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Re: Konami to "dissolve" Hudson Soft

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:28 pm
by BurningDoom
I didn't even know that Konami owned Hudson. Was it always this way? Or did they buy them out sometime along the way?

Re: Konami to "dissolve" Hudson Soft

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:31 pm
by retrosportsgamer
BurningDoom wrote:I didn't even know that Konami owned Hudson. Was it always this way? Or did they buy them out sometime along the way?


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Re: Konami to "dissolve" Hudson Soft

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:45 pm
by swiftzx
I want another Soldier game!

Re: Konami to "dissolve" Hudson Soft

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:52 am
by Radical Lanzar
Hudson, at least as far as retro gaming goes was always an indie developer of sorts. Konami was also good at releasing fantastic games (usually). If they're being absored like has been said and everything goes well, this is a good thing.

But we won't really know until they release a new game in the series that was under Hudson. Time will tell!

Re: Konami to "dissolve" Hudson Soft

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:02 pm
by fastbilly1
Hazerd wrote:I feel like no one read the full article...

Hudson is being ABSORBED into the Konami Development team!


Yes, but this means Bomberman 3ds is even further delayed. It also means Hudson titles will still be made, but since they are no longer flying solo, the games will most likely not be the same.

Re: Konami to "dissolve" Hudson Soft

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:14 pm
by Para
Hazerd wrote:Let's look at this as a new beginning! they are technically "merging" with the Konami Development team so this is not the end of Hudson game series, we will see Bomberman again!

Hudson will be absorbed into Konami Digital Entertainment.

Of course we will see Bomberman again. There are like 700 Bomberman games released on every console known to man.

Re: Konami to "dissolve" Hudson Soft

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:38 pm
by Luke
Hazerd wrote:Let's look at this as a new beginning! they are technically "merging" with the Konami Development team so this is not the end of Hudson game series, we will see Bomberman again!

Hudson will be absorbed into Konami Digital Entertainment.


"Absorbed" usually means "Bought" and nothing else in the terms of business. Typically the absorbed company will lay off all but a few key employees, and Konami essentially bought the brand Hudson Soft and not much more. So we'll still see the Hudson franchise as Hazerd points out, just probably not by the people from Hudson.

Re: Konami to "dissolve" Hudson Soft

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:37 pm
by bryan_65
swiftzx wrote:I want another Soldier game!



YES PLEASE :D