PlatinumGames and Nintendo have labored collectively on a number of events and produced nice outcomes, nevertheless it appears to be like like one of many properties that they created is transferring over completely to at least one aspect of that partnership.
Noticed by a person on Reddit, paperwork just lately filed with the USA Patent and Trademark Workplace reveals that PlatinumGames has acquired the trademark for The Great 101 from Nintendo. The previous did beforehand maintain the rights for The Surprise 101 Remastered and the sidescrolling run and gun spinoff, The Great 101: After College Hero, however this now means the Japanese developer has acquired the complete trademark for The Great 101 as an entire from Nintendo.
Whether or not meaning PlatinumGames intends to do extra with the IP stays to be seen, however on the very least, it does imply that The Great 101’s future is now going to be determined by PlatinumGames, not Nintendo. Whether or not it will have a future is anybody’s guess at this level.
