shikamaru317 said:
I woudn't be suprised if they've made back what they spent on Rare between Kameo, Viva Pinata, Nuts and Bolts, and Kinect Sports 1 and 2, they equal up to over 11 million copies sold. They already used one old Rare IP, Killer Instinct, and it's very likely that Rare's next game after Kinect Sports Rivals will be from one of their classic IP's, as there has been some hinting towards it. So I wouldn't call the Rare acquisition a waste of money. |
They bought them TWELVE YEARS AGO.
And you think your statement "they've made back what they spent" carries any value at all!!!???
- twelve years
- half a billion dollars
- dev costs
- mediocre to good games with mediocre to good sales and a casual game that sold well
It was a waste of money end of story. They could have built better teams with much, much less money than that. They could've invested in new IPs instead of half-heartedly reusing old ones that were never as popular as people seem to remember. It was a waste.
Kinect Sports couldv'e been made by anyone. It didn't need a half-a-billion dollar dev studio to do it.
