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[Tripon]

Tradewest used to own the Battletoads IP back in the day. No idea who owns it now, but I doubt it was Rare, since why would they own an IP that they just sat on for decades?

 

[JaggedSac]

Just give it to an indie studio like Sony is doing with some of their IPs and see what happens. Throw them money to support it, release it as a digital $15 game and see how it goes. They need to start doing this a bit more with their older IPs. If they don't have plans of using them with their main studios, farm it out to some indie studio willing to work on it.

They did that with Killer Instinct, I don't see why they wouldn't do that with their other IPs.

 

[Musolf815]

When has Sony given one of their IP to an indie studio? Honest question.

Does Sanzaru count as an indie studio?

 

[Leflus]

Actually, this!

Give it to the studio who made Double Dragon Neon and make a new instalment akin to the old games.

Or to Ruffian. They were working on a Streets of Rage prototype, but they didn't get the funding they needed iirc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtOIdgP7U44

Tradewest used to own the Battletoads IP back in the day. No idea who owns it now, but I doubt it was Rare, since why would they own an IP that they just sat on for decades?

Killer Instinct Gold came out in 1996.
Killer Instinct on Xbox One came out in 2013.

It happens.

 

[DopeyFish]

Tradewest used to own the Battletoads IP back in the day. No idea who owns it now, but I doubt it was Rare, since why would they own an IP that they just sat on for decades?

Microsoft owns battletoads

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Platinum making Battletoads.....

Drool

Now were getting somewhere.

 

[LukasTaves]

On last year's E3 this game was part of the secret pages on Rare's website, right? Along with KI and another game I don't remember xD

 

[Banjo-Kazooie]

When has Sony given one of their IP to an indie studio? Honest question.

Shadow of the Beast for PS4 off the top of my head

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Tradewest used to own the Battletoads IP back in the day. No idea who owns it now, but I doubt it was Rare, since why would they own an IP that they just sat on for decades?

According to this it is, and has always been, Rare's: http://www.ipo.gov.uk/tmcase/Results/1/UK00001430015

 

[Maxrunner]

The less MS messes with these ips the better....

 

[MR ARCADE FOREVER]

Please RARE make a new Battletoads

 

[Mzo]

I don't want what's left of Rare to even try.

And good lord those 'toads look ugly. No, no, no.

 

[Tenki]

Does Sanzaru count as an indie studio?

Yeah, I guess Sanzaru counts.

Shadows of the Beast for PS4 off the top of my head

I didn't remember Shadows of the Beast was a Psygnosis game. Well, I didn't even remember there's a remake on the way :lol

 

[Baraka in the White House]

Any new Battletoads game needs to have an all-metal soundtrack.

I insist.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Also consider that this background was NEVER showed in the promotional materials for Gamestop.

This was what they showed:

To me, it's the indication of something...

it's an indication of the fact that 4chan has had a loosely coordinated campaign to spam gamestop with nonsense phone calls about battletoads for years

 

[Leflus]

Any new Battletoads game needs to have an all-metal soundtrack.

I insist.

Composed by Mick Gordon.

 

[MaximoffZero]

Any new Battletoads game needs to have an all-metal soundtrack.

I insist.

I second this.

How successful was Dragon's Crown for Sony? If that worked a new Battletoads would be a great answer to it from Microsoft.

 

[SuperPac]

So either Rare or Microsoft must've gotten the rights to Battletoads back or are paying a fee to whomever does - otherwise there's no way this would be in Kinect Sports Rivals.

 

[LukasTaves]

Shadow of the Beast for PS4 off the top of my head

Shadow of the Beast is a sony IP?

 

[jbug617]

We do know that MS is working on older IPs with external studios

@XboxP3: @Ryuu179961 Yes, we are currently working externally with some older IP we own.

https://twitter.com/xboxp3/status/442430932159430656

 

[Banjo-Kazooie]

Shadow of the Beast is a sony IP?

Yes I believe they do, I could be wrong though, wouldn't be the first time .

I'll try hunting down the answer.

 

[SymbiantXenos]

 

[Father_Brain]

Those character designs are absolutely repulsive.

 

[shandy706]

The less MS messes with these ips the better....

<---Looks at Killer Instinct---


I disagree completely.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

I second this.

How successful was Dragon's Crown for Sony? If that worked a new Battletoads would be a great answer to it from Microsoft.

I think Dragon's Crown was pretty successful, but it wasn't Sony's. I think it was Atlus's game?

