2011-01-09, 12:42 PM
They could easily do something akin to what Capcom does with Monster Hunter.
Although it's not two MMOs, Capcom split the team for Monster Hunter Frontier (the MMO) and the team for the mainstream Monster Hunter titles into completely different offices on the other side of (I think) Tokyo (If not Tokyo, some other major Japanese city). They have literally no connections anymore besides the name and the company. They don't interact, they don't talk to each other (officially at least), etc.
Nexon, if they were smart and wanted to continue to make money off of both, could do the same. For all we know, the MS2 team is in a completely different city in Korea, doing their own thing, with no connections at all to the MS1 team. They both go on their way, do their thing, make their content, and they are essentially different games. They have connections through art style, names, and general themes, but in the end...they are two different teams doing two completely different things and they have no connection at all.
That way both games could be developed, maintained, and completely free to do their own things. If they wanted to do a collaboration deal, that's more then possible as well, since they are still the same company, but it is in no way necessary nor required.
Although it's not two MMOs, Capcom split the team for Monster Hunter Frontier (the MMO) and the team for the mainstream Monster Hunter titles into completely different offices on the other side of (I think) Tokyo (If not Tokyo, some other major Japanese city). They have literally no connections anymore besides the name and the company. They don't interact, they don't talk to each other (officially at least), etc.
Nexon, if they were smart and wanted to continue to make money off of both, could do the same. For all we know, the MS2 team is in a completely different city in Korea, doing their own thing, with no connections at all to the MS1 team. They both go on their way, do their thing, make their content, and they are essentially different games. They have connections through art style, names, and general themes, but in the end...they are two different teams doing two completely different things and they have no connection at all.
That way both games could be developed, maintained, and completely free to do their own things. If they wanted to do a collaboration deal, that's more then possible as well, since they are still the same company, but it is in no way necessary nor required.