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Offline Chrono
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What would happen if MS bought Rare
« on: March 27, 2002, 03:57:07 PM »
Its the biggest rumor right now (and its not april yet or from a mag)

How would it change things.. no more perfect dark or star fox for the NGC
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« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2002, 04:43:59 PM »
Would be the biggest shock in all of gaming history (with Square coming back to Nintendo as second and Residnet Evil becoming an exclusive to GC as third). Might boost Xbox sales, although those Nintendo fanboys will not be happy.

However, I seriously doubt this news is even remotely true. Doesn\'t Nintendo own like 50%+ of the company? In order for MS to buy Rare, Nintendo would have to sell its portion. Seriously doubt they would unless Nintendo and MS decided to team up (very unlikely).
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« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2002, 04:57:16 PM »
nintendo own star fox
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« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2002, 05:02:08 PM »
i was about to say that


anyway i think maybe MS might give up some money as to make Rare a 3rd party but other then that they wont buy them out as for reasons mentioned already
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« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2002, 05:23:09 PM »
No, Microsoft isn\'t buying just Rareware.. they\'re purchasing Nintendo.

First thing on the agenda once they buy Nintendo.. fire Shigeru Miyamoto!

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What I just said obviously isn\'t happening, and has just about as much integrity as the MS-buying-Rareware rumor. It started when some guy on the Gaming Age forums posted that he knows a guy from Microsoft.. and then proceeded to give all sorts of inaccurate information about Rareware\'s games. It\'s a bogus story posted as a joke.. it was a fluke when Evil Avatar and Voodoo Extreme posted the news as a real rumor. Bad judgment. ;)

Besides, Nintendo owns the Star Fox copyrights.. they\'d be in lawsuit heaven if Microsoft tried to steal SFA.

Like winning the lottery, almost!
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« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2002, 05:49:16 PM »
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Originally posted by Simchoy
(with Square coming back to Nintendo as second and Residnet Evil becoming an exclusive to GC as third).


wha??  i wasnt particularly shocked by them at all..

but buying Rare would be huge.. dont expect it to happen though
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« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2002, 05:49:31 PM »
Famous Rare titles...

Perfect Dark
Banjo series
Donkey Kong series


DK is nintendo though...

PD on Xbox would be good, PD on GCN would be great.
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« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2002, 07:12:29 PM »
If that happened it would be like Hell thawed out from the whole Square thing and then froze back over.

Actually, I\'m almost positive Nintendo owns 51% of Rare.  If that\'s the case, Microsoft would have to purchase it from Nintendo.  However, I did read how Rare is "evolving" and it makes me a little nervous.

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« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2002, 07:24:10 PM »
Eiksirf:

From what I can see.. the worst thing Rareware could do is this: publish all of their own games on Nintendo consoles.

That\'s it. I\'m almost positive.. that\'s what Nintendo meant by Rareware going 3rd-party in that interview. They didn\'t even confirm it.. they said it was possible. Rareware has published their own games in the past (Conker\'s Bad Fur Day, to name one) while Nintendo publishes the majority of their games and gets most of the profit. (Star Fox Adventures, GoldenEye, Banjo-Kazooie, etc)

If Rareware talks to Nintendo, they can stay exclusive.. go to 3rd-party status, market their own games (like Kameo) and make all of the profit.. instead of giving most of it to Nintendo. It makes sense this way.. both companies win.
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« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2002, 07:51:59 PM »
Very insightful, I bet you\'re not far off.

Sometimes interview translations don\'t come across as clear as they might have even been intended...

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« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2002, 07:57:01 PM »
damnit you two, stop making rational sense
i makes my head hurt

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« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2002, 09:01:50 PM »
Nintendo is starting to succeed again. You just can\'t handle to see Nintendo doing well, MM! Bwahaha!

Hah.. hah.. yeah.. :)

But in all honesty, with Nintendo\'s share in Rareware.. my post makes plenty of sense.
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Re: What would happen if MS bought Rare
« Reply #12 on: March 28, 2002, 12:31:53 AM »
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Originally posted by Chrono
Its the biggest rumor right now (and its not april yet or from a mag)

How would it change things.. no more perfect dark or star fox for the NGC


it would just mean that they will be 2 constantly delayed and over hyped  titles for the X box.

yeah way to go M$$$$$$$$

set your sights on  one of the more duffer of the developers.
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« Reply #13 on: March 28, 2002, 06:22:44 AM »
d*nmit mm, who asked you to talk!
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« Reply #14 on: March 28, 2002, 07:59:20 AM »
blame clyde, hes still pulling my political strings
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