happydolphin said:
I could easily at this point start video gaming journalism. I would have to quit my day job though. I guarantee you that I've always called such companies 2nd party studios and would continue the trend. Tell me though, how much did Rare (non-Nintendo) shareholders own before getting bought out by MS? 51%? Was Nintendo majority shareholder up until that point? If so, how were they able to create IPs that Nintendo did not keep if they were first party? That tells me they were not first party, and at best 2nd party by colloquialism. |
Rare published Conker and Perfect Dark themselves. Nintendo didn't own that IP because they didn't publish it. And if you are going to ask about Killer Instinct, that IP is in such limbo between Nintendo, Rare and Midway (now defunct) that I doubt we'll ever see the IP again unless the legal issues are alleviated. Banjo carried over with Rare because Nintendo sold their rights to it.
The rEVOLution is not being televised







