Atari/Infogrames sells distribution business to Namco Bandai
Atari/Infogrames is selling its 66 percent stake in Distribution Partners, a retail distribution and marketing company. In a rather strange turn of events, those shares will be delivered to Namco Bandai. (Infogrames has traditionally published Namco Bandai's products in Europe.)
The financial struggles of Infogrames are well-known, but the company has been making great strides in revitalizing its business. The sale of its majority stake in Distribution Partners will allow the company to further its "transformation into a content-led online game company." The money earned from this sale will be used to invest in further game development -- or, considering the company's track record, other orphaned game projects.
The financial struggles of Infogrames are well-known, but the company has been making great strides in revitalizing its business. The sale of its majority stake in Distribution Partners will allow the company to further its "transformation into a content-led online game company." The money earned from this sale will be used to invest in further game development -- or, considering the company's track record, other orphaned game projects.






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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jawmuncher @ Mar 26th 2009 11:54PM
So is this supposed to be good or bad?
koehler83 @ Mar 27th 2009 5:04AM
I was wondering the same thing. It seems like losing a quarter and finding 5 nickels.
Tim @ Apr 30th 2009 12:04AM
In other words, Namco Bandai will distribute DB/Z games themselves from this point on.