If Sega also bought EA and Ubisoft

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If Sega also bought EA and Ubisoft

Postby khmlight3 » Tue May 09, 2017 3:38 pm

Like they did with Atlus how would you feel? EA and Ubisoft has been listening to feedback a lot recently and Sega would have a lot more franchises! I know this will never happen. But if it did I wonder what it would look like.
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Re: If Sega also bought EA and Ubisoft

Postby RyoShenmue » Fri May 19, 2017 3:44 am

Hasn't EA tried to buy Ubisoft themselves, but failed? And I think EA (I am still stuck happily in 1999...) is too big for the likes of SEGA or really anyone to buy. However if SEGA did buy EA, would that mean they could do NFL2K sooner, since EA has the exclusive rights to the NFL? Does SEGA even still have NFL2K?
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Re: If Sega also bought EA and Ubisoft

Postby Let's Get Sweaty » Fri May 19, 2017 4:57 pm

I was going to make a joke about Sega buying EA and assigning responsibility for Shenmue 4 to Peter Moore.

But then I discovered he actually left EA in February to become CEO of Liverpool Football Club! :shock: Did y'all know about this? :lol:
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Re: If Sega also bought EA and Ubisoft

Postby Sonikku » Fri May 19, 2017 6:12 pm

He keeps his allegiances fluid.
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Re: If Sega also bought EA and Ubisoft

Postby Axm » Fri May 19, 2017 10:25 pm

Sega cant afford to just up and buy EA. I just looked it up and EA is worth about 9-12 billion and Sega-Sammy combined also at about 9-12 billion all assets included.

If anyone is buying anyone it would be one of the big three going for exclusivity. Which is not even worth the cost because they make enough money as it is to dump so much risk into a basket.
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Re: If Sega also bought EA and Ubisoft

Postby RyoShenmue » Fri May 19, 2017 11:15 pm

Nintendo should buy Sega and make them exclusive. :lol:
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Re: If Sega also bought EA and Ubisoft

Postby Kintor » Sat May 20, 2017 12:34 am

RyoShenmue wrote: Nintendo should buy Sega and make them exclusive. :lol:

With the way things are going it's more likely that Nintendo will declare bankruptcy and have their IPs sold off piecemeal. That way everybody, including Sega, gets a little bit of Nintendo when the dust settles. :twisted:

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Anyway, Sega buying EA might be difficult but Ubisoft could be more feasible. I think that Sega could make use of Ubisoft's IPs without too much trouble. I'd love to see another 3D Rayman again, that's something Sega leadership could definitely make possible.
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Re: If Sega also bought EA and Ubisoft

Postby Let's Get Sweaty » Sat May 20, 2017 7:27 am

Kintor wrote:With the way things are going it's more likely that Nintendo will declare bankruptcy and have their IPs sold off piecemeal. That way everybody, including Sega, gets a little bit of Nintendo when the dust settles. :twisted:


I'm sure other companies would jump at the chance to hang Mario's cap and dungarees in their wardrobes, but they'd soon find out it's not the clothes that make the mascot.

Kintor wrote:I think that Sega could make use of Ubisoft's IPs without too much trouble.


They can't even make use of their own IPs without too much trouble.
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Re: If Sega also bought EA and Ubisoft

Postby Kintor » Sat May 20, 2017 11:17 am

Let's Get Sweaty wrote: They can't even make use of their own IPs without too much trouble.

What I'm saying is that Ubisoft's IPs aren’t too different from some of Sega's own IPs, meaning that it wouldn't seem strange for Sega to repurpose a few of those Ubisoft IPs as their own. In particular, I mentioned Rayman as an IP that would fit in well with many of the characters that Sega has created over the years.
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Re: If Sega also bought EA and Ubisoft

Postby Let's Get Sweaty » Sat May 20, 2017 1:30 pm

Yes, in that regard it would make more sense than acquiring Bethesda's IPs, for example.
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Re: If Sega also bought EA and Ubisoft

Postby Peter » Sat May 20, 2017 1:54 pm

Is this a joke topic? Vivendi are legitimately trying to buy Ubisoft, and have been for some years now. They already own roughly 25% of shares. How on earth is Sega going to buy.......


What?
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Re: If Sega also bought EA and Ubisoft

Postby south carmain » Sat May 20, 2017 2:06 pm

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Re: If Sega also bought EA and Ubisoft

Postby khmlight3 » Tue May 23, 2017 2:06 am

RyoShenmue wrote: Nintendo should buy Sega and make them exclusive. :lol:

I disagree their games should be on all platforms in my opinion.
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Re: If Sega also bought EA and Ubisoft

Postby RyoShenmue » Mon May 29, 2017 11:27 pm

khmlight3 wrote:
RyoShenmue wrote: Nintendo should buy Sega and make them exclusive. :lol:

I disagree their games should be on all platforms in my opinion.


Were you around for the NES and Genesis console wars? :-k
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