Sounds strange. The games were produced by Sega. I suppose the IPs belong to Treasure thanks to an agreement with Sega?Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
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Sounds strange. The games were produced by Sega. I suppose the IPs belong to Treasure thanks to an agreement with Sega?Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
That's odd. Publishers usually permanently have the rights to games. Does this expiry apply to all of Treasure's Genesis games?Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
*edit - Oops, I missed a post explaining which games a few posts up.
The beat em up genre is probably the worst in the history of gaming. I'd rather Treasure not waste their time with a Gaurdian Heroes sequel, even though I kinda liked the original
If there was ever a reason to be able to chain 6 GBAs together I think this would be it.
... I'm sorry, you suck.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kinopio
Actually, Sega's involvement was pretty much limited to publishing. They were pretty hands-off with Treasure. In fact I'm not sure just how much they owned, because I think the soundtracks were actually not done through Sega either, and were produced in-house at Treasure. But 5-year exclusivity was pretty standard, even still. Toejam and Earl went back to its creators after 5 years as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Recap
I think Treasure likes to maintain control of its own properties. I know the whole Rakugaki Showtime debacle that led to the recall had something to do with disagreement over who owned the characters and names and such.
Regarding Gunstar Heroes.
Here is what Masato Maegawa (CEO of Treasure) said in a interview with EGM (Januray 2003) regarding a sequel and GBA port.
Masato Maegawa : "I want to do it, it's just that if we make a sequel, I think it should be done by the guys who made the first game. They're all seperated and working on different titles now. We're not going to make a sequel just because it would sell. That would be a disaster."
EGM then asked, why not a GBA port?
Maegawa : "Every time I meet overseas publishers, they say 'Please develop Gunstar Heroes GBA for us,'" he says "I think making a new one would be better than just porting the title over to GBA."
"Being a long time Treasure fan, I’d like to begin by asking you about your obvious avoidance of sequels. Dynamite Headdy, Gunstar Heroes, Yu-Yu-Hakusho, Guardian Heroes, and Yuke-Yuke Troublemakers were all remarkable games, but I’m concerned I’ll never see them again. I know Yuke-Yuke sold very well in the US, and while Headdy and Gunstar may not have been as successful, this seems due to Sega of America not marketing from properly. Wile we ever see a sequel from Treasure?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ragnarok the Red
Masato Maegawa - "Each game that Treasure develops…When all the developing is done, it is considered a complete piece of work. We want to keep creating something new rather than developing sequels. However, we know that many users want us to bring back our games from the past. They have been requesting us to do so. If our developing team thinks that they can create a better one than the one previously released, then there is a possibility that we may develop a sequel."
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"Actually, Sega's involvement was pretty much limited to publishing. They were pretty hands-off with Treasure. In fact I'm not sure just how much they owned, because I think the soundtracks were actually not done through Sega either, and were produced in-house at Treasure."
Are you telling me that a new, small group did go and spoke with McDonalds, bought the rights and made a game based on their mascot and then ask Sega for publishing it? Odd. I always thought it was exactly the opposite!
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Originally Posted by Damian79
I second that. Anyone who hates beat-em-ups enough to call it the "worst genre" is not my friend.
McDonalds and Yuu Yuu are the exceptions, yes. And I wouldn't be surprised if McD's payed Sega to make that game and not the other way around.Quote:
Originally Posted by Recap
Regarding sequels, Yaiman did mention a "Bakuretsu Muteki Bangaioh Revenge" as a possible future title in a recent interview, so it's safe to say Treasure's open to the idea of a sequel.