Longtime Fortnite Developer Reveals Why Nintendo Wouldn't Let Samus Join the Party [they don't want their IP show on other platform]
Longtime Fortnite Developer Reveals Why Nintendo Wouldn't Let Samus Join the Party [they don't want their IP show on other platform]
Former Epic Games CCO Donald Mustard has explained why Fortnite was never able to add a Nintendo representative like Samus Aran as a playable character.
Rare Nintendo win
Last time Nintendo did that we got the wonderful CDI games. Hotel Mario anyone?
But they're happy to have characters like Snake in Smash?
Snake was actually on nintendo consoles with the first Metal Gear
Smash is a nintendo franchise on a nintendo platform. Allowing outside IPs in, is completely different than lending your IP out to others. Nintendo is super protective of their characters.
But isn’t that the opposite scenario? (Someone else’s IP on their platform)
Why is that a problem? Their a business, they aren't required to be consistent regarding others IP vs theirs. Each is an isolated brand decision
snake is not a nintendo character
What, you expect Nintendo to care about a double standard?