Beginnings of May Reggie Fils-Aimeex-president of Nintendo of America, published his book Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the top of Nintendo, so he has been conducting interviews to promote it. In one of them, Reggie was asked what he thought of the agreement between Square Enix and Embracer Group made last week.
Last week it was announced that Square Enix had reached an agreement to sell Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal, Tombs Raider, Deus Ex and other licenses to Embracer Group, for the amount of $300 million dollars. Since then, many consider that Embracer Group got a great deal by getting those studies and licenses for that price, to which Reggie agrees.
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In an interview with GamesBeat, Reggie Fils-Aimé said that Embracer Group got a great deal with those studios and licenses, as Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal are already proven in their capabilities, not to mention the popularity of their licenses. However, he also says that he would not have done the same as Square Enix.
Reggie was told in the interview that Square Enix seemed to have to decide between IPs and futuristic innovations, referring to the blockchain, AI and cloud that SE is so interested in, but Reggie said he doesn’t see it that way. Fils-Aimé says that he would have withheld the studies and licenses, as it will take a while for blockchain games to be effective.
My approach would have been to stick with, so to speak, the type of games today, and use that to help fund my experimentation…but obviously, I’m not an employee or leader of Square Enix, so that’s just my opinion.”
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Meanwhile, Square Enix has already confirmed that it will not use the $300 million it will get from its agreement with Embracer Group to invest in NFTs, as these projects will be financed in another way.