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(Rumor) NISJ might be heading for bankruptcy After Sharp stock drop..
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This is a pretty bad sign. Woof. Poor NIS...or at least, poor NIS employees, not the executives deploying their golden parachutes.
It sounds like the pay boost came AFTER the strike. They're basically going 'we're gonna die, so we might as well pay ourselves as much as possible before the company shuts down'.
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no why would they be want to be bought out by a bigger company?
They need someone to swoop in and help them. I wonder what this means for Disgaea 4 Complete+, To All of Mankind, Labyrinth of Galleria, and whatever else is underway at NISJ.
And also how NISA will be able to get out of this should NISJ go under.
And also how NISA will be able to get out of this should NISJ go under.
I don't think they'd be asking if they had. I surely never have and have the same question.
I'm mainly talking about the scattered pieces of their IPs after they go into bankruptcy. I don't think anyone wants to go near their debt.
Sure, of course.
But I'm not that familiar with how moving strikes work.
Wait what happened? I thought they were doing well with their games selling especially after the Switch came out.
Sony's the main reason they're in this state thanks to Disgaea mobile.
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I hope NISA can survive this. They dont deserve to close because a bunch of NISJ employees cut and ran.
Their games have just sold worse and worse in Japan over the course of the generation.
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Nintendo is such a perfect fit IMO for NISJ or at least their creative team. Nintendo seemingly has been perfectly happy working with them when Sony basically dropped all support despite how loyal NIS as a whole were before.
I know they're an entire publisher, but as I always say, Nintendo needs to start opening their war chest and get some more exclusive support.
No. Doubt it. You don't want to acquire a studio who's only doing it out of desperation. We make this big deal of financial struggles of some of the studios but those studios bought weren't about to go under tomorrow. They were able to make clear headed, no pressure decisions that they thought it was a good fit.
Microsoft buying a Japanese studio will likely mean buying one that has strong appeal in the West as well.
Isn't it better than going bankrupt? What other option do they have?
Forward Works screwed them over with the mobile game. None of their games were selling hot lately, but that mobile game speed it up to lightspeed levels.
NISA's doing great, in large part thanks to Switch, but NIS Japan's another story. They've always operated on pretty razor thin margins and the Disgaea RPG mobile game megabombing might have been bad enough to do them in.
If they're going to get bought up I think Gungho or Kadokawa would make more sense. Both already work with NISA and it'd greatly bolster their western presence.
Maybe there's the possibility of a merger too with someone like FuRyu, Falcom, Idea Factory, etc.
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I think I own most of their games digitally on psn thanks to sales over the years. Might need to buy those switch ports soon.
I think I own most of their games digitally on psn thanks to sales over the years. Might need to buy those switch ports soon.
Satirical reference to past stories/ articles. Don't worry about it.
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As much as I'd hate to see Microsoft purchase them if they will prevent them from releasing games on Steam, isn't this the perfect company for them to purchase?
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considering that xbox brand is like in a coma in japan, yes
Crazy if NIS finally goes under. Feels like this has been a running joke for years. Don't know who I'd want to buy them right now. It's been nice seeing their output on Steam and Switch for the past few years.
Check out Lapis x Labyrinth while you can, I guess.
Check out Lapis x Labyrinth while you can, I guess.
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