Virtual Console ARCADE GAMES!

[Vegita-San]

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=18050

Maybe this means I won't have to get that XBox After All!

I can only hope we see TMNT and Turtles in Time for the 25th year...

[1984]

I am keeping my fingers crossed, I have been putting off buying TMNT 2 on Xbox forever now. I just like the Wii classic controller for retro games.

[Vegita-San]

Ahh, so TMNT 1 AND 2 are available still. Does anyone know if The Simpsons game is on there as well?

Is now wondering what other classic gems might get released. I'm STILL hoping for Star Wars 1983 and Star Wars Arcade

[CyberCubed]

The problem is does Konami still own the rights to release them now that Ubisoft has the license?

[Archon_Turtle]

The problem is does Konami still own the rights to release them now that Ubisoft has the license?

Ubisoft only owns the rights to the new movie turtles. But yes, Konami still owns the rights to the toon turtles.

[Ninjinister]

Ubisoft only owns the rights to the new movie turtles. But yes, Konami still owns the rights to the toon turtles.

As Dan Berger told me back when Ubisoft first nabbed the license, they have the rights to Turtles, period. That's why other than some mobile games, there never were any more games based on the show. It's also why Ubisoft released the first NES game on Virtual Console and the arcade game on Xbox Live with dues paid to Konami, instead of Konami releasing them directly.

EDIT: Found the e-mail. This was sent off exactly three years ago tomorrow....

With Ubisoft creating the video game based on the movie, does Konami still have the license to make games based on the TV show?
Nope.

[Archon_Turtle]

As Dan Berger told me back when Ubisoft first nabbed the license, they have the rights to Turtles, period. That's why other than some mobile games, there never were any more games based on the show. It's also why Ubisoft released the first NES game on Virtual Console and the arcade game on Xbox Live with dues paid to Konami, instead of Konami releasing them directly.

EDIT: Found the e-mail. This was sent off exactly three years ago tomorrow....

I could very well be wrong. Maybe they had a great contract. All I know is that the publisher SHOULD hold some sort of right over the games already created. It would be like Disney Interactive Studios rereleasing the old Capcom games. I'm pretty sure we would still have to get the ok from capcon as the original publisher.

[Ninjinister]

I could very well be wrong. Maybe they had a great contract. All I know is that the publisher SHOULD hold some sort of right over the games already created. It would be like Disney Interactive Studios rereleasing the old Capcom games. I'm pretty sure we would still have to get the ok from capcon as the original publisher.

That's what I suspect. Ubisoft had to have gotten permission from Konami. Konami owns the game program, while Ubisoft has the license. The only way one of the old Konami TMNT games could be released is if they both agree.

[Archon_Turtle]

From The Murphster:

Hey Stephan. I'm off for a few days and thus don't have access to the
contract but I'm pretty sure Ubisoft's license is very broad and
exclusive. Konami's license has expired but they have rights to their
games of the past 5 years. Hope that helps!