noname2200 on 18 June 2010
| Galaki said: I wouldn't say Nintendo passed it up willingly. Probably Microsoft throw a large chunk of cash at Rare and Nintendo didn't think the price was worth it hence they rather just sell the rest of Rare shares. |
No. Well, sort of.
From everything I read, Nintendo had first dibs, and price wasn't really the issue. They didn't think the price was worth it (see Rol's post, above), but the calculation was based less on "we ain't got the money!" than "eh, pass."
