Comments on: Raiden IV launches this September http://www.siliconera.com/2008/06/23/raiden-iv-launches-this-september/ The secret level in the world of video game news. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rhttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/06/23/raiden-iv-launches-this-september/comment-page-1/#comment-482862 R Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:50:49 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/06/23/raiden-iv-launches-this-september/#comment-482862 jeffx: Well, Taito is now a subsidiary of Square-Enix. I don't know much about business and I don't know how "strong" Taito is within its parent company, but I'd figure S-E has final say about whose name goes on what and whether "insert-game-name-here" gets published by either parent or subsidiary at all.Maybe Moss decided to go it alone, but it seems a little more likely that Square-Enix didn't want Taito to publish it. Check out their product page: http://www.mossjp.co.jp/03.htmI've got no clue about the cellphone games, but all the others seem to be published by other companies. (They've even worked with Taito before, because Exit DS is there!) jeffx: Well, Taito is now a subsidiary of Square-Enix. I don’t know much about business and I don’t know how “strong” Taito is within its parent company, but I’d figure S-E has final say about whose name goes on what and whether “insert-game-name-here” gets published by either parent or subsidiary at all.

Maybe Moss decided to go it alone, but it seems a little more likely that Square-Enix didn’t want Taito to publish it. Check out their product page: http://www.mossjp.co.jp/03.htm

I’ve got no clue about the cellphone games, but all the others seem to be published by other companies. (They’ve even worked with Taito before, because Exit DS is there!)

]]> By: honorlesshttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/06/23/raiden-iv-launches-this-september/comment-page-1/#comment-690426 honorless Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:50:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/06/23/raiden-iv-launches-this-september/#comment-690426 jeffx: Well, Taito is now a subsidiary of Square-Enix. I don't know much about business and I don't know how "strong" Taito is within its parent company, but I'd figure S-E has final say about whose name goes on what and whether "insert-game-name-here" gets published by either parent or subsidiary at all.Maybe Moss decided to go it alone, but it seems a little more likely that Square-Enix didn't want Taito to publish it. Check out their product page: http://www.mossjp.co.jp/03.htmI've got no clue about the cellphone games, but all the others seem to be published by other companies. (They've even worked with Taito before, because Exit DS is there!) jeffx: Well, Taito is now a subsidiary of Square-Enix. I don’t know much about business and I don’t know how “strong” Taito is within its parent company, but I’d figure S-E has final say about whose name goes on what and whether “insert-game-name-here” gets published by either parent or subsidiary at all.

Maybe Moss decided to go it alone, but it seems a little more likely that Square-Enix didn’t want Taito to publish it. Check out their product page: http://www.mossjp.co.jp/03.htm

I’ve got no clue about the cellphone games, but all the others seem to be published by other companies. (They’ve even worked with Taito before, because Exit DS is there!)

]]> By: jeffxhttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/06/23/raiden-iv-launches-this-september/comment-page-1/#comment-482792 jeffx Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:21:24 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/06/23/raiden-iv-launches-this-september/#comment-482792 R: Moss? Space Invaders Extreme? I had no idea. I thought it was all Taito. I wish someone made a real Moss page on wikipedia. R: Moss? Space Invaders Extreme? I had no idea. I thought it was all Taito. I wish someone made a real Moss page on wikipedia.

]]> By: jeffxhttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/06/23/raiden-iv-launches-this-september/comment-page-1/#comment-690427 jeffx Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:21:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/06/23/raiden-iv-launches-this-september/#comment-690427 R: Moss? Space Invaders Extreme? I had no idea. I thought it was all Taito. I wish someone made a real Moss page on wikipedia. R: Moss? Space Invaders Extreme? I had no idea. I thought it was all Taito. I wish someone made a real Moss page on wikipedia.

]]> By: Rhttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/06/23/raiden-iv-launches-this-september/comment-page-1/#comment-482751 R Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:35:44 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/06/23/raiden-iv-launches-this-september/#comment-482751 Thinking about it, Moss probably had to. Given how they yanked the carpet out from under the new Kiki Kaikai, I'm thinking that Square-Enix is not interested in publishing shooting games at all....Space Invaders gets an exception because it's recognizable worldwide and easily marketable with the "30th anniversary" thing. (S-E seems to LOVE releasing updated versions of older games, anyway.) Thinking about it, Moss probably had to. Given how they yanked the carpet out from under the new Kiki Kaikai, I’m thinking that Square-Enix is not interested in publishing shooting games at all.

…Space Invaders gets an exception because it’s recognizable worldwide and easily marketable with the “30th anniversary” thing. (S-E seems to LOVE releasing updated versions of older games, anyway.)

]]> By: honorlesshttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/06/23/raiden-iv-launches-this-september/comment-page-1/#comment-690424 honorless Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:35:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/06/23/raiden-iv-launches-this-september/#comment-690424 Thinking about it, Moss probably had to. Given how they yanked the carpet out from under the new Kiki Kaikai, I'm thinking that Square-Enix is not interested in publishing shooting games at all....Space Invaders gets an exception because it's recognizable worldwide and easily marketable with the "30th anniversary" thing. (S-E seems to LOVE releasing updated versions of older games, anyway.) Thinking about it, Moss probably had to. Given how they yanked the carpet out from under the new Kiki Kaikai, I’m thinking that Square-Enix is not interested in publishing shooting games at all.

…Space Invaders gets an exception because it’s recognizable worldwide and easily marketable with the “30th anniversary” thing. (S-E seems to LOVE releasing updated versions of older games, anyway.)

]]> By: Stevehttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/06/23/raiden-iv-launches-this-september/comment-page-1/#comment-482664 Steve Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:15:03 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/06/23/raiden-iv-launches-this-september/#comment-482664 Wow, I can't believe Moss is publishing it them-selves! Wow, I can’t believe Moss is publishing it them-selves!

]]> By: Stevehttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/06/23/raiden-iv-launches-this-september/comment-page-1/#comment-690425 Steve Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:15:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/06/23/raiden-iv-launches-this-september/#comment-690425 Wow, I can't believe Moss is publishing it them-selves! Wow, I can’t believe Moss is publishing it them-selves!

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