Talk:Monolith Soft

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Um, is the date April 28th, 2007 really correct for the purchase by Nintendo, considering today is only April 26th PST? Or is that the day in which the purchase becomes effective? --Dragonjimmyy2k 05:08, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Is {{future game}} really needed in the games section? (I know I'm the one that changed it over from {{future product}}, but that is part of another campain). ~ Dread Lord CyberSkull ✎☠ 10:50, 2005 August 9 (UTC)

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[edit] "Pre-Monolithsoft" games

Chrono Trigger, Radical Dreamers, Xenogears and Chrono Cross were all created by Square and should not be credited to any other company. While it's true that some of the employees who worked on those games later left Square and formed Monolithsoft, it is not accurate to say that Monolithsoft created those earlier games. You can't credit games to a company that didn't exist at the time they were developed. I can understand mentioning those games in the article, but please do so without crediting them to the wrong developer. It gives the false impression that Monolithsoft was an outside contractor that collaborated with Square, a la Dream Factory (Tobal, The Bouncer) or Lightweight (Bushido Blade). Druff 06:09, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dirge of Cerberus?

Is there a source for that credit? I couldn't find anything online suggesting that Monolith had collaborated with Square on that game. Logalot 02:12, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

The companies didn't collaborate on the project (creatively, that is). However, Monolithsoft is indeed credited as a 3rd party contractor for background art assets. G005 23:37, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
Aren't those sites unofficial? The validity of their information may be questionable. And where is Monolith Soft mentioned anyway? is it written in non-Latin? Kariteh 01:04, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
Those sites are unofficial, but they offer full transcripts of the ending credits. Monolith Software (written in Japanese) is specifically credited under Background Graphics: 3rd-Party Contractor. In addition to that listing, their president and two artists are acknowledged under Special Thanks. In this case, Monolithsoft provided background graphics, so for the sake of comprehensiveness, I opted to list the game under Contractual Work. The arrangement can be compared to how tri-Crescendo programmed the sound for all post-1998 tri-Ace games (as already entered into the tri-Crescendo wiki page), or how Kusanagi Inc. contributes concept art to many game projects. This kind of work doesn't tend to be mentioned on company websites, but it exists, and the parties involved are usually acknowledged in the end credits. G005 02:02, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
Looks like the listing is in the English credits too - [1] G005 02:33, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Now a second party to Nintendo

Source: [2]. magiciandude 19:40, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Actually, they're a first-party. They're outright-owned by Nintendo. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.122.213.37 (talk) 02:10, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
I changed the article to say first-party, since second party would be incorrect by Wikipedia's current definition of second-party. --Dragonjimmyy2k (talk) 07:16, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

"The first-party developer is considered part of the manufacturer, not a separate entity, and is fully owned by the console manufacturer." Monolith Soft are not considered "part of the manufacturer". They are privately held and not fully owned by Nintendo, so they are second-party. --89.246.190.155 (talk) 08:26, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Status of IPs?

Anyone know if Monolith Soft owns the rights to anything they created while under Namco? Did Namco retain the rights to all on Monolith Soft's previous works when they sold their shares to Nintendo? Sima Yi 11:48, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Well, I wouldnt think so. Usually, when a developer creates something, they retain the rights to it. Like if Nintendo sold NOISE, NOISE would still own Custom Robo. But there are allways those few acceptions. Just wait and see if any Baten Kaitos or Xenosaga games are made for the Wii. Doesnt Monolith have a Wii game in development, other than Disastar, right now? 66.191.170.129 17:27, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Namco Bandai still holds rights to Xenosaga series?

Does Namco Bandai still hold the rights to the Xenosaga series? Will there be any possibilities of new Xenosaga games or spin offs now that Nintendo is in charge but does Namco/Bandai still have Xenosaga rights? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.103.79.231 (talk) 03:28, August 23, 2007 (UTC)


All the recent Xenosaga figures that have been released say (c)NGBI, so that seems to imply that Bandai Namco still owns the rights to Xenosaga. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.116.36.185 (talk) 06:39, 9 January 2008 (UTC)