Sup fools, 

Investors should now really be questioning why Versus is an exclusive.  They need the money and I very much doubt Normua's name is going to sell the game (certainly not outside of Japan), especially after the travesty that was FFXIII, not to mention that by next year we're going to have at least one next-gen system.  Are fanboy-ish loyalties really worth risking putting the company out of business?

" Investors should now really be questioning why Versus is an exclusive.  They need the money and I very much doubt Normua's name is going to sell the game (certainly not outside of Japan), especially after the travesty that was FFXIII, not to mention that by next year we're going to have at least one next-gen system.  Are fanboy-ish loyalties really worth risking putting the company out of business?

Not that this bothers me, I'm hoping the game fails, simply so he has less control over the series in the future.

"

" @WinterSnowblind said:

" Investors should now really be questioning why Versus is an exclusive.  They need the money and I very much doubt Normua's name is going to sell the game (certainly not outside of Japan), especially after the travesty that was FFXIII, not to mention that by next year we're going to have at least one next-gen system.  Are fanboy-ish loyalties really worth risking putting the company out of business?

Not that this bothers me, I'm hoping the game fails, simply so he has less control over the series in the future.

"

I'm still baffled by the notion that FFXIII was a travesty.  The game sold well and found an audience.  That it didn't live up to the overblown expectations of people with no idea of what they should have expected isn't cause to call it a disaster. "

"Nomura is still keeping Versus XIII exclusive to the PS3, and he can casually confirm that his name alone will sell more copies than FFXIII did."

"Call me crazy, but I really don't think that Versus XIII is going to sell more.  XIII was fine but it did get a lot of hate because of its flaws not to mention the general hate that comes with every final fantasy title. "

" Besides, this incredible loss is due to the Japanese disaster, not really because of FFXIII. "

With all the earthquake shenanigans going on over there, it wouldn't surprise me if FFv13 got delayed.

" With all the earthquake shenanigans going on over there, it wouldn't surprise me if FFv13 got delayed. "

enough final fantasy, please.

" @C2C said:

"Call me crazy, but I really don't think that Versus XIII is going to sell more.  XIII was fine but it did get a lot of hate because of its flaws not to mention the general hate that comes with every final fantasy title. "

Yeah but Versus XIII is pretty much Kingdom Hearts.  I mean, just slap on the KH logo and no one would know the difference.  The game has constantly been in the top 3 most wanted games in Japan since 2005 and it has yet to drop...everyone's wanted VXIII over the regular XIII. "

I doubt Nomura's name is as marketable as you seem to think it is.

Even if Uematsu came back for Versus, his prescence alone would mean more than Nomura. Sakaguchi's return would be the end of all beings. Why did he leave SE anyway?

" @WinterSnowblind said:

" Investors should now really be questioning why Versus is an exclusive.  They need the money and I very much doubt Normua's name is going to sell the game (certainly not outside of Japan), especially after the travesty that was FFXIII, not to mention that by next year we're going to have at least one next-gen system.  Are fanboy-ish loyalties really worth risking putting the company out of business?

Not that this bothers me, I'm hoping the game fails, simply so he has less control over the series in the future.

"

I'm still baffled by the notion that FFXIII was a travesty.  The game sold well and found an audience.  That it didn't live up to the overblown expectations of people with no idea of what they should have expected isn't cause to call it a disaster. "

" I doubt Nomura's name is as marketable as you seem to think it is. "

" @Cornman89 said:

" I doubt Nomura's name is as marketable as you seem to think it is. "

Are you insane?!  Dude, look at Kingdom Hearts sales.  KH is the only thing that has been making Square Enix the most money....Nomura literary gave Square Enix their most profitable franchise in the past decade.  His face base is fucking huge with his artwork and story telling.  Kingdom Hearts alone made his name into stardom.   "

At this point I can't imagine being exited by anything SquareEnix makes. I've bought FFX-2, FFXII and FFXIII, but I've not really cared much since FFX. I've yet to finish FFXII and FFXIII. Persona 3 and 4 are pretty much the only JRPG's that have managed to really excite me the last decade.

They should probably merge with a company that knows how to oversee their shit. Like Capcom.

" @Cornman89 said:

" I doubt Nomura's name is as marketable as you seem to think it is. "

Are you insane?!  Dude, look at Kingdom Hearts sales.  KH is the only thing that has been making Square Enix the most money....Nomura literary gave Square Enix their most profitable franchise in the past decade.  His face base is fucking huge with his artwork and story telling.  Kingdom Hearts alone made his name into stardom.   "

 His face base is fucking huge

" @KaosAngel said:

" @Cornman89 said:

" I doubt Nomura's name is as marketable as you seem to think it is. "

Are you insane?!  Dude, look at Kingdom Hearts sales.  KH is the only thing that has been making Square Enix the most money....Nomura literary gave Square Enix their most profitable franchise in the past decade.  His face base is fucking huge with his artwork and story telling.  Kingdom Hearts alone made his name into stardom.   "

Kingdom Hearts is popular because it's Final Fantasy fanwank with Disney elements.  I don't think Nomura has anything to do with what makes it popular, besides making characters that appeal to the 14 year old emo/hoody wearing fanbase. "

It's funny because V13 is going to sell shockingly outside of Japan.

The amount of people wanking over the name Nomura being attached to this is probably not any bigger than the fanbases who went crazy over KH cause it had "Sephy-poo" and Cloud or that it had the Nightmare Before Christmas in it and they ain't aching over any Versus XIII release.