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A question on The Last Story IP
- May 6, 2012 9:05 pm GMT
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But he was pierced for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his wounds we are healed (Isaiah 53.5; ESV).I am aware that [b]The Last Story[/b] will be published by Xseed in North America and not by Nintendo of America. I am also aware that the game was developed by Mistwalker which is a third-party studio, but was released on the Wii. A question: is The Last Story IP owned by Nintendo?- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- May 6, 2012 9:16 pm GMT
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I believe it is. Or at the very least is co-owned.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- May 7, 2012 3:04 am GMT
[QUOTE="mario-galaxys"]I am aware that [b]The Last Story[/b] will be published by Xseed in North America and not by Nintendo of America. I am also aware that the game was developed by Mistwalker which is a third-party studio, but was released on the Wii. A question: is The Last Story IP owned by Nintendo?[/QUOTE]
Just so you know, The Last Story was developed by both Mistwalker and AQ Interactive (no one ever seems to not mention them for some reason).
Yes, Nintendo own the IP.
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- May 7, 2012 6:55 am GMT
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how do nintendo own the IP? did they finance the game? if Xseed are publishing it in north america then surely that measn its not a ninty IP. is there a link? it sounds like either mistwalker and/or AQ interactive own it.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
[QUOTE="osan0"]how do nintendo own the IP? did they finance the game? if Xseed are publishing it in north america then surely that measn its not a ninty IP. is there a link? it sounds like either mistwalker and/or AQ interactive own it.[/QUOTE]Nintendo is partnering with Xseed to publish it in North America.
Similarly to how Nintendo partnered with Atlus to bring Cubivore Survival of the Fittest over. Cubivore was developed by a Nintendo developer but Atlus published it in North America because Nintendo didn't think it would sell well.
Nintendo does own the IP because they financed it, they also helped out with the development of the game.
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- May 7, 2012 8:24 am GMT
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My rig (i call it Mittens). Phenom 2 X4 955 BE @3.2GHz, 4GB ddr3 PC 10600 ram,
Saphire radeon HD 5850, 150GB 10000RPM HDD and a Gigabyte GA790xta-UD4 motherboard. Its all running on Windows 7 X64. It also has an absolutely cutting edge Dvd drive. It er....reads DVDs. Most important of all......it has a new case
. 3DS Friend code: 3136-6783-7670
[QUOTE="Nintendo_Ownes7"][QUOTE="osan0"]how do nintendo own the IP? did they finance the game? if Xseed are publishing it in north america then surely that measn its not a ninty IP. is there a link? it sounds like either mistwalker and/or AQ interactive own it.[/QUOTE]Nintendo is partnering with Xseed to publish it in North America.
Similarly to how Nintendo partnered with Atlus to bring Cubivore Survival of the Fittest over. Cubivore was developed by a Nintendo developer but Atlus published it in North America because Nintendo didn't think it would sell well.
Nintendo does own the IP because they financed it, they also helped out with the development of the game.
[/QUOTE] ah fair enough.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- May 7, 2012 12:16 pm GMT
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[QUOTE="osan0"]how do nintendo own the IP? did they finance the game? if Xseed are publishing it in north america then surely that measn its not a ninty IP. is there a link? it sounds like either mistwalker and/or AQ interactive own it.[/QUOTE] Did you know Square Enix publishes Call of Duty in Japan? Who do you think owns Call of Duty? lol. Its actually rather normal for publishers to handle another publishers IP in certain regions. Here's another example, Nintendo publishes the Dragon Quest games now and that SE's IP.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- May 7, 2012 12:34 pm GMTSepewrath wrote:Did you know Square Enix publishes Call of Duty in Japan?
mind = blown
[QUOTE="Sepewrath"] Did you know Square Enix publishes Call of Duty in Japan? [/QUOTE]
mind = blown :shock:
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- May 7, 2012 11:05 pm GMTYou know? I actually can't find any clear reference to Nintendo owning the IP in part or whatever. This is as much as I could find, from the Wikipedia article: "...Satoru Iwata said that Nintendo's collaboration with Mistwalker..." As far as I know Nintendo has collaborated with a lot of third parties and they don't own a specific IP unless clearly agreed, or at least as a exclusive title for their platforms I'm just trying to find out for sure so, if anyone can point to a clearer article, interview or whatever, it'll be great Regards!
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- May 7, 2012 11:07 pm GMTOk, maybe it won't be necessary to clarify it further. I just noted the little reference at the official page "(c) 2011 Nintendo/Mistwalker". Although it may refer to the page itself but I think it could be the assurance I was looking for
Ok, maybe it won't be necessary to clarify it further. I just noted the little reference at the official page "(c) 2011 Nintendo/Mistwalker". Although it may refer to the page itself but I think it could be the assurance I was looking for ;)- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- May 8, 2012 10:54 am GMT
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I cant think of any articles, but something you could take into account is Mistwalkers nature. They are essentially a contract developer, they design bits and pieces of games in conjunction with others. It doesn't really benefit them to own IP's if that's how they work. So Nintendo probably owns it.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
