[quote name='slimpip']I'm not saying THQ, did it on purpose, I think it was a flat out boneheaded mistake by whoever pressed the discs. I think my buddy is just a little bit pissed that they did all this work and now not only his job has been taken away, but all the hard work he and hiss teammates put into the game goes unnoticed.
As for THQ, rather than repressing and doing a recall (more $), or just quietly releasing an "updated" WM21, they're going to do what is smart for them and try to keep it under wraps. If they were to do anything related to a re-release or recall, THQ would lose LOTS of money and their reputation would take a huge hit and they'd be in a VERY bad position (how many people want to do business with a compnay who can't even get the right game out to people?).
As for SG going bankrupt, I have no idea. Maybe WM21 was going to be their last hurrah or hope as Final Fantasy 1 was for Squaresoft, only instead of having a huge success as FF did, WM21 fell short of what was expected around the industry. Because of that, SG can't be expecting much support from publishers, because all publishers will say is "why would we support a game made by Studio Gigante (or contract SG to develop a game)? Those guys made that piece of shit WM21. If they can't make a decent wrestling game that will actually sell well, how can we (as a publishing company) make any money from a different genre game that doesn't appeal to half of the audience wrestling does?". And all THQ does is sit back and say "we made no mitake, this is all on Studio Gigante". And who are you gonna believe if you're a publishing company, fellow publisher THQ or small developing company SG?[/QUOTE]
Interesting. The proof, they say, is in the pudding (a saying that I despise, but I digress). Wouldn't someone on SG's staff have access to the "final" copy, as well as access to the gaming press, to show that THQ is the company at fault?
Sure, SG may shoot themselves in the foot if they do that (what publisher would hire a developer that would sell them out for their mistakes?). However, as much as I shouldn't be, I'm surprised that THQ would do this, and not replace it somehow.
I'd be even more surprised that, if what you say is true (and given the quality of the game, I have no reason to doubt you), that someone, somewhere will find out about it and go public with this fact.
I still haven't read any further verification that THQ has acknowleged further problems beyond XBL; can anyone corroborate the e-mail a few posts above?
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