| amp316 said: Guys. Microsoft bought Rare. It was a matter of them having a lot more than Nintendo. Nintendo didn't want them to go. They were their best 3rd party developer at the time. Microsoft bought them as a way to undermine Nintendo. This is well known. |
Yes Nintendo wanted them to go because they sold their shares to Microsoft. They didnt own a majority, but they had quite a bundle, I believe 40% or so, and sold it for quite a profit.
Also Rare was 2nd party I believe to Nintendo.
They made an excellent choice though. Look at Starfox Adventures. Good/decent game? Yea. Fall from the N64 and SNES brilliance of Rare's games? Hell yes.
Perfect Dark Zero, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Kameo were all decent games, but were NOT worth the price of what Microsoft paid for them and the money Nintendo made off of it. Viva Pinata is pretty fun and hopefully Banjo can pull Rare back around, but I doubt it. Do you all remember Grabbed by Ghoulies? *shivers*
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