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MS in talks to buy out Rare, creater of Perfect Dark, Goldeneye and other N64 classics.

It even says of a dispute Rare are having with Nintendo. I know this probably isn't the slightest bit true but we can only hope...

Pretty much the company that has kept Nintendo in the competition. If not for Rare and Pokemon, Nintendo would be doing the same as Sega right now.

Who are Rare ???????? realy I dont know
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GpotterUK wrote:
> DrDragon wrote:
No they're not! The only hint was the Christmas tree
>
> thing, which they admitted was a joke. Nintendo own 45%of Rare, and have
> the
> power to stop any of this rubbish!

Oooh, sounds like we rattled
> your cage there a bit! What, do you work for Rare or something? Panicking in
> case Microsoft buy them and sack you?

45% leaves Rare with the majority
> share, so they can do what they like with their portion of the business, and can
> develop for whoever they like.

i have to agree, just look at square, sony own alot in them and square are developing for gamecube

DrDragon wrote:
No they're not! The only hint was the Christmas tree
> thing, which they admitted was a joke. Nintendo own 45%of Rare, and have the
> power to stop any of this rubbish!

Oooh, sounds like we rattled your cage there a bit! What, do you work for Rare or something? Panicking in case Microsoft buy them and sack you?

45% leaves Rare with the majority share, so they can do what they like with their portion of the business, and can develop for whoever they like.

In reference to my original post, there is no smoke without fire.

GpotterUK wrote:
> Rare are definitely going multi-format, but whether it'll be under Microsofts
> control remains to be seen.

I also heard a while back that Microsoft were
> looking at buying out Rockstar games. That'd definitely be sweet!


No they're not! The only hint was the Christmas tree thing, which they admitted was a joke. Nintendo own 45%of Rare, and have the power to stop any of this rubbish

I doubt it would happen in a great hurry, as Nintendo own almost all of the franchises Rare are currently working on.

Rare would lose years of work that had been put into Donkey Kong Racing, Starfox Adventures and Perfect Dark Zero.

Maybe in the future they'd go multiformat, but I can't see Nintendo relinquishing the stake they hold in Rare in a great hurry, as they'd benefit very little from it.

From what I can tell this rumour was started on the gaming age forum where someone for a larf quoted an "Unnamed Microsoft contact". Its bullsh1t.

Rare are definitely going multi-format, but whether it'll be under Microsofts control remains to be seen.

I also heard a while back that Microsoft were looking at buying out Rockstar games. That'd definitely be sweet!

I heard rumours of Rare wanting to go multiformat. Certainly won't complain if they do. A Conker's game would be very welcome into my collection. ;-)

The squirrel that is, not the game that requires the use of your shoelaces. ;-)