• ampersandrew@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    If they’re going to be successful turning this brand into a cross media property, hopefully they’re sticking to the dark humor and satire.

    • CosmoNova@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Last update didn’t instill me with confidence to be honest. Looks more like they‘re trying to be a Genshin copy or something.

  • simple@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    LOL. At this point I think they’re copying Pokemon out of spite. They form a new company (like The Pokemon Company) to manage the IP, backed by a large corporation (Sony instead of Nintendo) that is separate from the development team (Pocketpair vs Gamefreak)

  • CosmoNova@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Fuckin Japan man. They just love their giga corporations way too much. Can‘t even have a single very successful indie studio in peace without throwing themselves at Sony.

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      4 months ago

      Are you saying you don’t get excited for your favourite characters to be “developing the reach of the intellectual property and for expanding commercial business endeavors”!?‽

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      4 months ago

      While not wrong, let’s not pretend that their friends across the ocean aren’t doing the exact same thing. Practically everything Microsoft have acquired has either been shutdown, or crippled to the point where it’s unrecognizable

    • kingthrillgore@lemmy.ml
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      4 months ago

      Sony Music was the business that developed the PlayStation before it moved to SCE/SIE/PlayStation Worldwide Studios, and Aniplex/Crunchyroll. Its basically the only profitable entertainment business they have.