Reply To: (KS) Ninja Division/Soda Pop out of money for Super Dungeon Explore: Legends

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I really do wonder what the chances are that the manufacturer will give them credit, or that the project will be rescued by someone who wants to buy Ninja Division.   I think it is impossible to tell how likely either scenario is right now.  I certainly doubt that NJ will be able to pull themselves out of the hole any other way.

If the manufacturer does give them credit, then they’ll ship out Arcade mode, then it is entirely possible that they could pull themselves out of this hole (though it will take some years to do so, even if they can consistently work manufacturing on credit).

If there is a buyer, the new buyer will probably not be able to do 100% KS fulfillment.  Rather, I’d expect them to do some kind of partial fulfillment.  Since they’ll be seen as an outside benefactor, I would expect that to be taken rather well by the community (who would probably be happy to have anything delivered at this point).  They would probably also make the Arcade set first (but in this case, they could get away with only doing that set).

It wouldn’t necessarily be a poor investment to buy out NJ.  Super Dungeon was CMON’s top selling game before they split with Sodapop, and even then it never really reached its full potential (with the crossover audience it has, it is the kind of game that could sell well from Target, not just the hobby store).

When they started up Super Dungeon Legends, Sodapop looked like a solid Kickstarter investment.  They had run Kickstarters for Ninja All Stars and The Forgotten King, and delivered both without significant delays.  It is a real shame to see them get themselves into this kind of trouble.  I really hope that this isn’t the end for Super Dungeon.