trying to pull all strings to try to stay well ahead of the Xbox worldwide.

Kakyo

12-17-2002, 08:44 PM

gamecube is going to have massive sales increases, niot mention this is probably the megaton. Two words OH YEAH!

GameMaster

12-17-2002, 09:43 PM

I guess this purchase would be good. I'm not a big Capcom player though. Except for the fighters like bobcat said.

Jason1

12-17-2002, 09:52 PM

When I first heard this im like WOOT CAPCOMAGE W00t!!!

But the more I think about it, I realise I have never really liked a Capcom game, besides their Zelda Oracle seires, but that hardley counts, they had help from Nintendo. The RE remake was OK, but not that good, IMO. I just dont care much for the gameplay. And Im not really a big fan of fighting games. But if this is true, it can only help the Cube, so that is good.

Jonbo298

12-17-2002, 09:52 PM

Originally posted by Joeiss
If this were Microsoft that wabout to announce a buyout of Capcom, everybody at this forum would be like, "No!! That is no fair!!! Let's stop MS's attempted monopoly of the console gaming world by bitching and complaining about it!!!!"

All of what you just said is basically the perception and truth of M$:D

Joeiss

12-17-2002, 09:56 PM

Is Capcom the people that make Devil May Cry?

Oh well... If this is true, I just want my copy of Red Dead Revolver for PS2 and then Capcom can go.

Gamer

12-17-2002, 10:25 PM

If this deal does go through ill be looking forward especially to tekken, and a few of the previous PS2 only titles :D

Null

12-17-2002, 11:10 PM

Originally posted by Gamer
If this deal does go through ill be looking forward especially to tekken, and a few of the previous PS2 only titles :D

um, namco makes tekken tho, dont they?

Shadow Fox

12-18-2002, 12:07 AM

Originally posted by Null
um, namco makes tekken tho, dont they? I think he meant to say Street Fighter, Null...

At any rate, Namco is supposedly bringing a special version of Soul Calibur 2 to GameCube with Link as a playable character...but then again, they also announced Tekken Tag Tournament for GCN over a year ago...:mad:

Go fig...Capcom will probably help out sales with games like Breath of Fire, Devil May Cry, Dino Crisis, and Megaman games alongside the "Big 5" previously announced...

-Official Ninja of [coming soon]...

DeathsHand

12-18-2002, 12:09 AM

Originally posted by Null
um, namco makes tekken tho, dont they?

ha.. yeah, Namco makes Tekken...

Capcom makes Street Fighter though... Maybe he was thinking of that :p

But if Nintendo buys capcom, they'd get such games as

Devil May Cry
Onimusha
Street Fighter

uhhh others I can't think of right now :p

But you all knew that..... except maybe Gamer... ;)

Edit: I hate you Shadow Fox :p

CrOnO_LiNk

12-18-2002, 12:40 AM

Originally posted by DeathsHand
ha.. yeah, Namco makes Tekken...

Capcom makes Street Fighter though... Maybe he was thinking of that :p

But if Nintendo buys capcom, they'd get such games as

Devil May Cry
Onimusha
Street Fighter

uhhh others I can't think of right now :p

But you all knew that..... except maybe Gamer... ;)

Edit: I hate you Shadow Fox :p

Devil May Cry
Onimusha
Street Fighter
Resident Evil
Maximo
Breath of Fire (Just like Crono said, this series kicks ass)
Megaman (That's there main mascot..*drools for Megaman Legends 3*)
Power Stone (One of the best multi-player games ever!)
Dino Crisis (I don't really care about this series though)
Final Fight

And there are way more.

Dyne

12-18-2002, 01:50 AM

Well guys, I did a little research. I found out Capcom's stock symbol is CCOEF.

I went to the different sites, but none of them recognized the symbol. Hmm?

Finally I checked at Yahoo finance, and they had something... it was changed to CCOEF.PK, for reasons inknown. So I look at the table... and.. well, see for yourself:

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=CCOEF.PK&d=c&k=c1&a=v&p=s&t=1y&l=on&z=l&q=l

See, it goes up, and up, and up, and up, and it's at $28 at the moment. BUT, the chart stops at July. Which is also when Nintendo would have sold Rare.

I'm getting suspicious. In that time, Capcom could've created those demos for the Capcom 5 with the Gamecube, and would have had a good start already. Not to mention the decreasing support for the other consoles... I don't recall them mentioning anything for the Xbox after Tekki other than CVS2 Online. And, PS2, well, they have some games announced.. well... Hmm... If magazine editors are true to their words like they are, they write the magazine a month early, maybe more. If someone on the inside got away and heard about this buyout, told the japanese magazine, and was published the following month. Then we hear of the Capcom Five a couple months later. And, ba-boom, a month before the big DMC2 is released, or is supposed to be released, they make the announcement: which is also planned very close to Christmas. Coinkidink? ;)

Also, if an anonymous company bought Sega off of CSK, who was it? That's another thing I'd like to know. But, who knows.. the market is a mysterious place.

fingersman

12-18-2002, 07:45 AM

Originally posted by CrOnO_LiNk
Devil May Cry
Onimusha
Street Fighter
Resident Evil
Maximo
Breath of Fire (Just like Crono said, this series kicks ass)
Megaman (That's there main mascot..*drools for Megaman Legends 3*)
Power Stone (One of the best multi-player games ever!)
Dino Crisis (I don't really care about this series though)
Final Fight

And there are way more.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm BOF................how much of you guys played BOF 1?? For it's time it kicked a$$ man........oh yeah and so did Final Fanasty 1( to bad you could only have 1 character accompany you :( )

Oh yeah a well made 3d Final Fight would be great!!!!

