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And now, ToV PS3 to North America will not be happening.
Quoting Yuri, "Niiiiice work, men." Shame about the layoffs, though. Maybe this will be the smack across the head Namco needs to be... you know... good?
And maybe Ubisoft will stop infesting Wii and DS with shovelware.
Quoting Yuri, "Niiiiice work, men." Shame about the layoffs, though. Maybe this will be the smack across the head Namco needs to be... you know... good?
And maybe Ubisoft will stop infesting Wii and DS with shovelware.
Didn't SC4 and it's shoddy DLC come out in 08? Meaning a lack of DLC this year may have screwed them over..
With messing up completely on ToV's DLC, I have no sympathy with Namco-Bandai. Giving people 'quick achievements' via the Marketplace is pointless, and kind of shows why sales didn't go to well for them.
I hate stories like this... upper management fwaks ups and it the working staff that gets axed...
Here's a free tip to Namco Bandai: Release Tales of Vesperia On the in the US/UK PS3, and the Ps3 content on xbox 360 as dlc! (this will be a guarantee money maker).
Here's a free tip to Namco Bandai: Release Tales of Vesperia On the in the US/UK PS3, and the Ps3 content on xbox 360 as dlc! (this will be a guarantee money maker).
"when these guys stop trying to pass off on-disc content and in-game currency as DLC items, I'll demonstrate a little remorse."
This. Fuck them.
This. Fuck them.
Serves them right for half-assing Tekken 6. The campaign mode was the most god awful piece of gaming in last 5 years.
I miss when Namco was supposed to be more... Namco-ish
Why haven't they released a Time Crisis game for Wii, btw?
Why haven't they released a Time Crisis game for Wii, btw?
Well you can't blame the Wii for this one, because they sold almost 4 million units of games on the Wii. Which lead all platforms for Namco Bandai sales!
I would be inclined to care more if it were a different company, granted the people getting laid off are probably not responsible for any of the stupid decisions made for DLC.
"...when these guys stop trying to pass off on-disc content and in-game currency as DLC items"
Not to mention releasing BETAS/Cut up versions as full retail games only to release the whole game later as an "improved version" on the competing platform.
Not to mention releasing BETAS/Cut up versions as full retail games only to release the whole game later as an "improved version" on the competing platform.
Maybe its that I see no reason to play Soul Calibur IV when I'm still enjoying Soul Calibur II. I mean, it has Link in it!
Sad thing is the people being fired probably have nothing to do with the stupid DLC they have been releasing.
Although if the guy resposible for butchering soul calibur even further(See: still not adding back weapon master mode, screwing up the story and character creation, and replacing a lot of the individual character viewer that held useful information with a weak flow chart, and that's just the tip of the iceberg) was included in those firings he (or she) earned it.
And what animeboke said about tails of vesperia is a great idea and free money.
Although if the guy resposible for butchering soul calibur even further(See: still not adding back weapon master mode, screwing up the story and character creation, and replacing a lot of the individual character viewer that held useful information with a weak flow chart, and that's just the tip of the iceberg) was included in those firings he (or she) earned it.
And what animeboke said about tails of vesperia is a great idea and free money.
Maybe it's because people are getting tired of Dragon Ball games. Too early for that. after all, there are less than 100 games in the franchise.
SF4's popularity set things up neatly for Tekken 6, but somehow they managed to pull that game off with absolutely no buzz, absolute zero excitement from the general gaming community.
I heard that they spent ludicrous amounts of money on that game too.
I heard that they spent ludicrous amounts of money on that game too.
They could save money by laying off Mrs. Pac-Man and having Pac-Man wear lipstick and a hairbow half the time.
They're a second tier Japanese developer. I think this is just the recession catching up to them in a year that didn't see a Soul Calibur game released.
@SimonM7 I think it's because they made the Tekken 6 advertising campaign so horrific and full of lies... 'Number 1 fighting game'? SFIV is still better than that and doesn't have to load every time you swap screens.
It also sounded quite unconvincing, so that has been what has kinda sealed it for the company at the end of last year.
It also sounded quite unconvincing, so that has been what has kinda sealed it for the company at the end of last year.
Where's my (preferably multiplayform) Ace Combat 7???
I'd love to see Namco do well because I love many of their franchises, so this is a bummer.
As a side note, I very much doubt that dlc accounts for more than a tenth of on percent of their profit or lack thereof.
I'd love to see Namco do well because I love many of their franchises, so this is a bummer.
As a side note, I very much doubt that dlc accounts for more than a tenth of on percent of their profit or lack thereof.
I dont get it. Arent they already shitting money with the unfathomable amounts of iDOLM@STER DLC being thrown at otakus every month with TWO separate 360 versions (with separate DLC btw) and the PSP?
And still, not a PS3 version in sight...:(
And still, not a PS3 version in sight...:(
If they would make better sequels with their old classics instead of fucking them up hardcore... SV4 was junk and i didn't even bother looking at Tekken..6? 3rd was the best.
If they localized stuff, this whole thing would've never happened!
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Best regards, Anna, CEO of datacore iscsi and i tunes
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