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NYANKS on 09 November 2013

That makes me really sad. They were so good, such wasted talent. This is why it gives me pause when these devs go up for sale like Atlus. All you can do is hope they go to competent owners that don't screw things up for everyone.



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Veknoid_Outcast on 09 November 2013
STRYKIE said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:
STRYKIE said:
Anyway, I think it's fair to say that everyone had blood on their hands concerning Rare's fall from grace. Even Nintendo. Something was clearly wrong when a single 2nd party studio is give or take putting out more games than Nintendo's entire internal division.

I don't understand? Nintendo has blood on its hands because Rare turned out so many great games during the 5th gen?

No I mean, because they were exhausted as a result, I don't think it was a coincidence that a lot of key personnel left from 2000 onwards.

And if you really wanna be thrown for a loop, Star Fox Adentures wasn't going to be a Star Fox game at all before Nintendo stuck their noses in.

Oh I see. That's an interesting theory. But did Rare push its employees too hard, or did Nintendo do the pushing? I'm afraid I don't know the answer to that.

Yeah, I know about the whole Dinosaur Planet thing. It would have been nice to see Rare's original vision realized, but I thought Star Fox Adventures was a fine game.

In the end, I strongly believe that both Rare and Nintendo benefitted greatly from the partnership, despite any fallout in 2002. I doubt we'll ever see such a successful venture between a hardware company and a second-party studio ever again.