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"Rare saga continues"

I've heard that Donkey Kong franchise is going back to Nintendo mother brain(two new DK games developed by Rare are being canceled) and all 'cos Rare is going multiplatform. I think, in my modest opinion that's not such a bad idea to start with. Didy Kong racing and Donkey Kong 64 were less than spectacular on N64 but not totally bad games , more like only so-so.
Rare couldn't make an interesting or decent looking game mascot to save their lifes. Talk about some questionable character design. All characters in Banyo Kazooe(Kablooe by some) look like Dysney rejectes at best. Anyway back to subject I just hope Nintendo will make some decent DK games, it being one of the oldest game franchise in video game history. Now remember
this is only a hear-say so if anyone has any info...
D.K.-Donkey Kong, D.K.-Donkey Kong,..... if he shots ya it gota hurt.........monkey rap.. la la la (not in that order but somthing like that) Anyway I love that song. It ooooozzzeees with style.

Theres a whole section about rares dissaperance in the latest cube.
I'm sure most of you buy it any way but it outlines some points about why they may leave and why ythey may stay.

I just dont understand how anybody could slate RARE! Without them the N64 just wouldnt have been the same. I think its unthinkable(!) that they could be going multiformat, I mean its the Rare games that put a sock in the mouths of other less scrupulous console owners!!
Without the uniqueness of Rare on the Gamecube, it will be just another console. OK Zelda and Nintendo go hand in hand but to be honest the new look Zelda is hardly inspiring, especially when Nintendo are looking for the more 'mature' gamers to hop on board the Ninty train!
And I was sooooooooo looking forward to Donkey Kong Racing. And as for the feature in Cube magazine about the whole Rare thing, it left me more confused than I already was!
Someone PLEEEEASE tell us the trut. What is happening with Rare? Thats all we want is the truth. The whole truth and nothing but.

Please tell us the truth. NOT the trut! Someone's bound to have a go about the spelling. Duh!

Rare is selling out. Thats what they are, a sell outs. God knows that they
are one of the slowest developers in game biz, but first when it comes to
game delay.(Perfect Dark). And now, when they are planing to develop
multiplatform who knows how much more time will it take for them to make a game. Anyway, I think Donkey Kong racing is coming out, just not by Rare.
Damn sellouts.

Rare haven't sold out or anything.

There have been rumours but nothing official.



There is a chance that they will go multi-platform but it's more likely that they won't. For a start, no-one except for Nintendo would allow the "year-long" delays on games like Perfect Dark etc...

Nintendo are much more important to the GameCube than Rare are N64 4 EVA, think of Mario, Link, Pokemon, etc, etc. They are much more important characters than Rare's. However, Rare are my second favourite games company (second to Nintendo, of course) and I would hate to see them go. Goldeneye 007 was a revolutionary FPS, and the benchmark for those to come. Banjo Kazooie was a work of art and the sequel just as good. Perfect Dark was genius, as was Conker's Bad Fur Day. Their games are mainly around the excellent standard of Nintendo's, but because Nintendo have such a big reputation, they are miles more important.

Plus, after StarFox Adventures, I doubt Rare'll break their bonds with Nintendo.

Could someone please explain how Rare could leave Nintendo when they own almost half of Rares shares? Does anyone think that Nintendo would be stupid enough to sell these shares just so that Rare can go work for Microsoft or Sony? If anything is going on then I think it will be Nintendo buying out more of Rare, they have a huge stake in the company and they will not let that go. Especially if Microsoft wanted to buy Rare out.

Rare can buy back their shares.

Dringo wrote:
> Rare can buy back their shares.

Even if Nintendo don't want to sell?

Rare is owned by 3 different groups of people, Rare arcade corp, Stamper Brothers and Nintendo. Nintendo cannot stop them going multi-format but they can stake a claim in the money they make from it. Nintendo would probably sell the shares back though.