Todd Greenwald: Take-Two burned by past controversies of Bully and GTA?

The last we heard about Todd Greenwald being involved with Manhunt 2, he shared his take on what Take-Two Interactive might do regarding its ultra-violent title being banned, as well as disowned – this being that Take-Two tones the game down a bit to get an M rating instead of its current AO one. Now, he has more insight to offer, and this time it’s about the beating the publishing company is getting.

The Nollenberger Capital Partners analyst says that considering Manhunt 2 is not that important a title for the company – with GTA IV being the frontrunner of its current lineup – Take-Two may be getting the unfair treatment by being judged because of its controversy-ridden past, with Bully and Grand Theft Auto as being the most notable of these controversies.

He puts it like such:

It does seem that Take-Two is being a little bit unfairly singled out … because of their history of provocative games, they’re being burned by their past.

It does seem that way, doesn’t it? And with Take-Two’s shares also taking a beating, what with the news of them suspending the game’s distribution (as well as the game allegedly being banned in other countries, not just the UK), it does seem that the furors caused by Bully and Grand Theft Auto are coming back to haunt Take-Two. We do hope, however, that everything turns out all right for all the parties involved, without things getting none-too-violent.

The last we heard about Todd Greenwald being involved with Manhunt 2, he shared his take on what Take-Two Interactive might do regarding its ultra-violent title being banned, as well as disowned – this being that Take-Two tones the game down a bit to get an M rating instead of its current AO one. Now, he has more insight to offer, and this time it’s about the beating the publishing company is getting.

The Nollenberger Capital Partners analyst says that considering Manhunt 2 is not that important a title for the company – with GTA IV being the frontrunner of its current lineup – Take-Two may be getting the unfair treatment by being judged because of its controversy-ridden past, with Bully and Grand Theft Auto as being the most notable of these controversies.

He puts it like such:

It does seem that Take-Two is being a little bit unfairly singled out … because of their history of provocative games, they’re being burned by their past.

It does seem that way, doesn’t it? And with Take-Two’s shares also taking a beating, what with the news of them suspending the game’s distribution (as well as the game allegedly being banned in other countries, not just the UK), it does seem that the furors caused by Bully and Grand Theft Auto are coming back to haunt Take-Two. We do hope, however, that everything turns out all right for all the parties involved, without things getting none-too-violent.