Shadow of the Beast is a sony IP?

Yep, along with Wipeout, G-Police, Lemmings, Colony Wars, Barbarian and others which they got when they acquired Psygnosis.

 

[ArjanN]

Battletoad for Killer Instinct season 2 character.

Using Platinum for a 2,5D side scrolling beat 'em up seems kind of a waste, I think they're better off sticking to 3D character action games.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

what the fuck is wrong with their faces?

 

[Kouriozan]

Banjo costume in Minecraft didn't mean a new Banjo Kazooie game was being made, so nope.

 

[DopeyFish]

We do know that MS is working on older IPs with external studios



https://twitter.com/xboxp3/status/442430932159430656

We all know it's really high heat baseball

 

[Leflus]

Banjo costume in Minecraft didn't mean a new Banjo Kazooie game was being made, so nope.

That's not the really the same situation.

1. Banjo was part of a pack with skins from several different Rare IPs.
2. There was already a Banjo game for the 360 (three if you count the XBLA ports)
3. They didn't acknowledge their classic IPs in Kinect Sports 1 or 2 (iirc)

I'm not saying that the Battletoads reference means "BATTLETOADS RETURNS OMG". Just that it's a bit different compared to the skin packs for Minecraft.

(It's most likely just a reference to the Gamestop meme, though.)

 

[Doug Heffernan]

The less MS messes with these ips the better....

Because the new Killer Instinct is sooooooo bad, right?

 

[Fixed2BeBroken]

Platinum making Battletoads.....

Drool

Phil, I hope you're watching...

 

[Chettlar]

The less MS messes with these ips the better....

Oh please.

It's funny because Battletoads is even a fighting game too.

 

[SkareKro]

Tradewest used to own the Battletoads IP back in the day. No idea who owns it now, but I doubt it was Rare, since why would they own an IP that they just sat on for decades?

Tradewest licensed the ip from Rare, hence Microsoft owns it now. Phil Spencer even said it on twitter.
Hell I even remember the article in Gameinformer when MS announced the purchase. MS got (Rare kept) the rights to Banjo, Battletoads, Jet force Gemini,Perfect Dark and Conker. The only ip they didn't keep was Star Fox, Donkey Kong, as well as the characters Rare made for those games like Diddy kong.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

That's not the really the same situation.

1. Banjo was part of a pack with skins from several different Rare IPs.
2. There was already a Banjo game for the 360 (three if you count the XBLA ports)
3. They didn't acknowledge their classic IPs in Kinect Sports 1 or 2 (iirc)

I'm not saying that the Battletoads reference means "BATTLETOADS RETURNS OMG". Just that it's a bit different compared to the skin packs for Minecraft.

(It's most likely just a reference to the Gamestop meme, though.)

Wasn't Banjo the special character in one of the Sega Racing games? Maybe that's comparable.

 

[Timu]

Hopefully they use the original designs instead, wouldn't mind another Battletoads though.

 

[Thorgal]

But will it come with the awesome Pause music beat of Battletoads ?

 

[MR ARCADE FOREVER]

Can we make a petition to Phil Spencer requesting a new Battletoads!!???

 

[Max Knight]

I could go for another Battletoads, but that art in the OP looks like shit.

 

[Leflus]

Wasn't Banjo the special character in one of the Sega Racing games? Maybe that's comparable.

Banjo and Kazooie used the Magic Wrench as a special item in Sonic Racing. It was clearly a nod to Nuts & Bolts.

 

[Plinko]

That character art is dreadful. Honestly the worst I've seen in ages.

 

[LastNac]

Don't you dare tease!

I have made peace with it along time ago...

 

[SmokedMeat]

Can't believe people still have interest in this franchise. Only one good game, and the team that made it is gone.

 

[Traumnovelle]

If they are making a new Battletoads, they better get rid of those noses from the new art.

 

[1000 Branches]

Dude, I hope Microsoft revives old Rare IPs. They'd have a hell of a first party catalog if they did that successfully. Killer Instinct was already a great start.

 

[Valkyr Junkie]

It's definitely gonna happen.

 

[Jawmuncher]

What studio did lococycle? I could see them doing battletoads.

 

[Syphon Filter]

Seems like you're reaching bro.

 

[Diddy Kong]

KinectToads

 

[JinjoUnchained]

Ahh, so this is what Phil Spencer meant when he said that he was interested in bringing back Battletoads: a microtransaction skin for Kinect Sports.

Someone should start a list called "How To Know You're in the Eighth Generation"