Gaming Nintendo to buy Capcom.

[Posthumous]

Yup that's right.

Here's a report.

[QUOTE]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.
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Source-[URL=www.gamers.com]Gamers.com[/URL]

[Guest Musahi]

[size=1]NO! If this purchase does actually come true, Capcom Fighting All-Stars better still come out on the ps2. If it doesn't I'll have to kill something.

GOD, this can't be happening![/size]

[Charles]

Well, as most of you probably know, Capcom is decidedly dedicated to producing exclusives for Nintendo. They've even created the Production Studio 4 development team just for the purpose of creating quality software. Killer 7 and Viewtiful Joe have particularly caught my attention.

Hmm, I haven't had much time to read up on these developments, but I would be incredibly surprised if Nintendo purchased Capcom. They've been such an incredible third party developer for so long, that I can't even fathom them remaining completely exclusive to one console. I wonder if projects such as Resident Evil Online would be affected. I know that Devil May Cry 2 would be released before the deal could go into effect.

On one hand, they have a close relationship with Nintendo. On the other, they have made their mark in third party development. Perhaps I should look into this news before my head explodes, lol.

[Sniglefager]

I have heard this as well, but the news still hasn't been confirme yet. They said they'd update it, but that was like 5 days ago. I hope Nintendo does buy Capcom, as there would be more adult games for it, and it would boost their sales. Hopefully, more updates will come, as I'm very interested in this news

[James]

[color=#5-7AAC]The news was supposed to happen two days ago. It hasn't yet.

Don't hold your breath and try not to yell "MEGATON!!!" everywhere you go. The rumor mongers need to learn a thing or two about which rumors to peddle and which to leave alone. lol[/color]

[Sniglefager]

It's not a rumor, Nintendo actually was holding a meeting about it, but you're right. It was supposed to happen a while ago, and plus, it's unlikely that Nintendo would buy Capcom. But, then again, they did let Rare go, so maybe this will be their second party replacement?

[Guest Musahi]

Ah, I cans top holding my breath now. Nintendo is [b]not[/b] going to buy Capcom. This is a lucky break for me. I just can't imagine gaming life with no Capcom. *ponders*
[quote] [i]From Gamepro.com[/i]
Capcom Denies Buyout Rumors
20-DEC-02
In an interview with the Bloomberg news service, Capcom vice-president Heiji Ohshima adamantly denied rumors that his company is in merger or buyout discussions with any company, quelling rumors that Nintendo was about to buy the Japanese publisher.
"We are not engaging in talks with any other company about a buyout or tie-up agreement, and we are not thinking about doing so," Ohshima said in the interview. "Local and international reports that Nintendo is buying our company are a major nuisance to us. We are not the target of a Nintendo buyout; that report is completely baseless."

The idea of Nintendo purchasing Capcom was one of the many so-called "MEGATON announcement" rumors making the the Internet rounds in recent months. The rumor hit its pinnacle when CBS MarketWatch quoted game-industry analysts reporting it on their web site, prompting Ohshima to publicly deny the CBS report.
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There you have it folks, of course it would have motivated me to buy a GCN. :p