PlatinumGames – Astral Chain a Nintendo’s IP after copyright change

PlatinumGames – Astral Chain a Nintendo’s IP after copyright change

Astral Chain was a joint effort by both PlatinumGames and Nintendo that would go on to shatter the million-sales milestone after its launch. The release was unique in that it was actually co-owned by both companies – although it looks like that may no longer be the case moving forward.

PlatinumGames has clarified that the Astral Chain is Nintendo’s IP – rather than re-iterating that the series is half-owned by PlatinumGames as it did one year ago.

This follows after some observant fans noticed earlier this year that the game’s copyright notice had been updated on the company’s website – with PlatinumGames’ name as a co-holder of the copyright being quietly removed.

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Not an error

While chatting to VGC, PlatinumGames head Atsushi Inaba confirmed that this was not exactly a mistake:

It’s as it looks… It’s as it is written on the website: Astral Chain is their IP and as such there are limitations on how much we feel we should talk about.”When probed for further clarification on this statement, a PlatinumGames spokesperson said that the studio was “not in a position to answer this question.

We’ll just have to wait and see how this affects the direction of the IP in the future, if it does at all. Personally I hope Nintendo will start work on a sequel rather sooner than later.

About Astral Chain

Master thrilling synergetic combat

Fight back against an interdimensional invasion alongside your Legion, a powerful sentient weapon to take down your enemies in tandem. Alternate between Legion types and combat styles to pull off all kinds of stylish combos!

Explore the Ark and use the abilities of the Legion to investigate crime scenes, gather evidence and clean up corrupted landmarks to keep the city safe! Take on side missions, solve puzzles and uncover the secrets of the Astral Plane.

Astral Chain features character designs by renowned manga artist Masakazu Katsura (ZETMAN, Video Girl Ai) and the option to play the game with either English or Japanese voice acting!