Nintendo Apes Rare with Rare

[jarrod]

__XBrawlX__ said:

ph4nt said:

At first I was sad Nintendo let Rare go, but after seeing how they have made nothing but crap ever since, it was a wise decision.

Microsoft bought them out with 51% ownership. Nintendo had to let them go.

Nintendo was offered the shares first and declined.  Microsoft also bought out their shares in the deal for an inflated value btw.  Nintendo also could've held up Rare's IP with ownership disputes, but decided for a more amicable split.

Really, Nintendo didn't have to do anything they didn't choose to.  They just knew when to get out...