Hmm, what’s the angle here, then?
In the latest of a long line of corporate takeovers, this one is admittedly much smaller in scope, but significant nonetheless: Atari has acquired MobyGames for $1.5 million.
MobyGames is a highly regarded and renowned video game database that stores information on the medium spanning back to the 1950s. It’s a time capsule with thousands upon thousands of resources, including data on just about every single Nintendo release ever along with releases across dozens of platforms.
Atari CEO Wade Rosen had this to say about the purchase:
“The MobyGames community has played a sustained and important role in the documentation, celebration, and preservation of video games, and supporting MobyGames allows us to give back to the community and contribute to its growth and success.”
Read the full article on nintendolife.com
