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Post by Fryguy64 on Apr 2, 2005 4:45:36 GMT -5
That's what I'm saying... Nintendo probably isn't going to buy the title for an unconfirmed American release, but they might see if they can get the title through goodwill. EA and Nintendo have been pretty chummy lately (with Mario appearing in NBA Street and Punch-Out!! in Fight Night 2, neither of which were "bought"), so I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo could get it that way.
I suspected that Yoot Saito might be connected to Vivarium. Is there a website of the company's history? I didn't think Nintendo had 'acquired' them, but were just publishing a couple of their games (though I wouldn't be surprised if they had).
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Post by mrmolecule on Apr 2, 2005 20:29:38 GMT -5
When I went to www.vivarium.co.jp/ it had Seaman info...I guess Mr. Saito runs Vivarium... Meanwhile on Yoot Tower I'm trying to find that $#^%$ expansion pack! |
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Post by Doubutsu80 on Apr 11, 2005 18:10:22 GMT -5
The official Japanese website for The Tower SP has opened, and the website says that the game is (C) 1993-2005 Vivarium... did they make the original game? Ooooh. www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/btrj/index.html My theory is that they might of made a game that wasn't sucessful in the past. Then they found out about Nintendo and decided to work with them. that's JUST my theory. |
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Post by Fryguy64 on Apr 12, 2005 3:02:25 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure they knew about Nintendo beforehand... I don't think there's a single Japanese company, game-related or not, who doesn't.
But Seaman was an original and interesting game that was unpopular. Nintendo obviously wanted the talent there intermixed with their own clout to help push this "new ways of gaming" Nintendo we see today.
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Post by Hiker of Games on Apr 13, 2005 10:31:43 GMT -5
My only lament is that it would make more sense if it were on the DS. Seems like that would make a lot more sense...
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Post by mrmolecule on Apr 13, 2005 16:20:37 GMT -5
DS would make use of the "point and click" method. STORY OF The TOWER...A LONG STORY OF QUITS AND ACQUISTIONS... 1994 The Tower is made by Yoot Saito. It is ported to America with Maxis under the title "SimTower" 1997 Yoot Saito licenses The Tower to Sony (The Tower: Bonus Edition) for PSX (Japan) 1998 The Tower II is released in Japan, under Saito's recent company OpenBook 9003. Sega PC gets US rights. It is called Yoot Tower. 1999 OpenBook 9003 releases a Statue of Liberty add-on. OpenBook9003 is acquired by someone else. Sega PC pulls the plug on the Yoot Tower project. 2001? Saito forms Vivarium, and makes Seaman for DC. 2005? www.Vivarium.co.jp/ stops updating. Odama and The Tower SP are previewed. So now, if they wanted to make "The Tower III" Nintendo would have to form a PC division. |
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Post by Fryguy64 on Apr 13, 2005 16:55:49 GMT -5
So... is Yoot Saito a person or a company? I've been assuming company, but the way you said "Yoot Saito set up Vivarium" made me wonder... unless it's a spinoff company or something?
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Post by Andronicus on Apr 13, 2005 21:43:11 GMT -5
Yoot Saito is a man!
He's not a company...
He's a game designer.
I agree with Masamune totally - this game should have been made for the DS - touch screen would have made this easier to use, and the top screen could either show the part of your tower above the screen where you do the action bits, or it could show stats and stuff.
Ah well...
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Post by Fryguy64 on Apr 14, 2005 2:51:45 GMT -5
Well, if it takes off on GBA, and if Vivarium's Nintendo links prove fruitful, then maybe The Tower DS isn't far off. I mean, why else would they put "SP" at the end, if not to distinguish it from other planned versions  Yes, alright, to distinguish it from earlier "The Tower" games...  |
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Post by mrmolecule on Apr 14, 2005 18:22:17 GMT -5
It's obvious Saito is a person...he and another guy ("Abe") PROGRAMMED the original Tower!
Fran1357 is sort-of right. Obviously the Statue of Liberty add-on was a market disaster, Sega PC cuts the project, Open Book 9003 is acquired.
End-o-story.
Then we came across Vivarium, the new company.
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Post by Andronicus on Apr 14, 2005 20:16:07 GMT -5
I know he's a man - Fryguy thought he was a company - honest mistake - I was jusy correccting him...
;D
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Post by Fryguy64 on Apr 15, 2005 3:02:05 GMT -5
But it would be such a good company name  |
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