"MS losing Banjo IP to Nintendo" ?

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DaHuuuuuudge said:

sales2099 said:

Nah. IP belongs to MS so unless they get some serious royalties it aint gonna happen.

"making silly casual Kinect games that no one is buying"

I believe Kinect Sports 1 and 2 are selling very well actually over 6 million total.....unless casuals arent classified as "people" :P

Isn't Banjo property of RARE? obviously MS owns them so they own what RARE owns, but if Nintendo buys it from MS, wouldn't it become property of Nintendo by the same principal that made it property of MS years ago?

*Checks Banjo-Kazooie website*. 

Nah, Microsoft owns the IP, so it's possible Nintendo could buy the IP woithout touching Rare. If they do get the IP, they might as well get Rare's other dormant IP like Killer Instinct and Conker. Conker and the gang could be in the next Smash bros which would be a big plus. 

As for Rare itself, Microsoft has other studios working on Kinect games, so they could probably them of and not lose much given there isn't much at Rare anyway. Today's Rare could flourish likethey did in their heyday if they have the proper guidance, but Nintendo would have to pay a lot, more than they're probably willing to.