If you could take over a game company...

Kyanbu The Legend · 01-20-2010, 10:42 PM

What changes would you make? What would you do to improve tho company? How would you handle sales and product quality? How would you treat your employees? And which company would you choose?

This applies to all gaming companies including Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo.

I seriously didn't know rather or not to put this in gaming. If this is the wrong place for this thread then I deeply apologize for it.

Anyway for me.

If I could take control of a gaming company I would choose SEGA Entertainment. I would adjust product due dates to assure product quality for our games. I would hire more skilled youths and a better marketing team. I focus on getting a new console out (since it's what the 90s JP branch owner wanted before he died). Focusing on gaming and homebrew. And I'd work hard on repairing our image and getting things back into shape. We won't compete with the big 3. But we'll do what we could to build our selves back up to spec.

I'd direct our game design teams towards working on sticking to what we know will work (Sonic sticking to 2.5D ect). As well as release more core games for core gamers complete with decent online (we'll work on improve it as the company's financial status improves). (though I'd still keep releasing shovel ware for casual gamers). And I'd make sure that what happened to the Dreamcast never happens again.

bluestarultor · 01-20-2010, 11:13 PM

Hmmm...

SEGA sounds like a good one. Their systems were always super-advanced, but they just didn't get games out for them fast enough. Fix that, and the Big Three would become the Big Four.

Or EA. It's not that they make bad games, but they have a bad reputation for buying up talent only to dissolve the studio. That needs to reverse. If they buy a studio, they need to stick with it and keep it open. Sure, that means they don't get to scoop up as much talent, and it might increase competition as smaller studios grow, but reliability is a factor, here. There's a benefit to the public image, namely in the line of perceived job security both for prospective employees and the public at large.

Kim · 01-20-2010, 11:20 PM

I'd take over Squeenix and fire Nomura.

Regulus Tera · 01-20-2010, 11:41 PM

I'd take over Nintendo. Then I would give sweet amounts of money to Treasure and make them make a new StarFox. Also, as new head of Nintendo, I'd hire Matsuno and buy him a harem of beauties so he can come back as the king he always deserved to be. I'd also buy the Tactics Ogre and Ogre Battle sagas from Squeenix and hand them to him. Oh, and Ivalice.

Also NonCon had it right. Except replace Nomura in his post with Yoshinori Kitase and Motomu Toriyama.

Solid Snake · 01-20-2010, 11:58 PM

I'd take over Atlus and dedicate all our company's resources to making Persona 5 into the single greatest game ever concocted by mankind.

Also I'd churn out excessive amounts of Persona 4 merchandise. And I'd get to write hysterical press releases.

Regulus Tera · 01-21-2010, 12:03 AM

Oh, also, if I got to be head of Konami: lay Kojima off.

Sure, with a nice jubilation bonus. But still, don't let him near a game unless it's called Zone of the Enders 3.

akaSM · 01-21-2010, 12:46 AM

I'd take Nintendo, but just to make some changes like:

Hey, this DS thing actually has a GBA inside, but the link cable doesn't seem to fit anywhere, let's take it out
Couldn't they have put a link cable shaped port that could be used for both charging and link play? (DS to GBA or GCN)
I know the Wii has 2 usb ports but, let's make SD cards the only other way to save stuff in it other than the 512MB of internal memory
What about using the USB ports for extra storage? Maybe just with a USB flash drive, or a USB hard drive
The Wii can play music in the photo channel!...but only in it
This was plain stupid, we need a music channel
The Wii has a DVD drive!...only for games
The DVD drive can easily play DVDs (trhough the use of homebrew), so it's not impossible to do it.
Let's put a (crappy) speaker in the Wiimote
A microphone would've been a better idea, the speaker is so crappy that I prefer to have it off
New Super Mario Bros. Wii is great, and they'll love to use the Wiimote's motion sensor to do stuff, too bad they won't be able to use other controller options (GCN controller, classic controller)
Spin jump? "A" button, they've done it before
Controller waggle? (like where you're in a bubble) button mashing
Lifting stuff with controller shaking? Why did they even add this one?
Stuff where you have to tilt the controller? this was wasn't that obvious but the GCN and classic controller have analog shoulder buttons it shouldn't have been impossible to figure this one

Those are the things I thought of right now, but I bet there are a ton more

BitVyper · 01-21-2010, 12:51 AM

I'll take over EA, continue business as usual, retire after a year with a massive bonus, and spend the rest of my days swimming in a pool of money.

Alternatively, I take over Square, do whatever it takes to get the original Xenogears team together, and make them actually finish it properly this time.

Regulus Tera · 01-21-2010, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BitVyper

Alternatively, I take over Square, do whatever it takes to get the original Xenogears team together, and make them actually finish it properly this time.

You would also have to take over Bandai Namco for that.

