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[A Twisty Fluken]

So many hot takes.

1. the mariners are safe in seattle now
2. howard lincoln retired and he was a pivotal figure in that relationship
3. baseball is in totally great shape right now and you can't argue with the capital, if anything ANY company is foolish to sell an MLB team (that's not called the marlins or indians, tribe fan here keeping it a hunnit), but honestly it probably makes sense for nintendo, and also for sports business nerds having an actual realized valuation of a team is pretty damn cool

 

[Krappadizzle]

If you guys want a history lesson about Nintendo and The Mariners, The Gaming Historian did a great documentary on it on Youtube. For some reason, I can't seem to find it. Not sure as to why? Very interesting history as to how Nintendo came to own a baseball team.

 

[SolidChamp]

They can use that money to secure licensing from the Mariners for a new Ken Griffey Jr game!

Came here for a post along these lines. Leaving satisfied.

 

[Cuburt]

It's crazy that Nintendo used to publish licensed major league baseball games.

End of an era.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

baseball is in totally great shape right now and you can't argue with the capital, if anything ANY company is foolish to sell an MLB team (that's not called the marlins or indians, tribe fan here keeping it a hunnit), but honestly it probably makes sense for nintendo, and also for sports business nerds having an actual realized valuation of a team is pretty damn cool

I mean they'll keep 10% of their stake intact. So on the offchance the team flourishes out of their ownership, that's more money made.

 

[Richie]

Makes sense, given the reaction to Federation Force.

Wait, Mariners. Nevermind.

 

[Terrell]

Nintendo still owns 10% of the team.

It was the controlling interest that was the issue.

I'd say the same thing for the Mariners being free from shitty owners who didn't give a damn about the team.

I wouldn't disagree with you. I understand that they were terrible for the team long term. In the short term, yes, it was good that someone invested in keeping them in Seattle. But everyone who has ever read up on how the Mariners were managed knows that Howard Lincoln was poisonous for long term health of the team (making his overall track record 2 for 2, but my beef with Lincoln is for another thread) and that Nintendo wasn't capable of meeting the needs of owning a modern North American sports team.

My comment does, in fact, go both ways. It was bad for Nintendo and bad for the Mariners. Wouldn't be surprised if Yamauchi was the impediment in selling them earlier.

 

[Digital-Hero]

End of an era. I wonder if they will still show Wii-U ads behind homeplate.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

If you guys want a history lesson about Nintendo and The Mariners, The Gaming Historian did a great documentary on it on Youtube. For some reason, I can't seem to find it. Not sure as to why? Very interesting history as to how Nintendo came to own a baseball team.

He said on facebook that the MLB took it down

 

[Peterc]

I always knew Nintendo was going to go 3rd Party

Mobile is 3rd party? So what are you trying to say?

 

[SinCityAssassin]

He said on facebook that the MLB took it down

It's funny because you see like a handful of people who didn't read MLB and instantly assumed Nintendo C&D'd the video.

And by funny I mean annoying.

 

[ggx2ac]

Nintendo has sold the Mariners for $661 million US dollars.

Link here:

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2016/160822e.pdf

 

[Scum]

 

[vpance]

Stock boost incoming

 

[Mortemis]

YES, finally freed themselves of that albatross of an investment.

Nintendo made a profit of over $500 million in just selling the team, how is that a bad investment.

 

[Aaron Strife]

Good, now Howard Lincoln can come back to Nintendo.

idk