Improbable Corporations That Should Buy CoH

[Paragon Avenger]

Meow Mix,

Half the players of City of Heroes think they are or want to be cats anyway.

[Floride]

Greece

They could really use an investment that always makes money

[Paragon Avenger]

Donald Bren,

He's the other successful real estate tycoon named Donald that we never hear from.
Buying NCSoft would be chump change to this guy.

[Paragon Avenger]

Office Depot,

Because ... ummm ... because ... because when it comes to school suplies, no that ain't it.

just because.

[Doc Artz]

Isn't it obvious to everyone who the big bidder is to buy the COH's IP rights? The United States' NASA for simulated space exploration by heroes! 8)

[Floride]

The Army Corps of Engineers

Base design is paragon to us!

[MM3squints]

Crazy talk, but currently Funcom is looking for capital because they fail to meet their forecast and needs to think of new ways to repay their debt in 2016:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-07/funcom-reviews-options-as-sales-lag-on-lego-game-amid-debt-talks

"The company is actively seeking interested parties for discussions surrounding a possible investment, acquisition, merger or any other available options," Funcom said in a statement on Friday. ABG Sundal Collier will undertake "a broad review of the strategic options available to the company," the Badhoevedorp, Netherlands-based company said."

Meanwhile on the other side of entertainment spectrum Mattel has been in a tailspin downward due to being bested by rival toy maker, Hasbro in earnings, three top executives leaving the company, and the lack of ingenuity to attach new market. Because of all this, Citigroup lowered Mattel's stock projection from $34 to $27 per share.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/mattel-senior-executive-tim-kilpin-leaving-in-november-1439405644
http://www.moneyflowindex.org/mattel-inc-analyst-rating-update/3106526/

The new brass seeing that plastic trinkets are not as profitable as they once were, Mattel decides to diversify and go into the MMO business by either buying majority share in Funcom or just over taking them. From there, Mattel also knows that they need fresh IPs to booster sales and they catch wind City of Heroes is being sold (or potentially sold) by NCSoft. Mattel take their Fortune 500 boot and stuffs it up NCSoft obtaining the IP. From there, not only does Mattel hire a solid team for the games under their control (not just CoX, but AoC, TSW, etc) they also improve on them (even developing a CoX 2) Along side with the new MMOs, Mattel, still staying true to their plastic trinket will start making action figures and sets for the new IPs. This will lead to more boost in revenue because these "toys" will not just appeal to kids (generally Mattel demo appears to be from 2-12 years old) but rabid fanboys will buy these in the drove. Mattel becomes profitable again, taking out Hasbro, CoX is saved, and everyone is happy. Course this is a pipe dream

[Paragon Avenger]

Timex,

Just like you heroes (and villians) it takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'.

[Paragon Avenger]

N. Korea,

Of course they might not actually "buy" it.

[Floride]

Capital One

What's in YOUR spandex?

[Paragon Avenger]

Mr. & Mrs. T blood-mary mix,

I pity the fool who doesn't play City of Heroes.

[Paragon Avenger]

Clorox Bleach,

Drink bleach and die you <gratefruit> villian(or hero depending)!!!

[Paragon Avenger]

Oxydol,
because 20 mules really isn't enough.

[Tubbius]

Hasbro.

Because getting City of Heroes back online is only slightly easier than winning at a game of Mouse Trap.

[Paragon Avenger]

Pants,
Cause there's nothing like a good pair of pants.
(sponsored by Pants, not affliated with Worldwide Pants Inc.)

[Floride]

Sharon Osbourne

She's proven she can relaunch ANYTHING

[Takinalis]

Baskin Robbins
Because they find out. Baskin Robbins always finds out.

[chuckv3]

Pfizer

If they get the game up it will be like Viagra for MMORPGs.

[Paragon Avenger]

Zulilly,

I don't know, they have TV commerials, so they must be good.

[Floride]

Allstate

This game can finally be in good hands