BitVyper · 01-21-2010, 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Regulus Tera

You would also have to take over Bandai Namco for that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by me

do whatever it takes

I am aware that this might be necessary, although I'm pretty sure taking a few families hostage will work just as well.

01-20-2010, 10:42 PM	#1
Kyanbu The Legend Local Rookie Indie Dev Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,497	If you could take over a game company... What changes would you make? What would you do to improve tho company? How would you handle sales and product quality? How would you treat your employees? And which company would you choose? This applies to all gaming companies including Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. I seriously didn't know rather or not to put this in gaming. If this is the wrong place for this thread then I deeply apologize for it. Anyway for me. If I could take control of a gaming company I would choose SEGA Entertainment. I would adjust product due dates to assure product quality for our games. I would hire more skilled youths and a better marketing team. I focus on getting a new console out (since it's what the 90s JP branch owner wanted before he died). Focusing on gaming and homebrew. And I'd work hard on repairing our image and getting things back into shape. We won't compete with the big 3. But we'll do what we could to build our selves back up to spec. I'd direct our game design teams towards working on sticking to what we know will work (Sonic sticking to 2.5D ect). As well as release more core games for core gamers complete with decent online (we'll work on improve it as the company's financial status improves). (though I'd still keep releasing shovel ware for casual gamers). And I'd make sure that what happened to the Dreamcast never happens again. __________________ Last edited by Kyanbu The Legend; 01-20-2010 at 11:22 PM.

01-20-2010, 11:20 PM	#3
Kim adorable Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12,950	[/thread] I'd take over Squeenix and fire Nomura. __________________ this post is about how to successfully H the Kimmy

01-20-2010, 11:58 PM	#5
Solid Snake Erotic Esquire Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,563	I'd take over Atlus and dedicate all our company's resources to making Persona 5 into the single greatest game ever concocted by mankind. Also I'd churn out excessive amounts of Persona 4 merchandise. And I'd get to write hysterical press releases. __________________ *WARNING:* Snek's all up in this thread. Be prepared to read massive walls of text.

01-21-2010, 12:46 AM	#7
akaSM :3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Pouncing keyboards Posts: 1,876	I'd take Nintendo, but just to make some changes like: Hey, this DS thing actually has a GBA inside, but the link cable doesn't seem to fit anywhere, let's take it out Couldn't they have put a link cable shaped port that could be used for both charging and link play? (DS to GBA or GCN) I know the Wii has 2 usb ports but, let's make SD cards the only other way to save stuff in it other than the 512MB of internal memory What about using the USB ports for extra storage? Maybe just with a USB flash drive, or a USB hard drive The Wii can play music in the photo channel!...but only in it This was plain stupid, we need a music channel The Wii has a DVD drive!...only for games The DVD drive can easily play DVDs (trhough the use of homebrew), so it's not impossible to do it. Let's put a (crappy) speaker in the Wiimote A microphone would've been a better idea, the speaker is so crappy that I prefer to have it off New Super Mario Bros. Wii is great, and they'll love to use the Wiimote's motion sensor to do stuff, too bad they won't be able to use other controller options (GCN controller, classic controller) Spin jump? "A" button, they've done it before Controller waggle? (like where you're in a bubble) button mashing Lifting stuff with controller shaking? Why did they even add this one? Stuff where you have to tilt the controller? this was wasn't that obvious but the GCN and classic controller have analog shoulder buttons it shouldn't have been impossible to figure this one Those are the things I thought of right now, but I bet there are a ton more

01-21-2010, 12:51 AM	#8
BitVyper History's Strongest Dilettante Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Arcadia Posts: 6,662	I'll take over EA, continue business as usual, retire after a year with a massive bonus, and spend the rest of my days swimming in a pool of money. Alternatively, I take over Square, do whatever it takes to get the original Xenogears team together, and make them actually finish it properly this time. __________________ "There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, and the sea is asleep, and the rivers dream. People made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, somewhere else the tea's getting cold. Come on, Ace; we've got work to do!" Awesome art be here.

01-20-2010, 11:41 PM	#4
Regulus Tera lol i dont even know Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 7,271	I'd take over Nintendo. Then I would give sweet amounts of money to Treasure and make them make a new StarFox. Also, as new head of Nintendo, I'd hire Matsuno and buy him a harem of beauties so he can come back as the king he always deserved to be. I'd also buy the Tactics Ogre and Ogre Battle sagas from Squeenix and hand them to him. Oh, and Ivalice. Also NonCon had it right. Except replace Nomura in his post with Yoshinori Kitase and Motomu Toriyama.

01-21-2010, 12:03 AM	#6
Regulus Tera lol i dont even know Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 7,271	Oh, also, if I got to be head of Konami: lay Kojima off. Sure, with a nice jubilation bonus. But still, don't let him near a game unless it's called Zone of the Enders 3.