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Nicalis is teasing a physical release of Ikaruga on PS4 and Nintendo Switch
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Is Nicalis similar to THQ and Limited Run Games in the sense that they publish physical releases of games?
The store JUST opened, and they said some stuff might be store exclusive. As of now, you can find their games in retail like GS, BBuy, and whatnot.
EDIT: Missread. They localize and publish, not just publish.
It is most likely a Nicalis store exclusive, if that helps ease the pain any.
Fuck Nicalis.
Though admittedly not crediting Treasure on the cover here is pretty low on the egregiously awful shit they constantly pull.
Though admittedly not crediting Treasure on the cover here is pretty low on the egregiously awful shit they constantly pull.
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I feel like this should be bigger news then people are making it out? Why should Nicalis refrain from putting Treasure on the front of the box? They didn't make Ikaruga, they only published it, and both Developer and Publisher Credits need to be visible on the front.
I'm not familiar with publishing law, but this seems sketchy.
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This is normal. Developer logos are reserved for the back which Nicalis is usually good at doing.
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it's beyond my wildest dreams
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yikes, any more info on the cave story stuff? i had no idea about that. no wonder pixel went with another publisher for kero blaster.
just checked, there's no mention of studio pixel on the back of cave story+ for switch.
Yeah, I bought it at launch on Switch as it was such a low key release I figured physical was off the table. I'll be buying the physical Switch version when it drops lol
Just checked as well and yup. Not only that, it has an instruction manual that not only doesn't mention Studio Pixel, but also refers to Cave Story + as a Nicalis game multiple times. It acts as if the game is for their own console called Nicalis as if it's a Nintendo game, but as a result it has this line:
I don't know how much truth there is to "they stole the Cave Story IP" but they do sure like to act like they're the ones who created it.
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maybe that's how they're getting quote and curly into all their crossover games, i doubt pixel himself would ok all of this.
I did some digging, and while it's definitely the case with physical switch releases, they have a history of doing it with all of their other published releases as well, like 1001 Spikes and Cavestory.
In fact, their publishing history suggests that they are usually only publishing a game when they can contact the developer and work out a deal to gain the IP, which is definitely not the industry standard.
The story goes that in the negotiations for publishing Cave Story, Tyrone, owner of Nicalis, willfully took advantage of Studio Pixel, who's actual name is Daisuke. His lack of skill in the English language was manipulated to trick him into signing away the IP rights of Cave Story over to Nicalis.
Daisuke still owns certain parts of Cave Story's assets, but overall the whole buisness soured and depressed him significantly and almost led to him leaving game development altogether.
Any information regarding this arrangement has either been scrubbed or kept private, but the public disappointment in publishing stated by Daisuke around the time of the deal, as well as Nicalis's refusal to credit him in rereleases, has lead many to believe this is the case.
Regardless, it would be difficult to prove it completely without consenting information from anyone currently or previously employed at Nicalis, but it is very unlikely anyone would want to be forthcoming with that.
I choose to believe that Daisuke's treatment in the aquisition of his IP, and the many examples of Nicalis publishing many independent games only when they gain the rights to their IP to be connected, and super sketchy.
As a result, I refuse to purchase their games, and I remain skeptical of their goodwill. As good as Ikaruga is, it's not worth supporting a company willing to use such duplicitous tactics to gain footing in the indie game market.
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damn, that is scummy as fuck. now i feel bad for getting a physical copy of the game on switch, i just kinda assumed part of the money is going to pixel.
Consider buying Pixel's latest game: "Kero Blaster", if you haven't already :)
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i have it on steam, and the switch version is on my wishlist, i'll get it one of these days.