And I want a 2d Megaman..............I've played from Mega 1 to 7 on Nes
And Megaman 1 to 2 on Snes
I want a Mega on GC!!!!:D

Angrist

12-18-2002, 10:53 AM

Hmm... shouldn't it have been revealed today?? :confused:

It would be nice news, but what's taking them so long??? :(

PuPPeT

12-18-2002, 11:24 AM

Originally posted by Dyne
Not to mention the decreasing support for the other consoles... I don't recall them mentioning anything for the Xbox after Tekki other than CVS2 Online.

They have in fact announced a game for Xbox in the last few mouths it’s only a driving game but it’s still a game. Also Dino Crisis 3 is coming to Xbox (I believe Microsoft paid money for this. Like Nintendo did with res-evil), an online version of Auto Modellista for Xbox live and a first person beat ‘um up called break down. Really come to think of it the 5 new games coming from Capcom brings the level of development on the cube to around the level of the other consoles!

Poor looking lo-res screens of Dino Crisis 3
http://xboxmedia.ign.com/xbox/image/dinoc2.jpg
http://xboxmedia.ign.com/xbox/image/dinoc3.jpg

Lo-res screens of Breakdown
http://www.zdnet.co.jp/gamespot/tgs/tgs2002/screen/break/images/03.jpg
http://www.zdnet.co.jp/gamespot/tgs/tgs2002/screen/break/images/06.jpg

Maybe all this talk is true I don’t know but you can’t say they have made any signs of dropping development for other consoles.

PuPPeT

12-18-2002, 11:51 AM

Oh and they just announced today that Capcom Vs. SNK 2:EO and STEEL BATTALION for Europe in Jan and Feb

Dyne

12-18-2002, 01:03 PM

Ah, I remember Dino Crisis. Thanks for knocking me in the head; it did seem suspicious they don't have anything mentioned on their website about it...

Crono

12-18-2002, 02:57 PM

Originally posted by fingersman
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm BOF................how much of you guys played BOF 1?? For it's time it kicked a$$ man........oh yeah and so did Final Fanasty 1( to bad you could only have 1 character accompany you :( )

BoF1 was originally made by SquareSoft for SNES. Capcom bought the series, and since then, all games i nthe series have been better than BoF1 (IMO). BoF3 is one of the greatets PSX games.

Dyne

12-18-2002, 03:39 PM

Weren't BoF1 and 2 re-released on the GBA?

<3

I must have been too busy with Golden Sun to notice. :(

Crono

12-18-2002, 03:51 PM

Originally posted by Dyne
Weren't BoF1 and 2 re-released on the GBA?

<3

Yes, yes they were. BoF2 rocks! :roll:

Dyne

12-18-2002, 04:14 PM

Aye, I better pick those up in light of recent events. :E

PuPPeT

12-19-2002, 07:21 AM

Originally posted by Dyne
Ah, I remember Dino Crisis. Thanks for knocking me in the head; it did seem suspicious they don't have anything mentioned on their website about it...

LoL you’re going to hate me for this but this just came in from the French site newtechnix.com.

Capcom has just announced that Dino Crisis 3 on Xbox will leave during spring 2003 to Japan. The level of development would amount to 40% and the hero of the play is called Patrick. Dino Crisis 3 should leave during the autumn 2003 to Europe.

Seems just as people start to believe the game is dead it comes back and bites you in the ass.

dwelzy

12-19-2002, 12:05 PM

I've played from Mega 1 to 7 on Nes

u mean 1-6 cause 7 is on snes

Dyne

12-19-2002, 01:02 PM

Originally posted by PuPPeT
LoL you’re going to hate me for this but this just came in from the French site newtechnix.com.
Seems just as people start to believe the game is dead it comes back and bites you in the ass.

How would I hate you for it?:p

ForceofNature

12-19-2002, 01:05 PM

Nintendo will die before it can buy capcom

Gamer

12-24-2002, 01:39 AM

Originally posted by ForceofNature
Nintendo will die before it can buy capcom

Alright buddie...:rolleyes:

fingersman

12-24-2002, 07:14 AM

Originally posted by dwelzy
u mean 1-6 cause 7 is on snes

No I'm sure that there was a megaman 7 on Nes.......I'm sure of it because they were alot of Megaman games on Nes.

DeathsHand

12-24-2002, 09:42 AM

K I still don't really believe this Capcom rumor, but check out what the president/CEO of Capcom Entertainment said when asked "What are the biggest challenges in the PS2 market, and what trends will be hot in 2003?" (in the latest issue of PSM where they have a bunch of developers around and ask them questions about the next year in gaming and such):

Originally sed by some dude at Capcom who looks kinda like Robin Williams
"The bottom line is that there is going to be a lot of competition, especially on PS2. The key theme will be competitiveness and pricing. I think you will see the demise of some big corporations this year. There is a very good chance that big-time companies will consolidate or merge. Who will it be? I have some suspicious, but we will leave it for the future to tell."

... hmmm... :hmm:

Meh whatever :p

Crono

12-24-2002, 09:45 AM

Maybe Capcom will merge with someone else...like Namco, who knows? This is quite interesting though...

Shadow Fox

12-24-2002, 08:21 PM

Originally posted by PuPPeT
They have in fact announced a game for Xbox in the last few mouths it’s only a driving game but it’s still a game. Also Dino Crisis 3 is coming to Xbox (I believe Microsoft paid money for this. Like Nintendo did with res-evil)...Hmmm...from what I understand, Nintendo never made any advances toward Capcom over development (Capcom ASKED to develop both the Oracle series for GBC AND RE for GCN). It's in an interview on cube.ign.com somewhere, but it wasn't that long ago (around July).

And as for Auto Modellista, it's also online for PS2, though I haven't heard any announcements for the game on XboxLive.

-Official Ninja of [coming soon]...