RUMOUR: Nintendo acquires rights to Scalebound as MIcrosoft forced to abandon IP, Scalebound being repurposed as a Switch exclusive (GAME INFORMER, NINTENDO INSIDER)

[Goukosan 2,249]

3 minutes ago, DynamiteCop! said:

You guys are being very careful with your words in this thread, there's a lot of if's flying around to avoid the egg when this doesn't happen. 

 

Long story short there's literally nothing to support this rumor. Microsoft still owns the game and everything related to it, they still have the trademark, it's still active. 

 

Careful with our words?   It's called not pulling stuff out our ass and acting as if it's a fact.... you should try it sometime. 

 

It's rumor that enough insiders have been hearing since last summer apparently.   It could be true or not.   Time will tell. 

Edited February 19, 2019 by Goukosan

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think about it, this is the most Phil Spencer move ever.

 

 He'll give it away for free, spit in his fans faces and smile while doing it.

Scalebound IS coming, and it's coming to Switch. Bank on it.  

[jehurey 3,227]

This entire time. Nintendo has been doing Microsoft favors.

 

Ask yourself. Why?

 

Hell, Scalebound could have an online mode, and it could connect through Xbox Live on the Switch. (of course if that happened...)

[102020393023445948594 2,223]

the fact that this is even a rumour

 

MS just takes L after L. It's pathetic at this point.

 

give your fans something to be proud of or just fuck off. Xbox is already dead.

[102020393023445948594 2,223]

fuuuck it looked so good. it was like monster hunter world but exclusive to xbox one.

 

I'm not lying when I said this was my most anticipated game this gen. when it got canned i was so bummed. got a PS4 shortly after.

 

 

[Playstation Tablet 1,725]

Bodycount is right, this is the most Phil Spencer move ever. The fact people are actually considering this can happen, says all you need to know about current MS. 

[dakur 460]

It doesn't matter if MS still owns the trademark, Platinum can just change the name and release the game as originally intended without MS shit management interfering and bringing the project down.

 

I vote they call the new version "Not-cancelled-bound" 

[Cooke 2,026]

Scalebound looks like poo. I'd rather it another franchise

[Casual 726]

hope not. game looks like ass and platinum sucks. 

[kokujin 558]

I think jonb1 still dumb enough to make a comparison thread. :aflec: :afleck:

[DynamiteCop 2,085]

2 hours ago, dakur said:

It doesn't matter if MS still owns the trademark, Platinum can just change the name and release the game as originally intended without MS shit management interfering and bringing the project down.

 

I vote they call the new version "Not-cancelled-bound" 

They don't just own the trademark, they own the copyright, the code, all assets, all marketing materials and likenesses. 

 

They own the intellectual property. No one can do anything without their say, hell they could continue development themselves if they so choose. 

[Cooke 2,026]

1 minute ago, DynamiteCop! said:

They don't just own the trademark, they own the copyright, the code, all assets, all marketing materials and likenesses. 

 

They own the intellectual property. No one can do anything without their say, hell they could continue development themselves if they so choose. 

And yet hellblade is coming to Switch from a ms owned studio 

[DynamiteCop 2,085]

2 minutes ago, Cookester15 said:

And yet hellblade is coming to Switch from a ms owned studio 

So? It's no different than how they handled Minecraft, the game was already on other platforms so they continued to release it on other platforms. How many other games have they done this with that were not already previously released elsewhere?

 

A big fat 0

Edited February 19, 2019 by DynamiteCop!

[Playstation Tablet 1,725]

If you think this bad, sheep will get access to Gears, Halo and Forza through XCloud when it launches in 2021.

[Ike★ 2,906]

For those saying Astral Chain is just re-purposed Scalebound, they look nothing alike.

[Goukosan 2,249]

58 minutes ago, DynamiteCop! said:

They don't just own the trademark, they own the copyright, the code, all assets, all marketing materials and likenesses. 

 

They own the intellectual property. No one can do anything without their say, hell they could continue development themselves if they so choose. 

MS abandoned the IP... both trademark and copyright. 

 

But they do own the game code though.  

 

Platinum and Nintendo can create a new Scalebound if they wanted too... they don't need the old code to do so. 

 

Question is... will they.... let's see how this shakes out. 

[Goukosan 2,249]

2 minutes ago, Ike said:

For those saying Astral Chain is just re-purposed Scalebound, they look nothing alike.

That's DynamiteCop's New DC 

 

This guy just throws stuff at the wall and hope it sticks. 

[Playstation Tablet 1,725]

15 minutes ago, Ike said:

For those saying Astral Chain is just re-purposed Scalebound, they look nothing alike.

Yeah this is no way true. 

[jehurey 3,227]

2 hours ago, DynamiteCop! said:

They don't just own the trademark, they own the copyright, the code, all assets, all marketing materials and likenesses. 

 

They own the intellectual property. No one can do anything without their say, hell they could continue development themselves if they so choose. 

Then they would've confiscated their computer workstations as their property.

 

MS isn't going to do shit.

[DynamiteCop 2,085]

2 hours ago, Goukosan said:

MS abandoned the IP... both trademark and copyright. 

 

But they do own the game code though.  

 

Platinum and Nintendo can create a new Scalebound if they wanted too... they don't need the old code to do so. 

 

Question is... will they.... let's see how this shakes out. 

The copyright is active and will be for 100 years or rather 95 now as far as I'm aware and while the trademark was abandoned it's still active and has 5 years remaining. They have a 10 year life.

 

It's still their property and righted just as it was before it was canned.