Rare were already replaced and people didn't realise it as Nintendo held their hand in a lot of the games they were developing this is why they were becoming an expensive asset to keep a hold of, when left alone their projects would run well past their deadlines and budgets as well to the point that some started out life on previous gen consoles.
This is more apparent with how wayward Rare became when bought by MS back then it seemed like a smart move by MS now we know they were sold dead wood.







