{"id":40539,"date":"2024-11-27T17:01:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T08:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=40539"},"modified":"2024-11-27T17:02:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T08:02:19","slug":"shin-megami-tensei-board-game-maker-incites-controversy-for-mentioning-a-rival-companys-name-without-permission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/shin-megami-tensei-board-game-maker-incites-controversy-for-mentioning-a-rival-companys-name-without-permission\/","title":{"rendered":"Shin Megami Tensei board game\u202fmaker incites controversy for mentioning a rival company\u2019s name without permission \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Shin Megami Tensei: The Board Game<\/strong>, an in-depth strategy game being made by Tokyo-based company ICREA under license from Atlus, has attracted controversy for mentioning another company\u2019s name without permission. In addition to this, concerns about quality, timeline, pricing and lack of communication currently fill the popular Kickstarter campaign’s comments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Kickstarter<\/a> for the board game based on Atlus\u2019s hit RPG series Shin Megami Tensei launched on November 13, doubling its goal in under 24 hours<\/a>. At the time of writing, the campaign has raised just over 102 million yen, more than triple its initial goal of 30 million yen.\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, despite this success, the Kickstarter campaign has been attracting controversy, especially among Japanese speaking users. This is because ICREA mentioned the name CMON without permission in response to a query on the Kickstarter comments page regarding the manufacture of the\u202f72 demon figures that are scheduled to come with the game. CMON Limited is a miniature and board game publisher with a track record of successfully funding many projects on Kickstarter.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the above response to a commenter\u2019s question about the quality of the figures, ICREA replied, \u201cWe are considering using the same production plant that CMON uses for manufacturing games.\u201d While this statement might seem innocuous at first glance, it is considered poor business practice in Japan to name another company (and a competitor at that) who is not involved in a project without their permission. The reason is that such behavior may inconvenience the other company- as customers might start asking them about the project or perceiving them as a related party. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Addressing the issue, CMON JAPAN\u2019s official X account made a bilingual post on November 25 claiming that they are not involved in \u201ca certain Kickstarter project.\u201d Although it doesn\u2019t explicitly state that they are referring to ICREA\u2019s Shin Megami Tensei: The Board Game, commenters were quick to put two and two together.\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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