Could hedgehog and plumber become step-brothers?
Rumorology had always tried to convince us about the most wacky things. This might seem like one of those.
According with EGM writer HipHopGamer, Nintendo is planning to buy SEGA. Yeah, that is, bluntly and without painkillers. Nintendo wants our blue boy.
At a video he reveals that in the past E3, Nintendo confirmed to him off camera that they would like to buy off Sega, at it would be a great addition to the Nintendo brand, and that they are always up to discuss that.
Nintendo Reps: It would be a great exclusive addition to the Nintendo brand and something that we’re always up to discussing.
Since that doesn’t assure anything, we cant be sure this is happening or not, but this is not the first time there have been rumors on Sega being bought by Nintendo. back in 2003, when Sega left the first party market. From there came several exclusive SEGA titles for Nintendo machines, like the Sonic Advance, Sonic adventure 2 Battle or Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg.
Now, Sega is closer to Nintendo as ever, with titles like Bayonetta 2, or the Mario & Sonic at the Olympics series. Could this be the start of a new future? With Sega current issues, this might be the saviour of the company. We will have to wait to know more, since this is a RUMOR , so take it with a grain of salt.
You can see HipHopGamer, of EGM fame, in this video talking about it, from 11:00 on
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Sonic and Mario… step brothers? As long as i don’t see any mario mushrooms in sonic game, i can agreed on it
@SonicWarrior
What Gnat1 said. You’re missing what I’m saying. I wasn’t particularly calling YOU sour, I was just referring to the people who hate on Nintendo, not saying that YOU hate on Nintendo (especially not for not wanting Sega to be bought by Nintendo! I don’t know if I want that to happen either). And you’re absolutely right! If they sat down and focused on any 1 console I’m sure the same result of a GREAT game would happen, but Sega doesn’t do that, they leave all the platform exclusives to Nintendo (I’m not being biased…thats the truth go look it up.) I’m well aware that Nintendo isn’t the only company that makes great games, dude I never liked Playstation AT ALL, but God of War 3 almost made me buy one lol!
call me crazy but i think that would be the best thing that could happen to sega right now…
Sonic Team and Sega staff would continue making sonic & sega games but now with budget and nintendo producing and marketing (sorry for my broken english)
Jesus Christ, how long is this thread gonna go?!
NO ! NO! NONONONONONONONONO!
HEEELLL NO!
IF THIS HAPPENS NINTENDO WILL GET EVEN MORE EXCLUSIVES AND OTHER SORT OF SPECIAL TREATMENTS. IT’S BAD ENOUGH AS IT IS. HELL NO!
^ALL CAPS RAGE!!!!!!!!!!!
To get back on topic, as long as Sega can continue making consistently good Sonic games, I don’t care if Sonic becomes a Nintendo-exclusive or otherwise.
As much as I would seemingly love this, I hope this rumor is complete bullshit.
If SEGA is acquired by Nintendo, then no more Sonic, and practically, every other SEGA title on Xbox
I hate Nintendo and the fact that they don’t put their published games on multiple platforms.
@Nuzamaki: What do you mean by “they don’t put their published games on multiple platforms”? It’s not like Ninty is a third-party deal–if they publish a game, it’s most likely going to stay exclusive to Nintendo hardware.
@Nuzumaki- That’s like saying “why isn’t Halo on Wii U and Uncharted on Xbox?”.
@Nuzamaki90,
exactly what Ricardo said. Keep in mind, Nintendo is the company that influenced most of today’s gaming.
@Ricardo
Now that I think about it….Why the hell isn’t Halo on the Wii U?
@Nuzamaki: Because it’s Microsoft?
@Amuro
Of course, I haven’t had my cup of coffee this morning so my brain is a little….ditzy.
@Nuzamaki90
It’s called “having a game no other system has so that your product/console gets bought.” Marketing 101 :/
@SegaZone: Don’t you mean to say that Sega backed out because it wasn’t a fucking Sonic title? Look at Sega’s track record with Platinum and how much they market those titles then come back to me. Now look at how Nintendo handles their non Mario franchises. There’s still plenty of love for diverse taste catered in the form of Zelda, Kirby, Pikmin, Animal Crossing, Super Smash Bros. and Metroid (if ever that comes back from the massive failings of Other M). Nintendo knows what it would be acquiring to have Sega and it would be more than beneficial to the company AND the followers who’ve been waiting for either good Sonic titles or other non Sonic titles, PERIOD.
There’s a reason Sega’s in the massive debt they are now, and that is that they are weak as a company. They were lucky in the 90s to suddenly have people that knew how to run companies and keep themselves afloat. It was an incredible stroke of dumb luck. That’s over, and they now need to either be bought out or acquire people who know what to do. And seeing as it’s way too late to do the latter, I’m betting on a buyout or a defunct Sega with properties being sold to other companies.
Of course, this is running off the idea of this happening instead of the rumour made by an idiot who misquoted a PR Guy that lead right into this article.
GREEGY’S BACK! D:
Though at least it looks like Nintendo is trying to branch out more in terms of platforms- the eShop will be available on PCs and mobile devices (though no games yet) and they’ve released a Pokemon iOS app in Japan. Maybe acquiring Sega would finally tip the scale?
Though to be honest, I hope this doesn’t happen. I’ve always respected both companies for their differences. I turn to Sega when I’ve had enough of Nintendo, and to Nintendo when I’ve had enough of Sega. I like it that way.
@A
I’m the exact same way lol
hahahahahaha… no.
@A- I feel that way too. When I’m not in the mood for Nintendo, I am for some SEGA, and vice versa.
Still though, if the games are still going to be made, then what would be the matter of the SEGA games on Nintendo? Unless, for you, it’s about a console(s)/exclusivity thing.
hmmm not sure how I feel on one hand if Nintendo brings that little bit of security to Sega’s future as a “1.5 party” then thats good but Will it effect Sega’s PC role? Because Sega seems to love PC enough to include several PC exclusive characters!
uh… honestly im not sure if this is a good idea :/ Nintendo owning SEGA……..
just as long they make the sonic games correctly and in the way theyre supposed to be 
if that happens Nintendo will be crushing my dream of working in SEGA… T.T
but yeah it could be for the best of the company
If this DOES happen, all Sonic games will be on Nintendo consoles.
It’s a disadvantage for those with non-Nintendo-console-owning Sonic fans.
It’s helpful that we only need to buy a few consoles to keep on top with the Sonic releases.