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Could it be true? Are Rare going multiformat? Are Rare going to Sony to become exclusive producers? Are they travelling over to America to join Microsoft? Are Rare ditching games altogether? Well, that answer to all of these cannot be answered by anyone but Rare themselves, who seem to have shut themselves inside their HQs across Europe, beavering away at something: whether it be new games for GC, plans to join Sony or Microsoft or completely nothing at all... ok, so maybe not the latter, but why is it Rare have been dormant for the last few months?
Nintendo fans will certainly hope they're just simply taking up their time on making new, wonderful and incredible games for the GC and GBA, but rumours flying about are suggesting that Rare will go multiformat and are currently bringing some of their top quality games series' such as Perfect Dark, Conker and Banjo Kazooie across to the PS2 and to the X-Box. If these rumours are true then plenty of Ninty fans will be unhappy bunnies and might even ditch their GCs. Most won't as we all know Nintendo can still deliver the goods, but there are a fair few people that would give up on their GCs if Rare decided to leave.
Few Ninty fans only bought their GCs simply for the Rare games, and so far they've had nothing from the great Rareware, and only a couple of games looking to be released in the next couple of years. If Rare were to pack their bags and join Nintendo's rivals or simply fly off to some magical island refusing to create any more games then these true Rare fans would be distraught, and could even possibly lose faith in Nintendo themselves. Hopefully Rareware won't leave Nintendo, but there's a strong possibility that they could go multiformat, which would be just as bad, both for Nintendo and it's supporters.
Sure, Rare going multiformat would be great for some people, as PS2 and X-Box owners would be able to enjoy Rare's masterful games without having to buy a GC, but many of the franchises Rare own are attached to Nintendo as well, and Nintendo would never let their great exclusives such as Donkey Kong, Perfect Dark and Banjo Kazooie jump ship to Sony or Microsoft, so would there be any point in them going multiformat? If they did they'd have to try and impress us with new and original games, and although Rare can create innovative masterpieces, it's not likely that they'd let all their creations go to waste.
Perfect Dark Zero, the most hihgly anticipated game on GC's rumours have not been cleared up by Rare either, as they chose to block out the outside world yet again. Many PD0 rumours having been spreading through various internet sites and Rare haven't said anything to do with them - as a matter of fact, the only things Rare have said in the last couple of months are "We have 2 GC games in development!", which weren't including Kameo or Starfox, but are probably PD Zero and Conker 2.
Rare have been known to be very secret in the past, but recently they've just put new meanings into the phrase 'Keeping it buttoned'. When will Rare decide to spill the beans on Perfect Dark Zero and reply to the rumours of them going multiformat or joining one particular company? Hopefully all this will be cleared up in the next few weeks, as GC fans might not be able to take all this Rare being quiet business much longer. Come on Rare - say something!
AJ.
Nintendo fans will certainly hope they're just simply taking up their time on making new, wonderful and incredible games for the GC and GBA, but rumours flying about are suggesting that Rare will go multiformat and are currently bringing some of their top quality games series' such as Perfect Dark, Conker and Banjo Kazooie across to the PS2 and to the X-Box. If these rumours are true then plenty of Ninty fans will be unhappy bunnies and might even ditch their GCs. Most won't as we all know Nintendo can still deliver the goods, but there are a fair few people that would give up on their GCs if Rare decided to leave.
Few Ninty fans only bought their GCs simply for the Rare games, and so far they've had nothing from the great Rareware, and only a couple of games looking to be released in the next couple of years. If Rare were to pack their bags and join Nintendo's rivals or simply fly off to some magical island refusing to create any more games then these true Rare fans would be distraught, and could even possibly lose faith in Nintendo themselves. Hopefully Rareware won't leave Nintendo, but there's a strong possibility that they could go multiformat, which would be just as bad, both for Nintendo and it's supporters.
Sure, Rare going multiformat would be great for some people, as PS2 and X-Box owners would be able to enjoy Rare's masterful games without having to buy a GC, but many of the franchises Rare own are attached to Nintendo as well, and Nintendo would never let their great exclusives such as Donkey Kong, Perfect Dark and Banjo Kazooie jump ship to Sony or Microsoft, so would there be any point in them going multiformat? If they did they'd have to try and impress us with new and original games, and although Rare can create innovative masterpieces, it's not likely that they'd let all their creations go to waste.
Perfect Dark Zero, the most hihgly anticipated game on GC's rumours have not been cleared up by Rare either, as they chose to block out the outside world yet again. Many PD0 rumours having been spreading through various internet sites and Rare haven't said anything to do with them - as a matter of fact, the only things Rare have said in the last couple of months are "We have 2 GC games in development!", which weren't including Kameo or Starfox, but are probably PD Zero and Conker 2.
Rare have been known to be very secret in the past, but recently they've just put new meanings into the phrase 'Keeping it buttoned'. When will Rare decide to spill the beans on Perfect Dark Zero and reply to the rumours of them going multiformat or joining one particular company? Hopefully all this will be cleared up in the next few weeks, as GC fans might not be able to take all this Rare being quiet business much longer. Come on Rare - say something!
AJ.
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Could it be true? Are Rare going multiformat? Are Rare going to Sony to become exclusive producers? Are they travelling over to America to join Microsoft? Are Rare ditching games altogether? Well, that answer to all of these cannot be answered by anyone but Rare themselves, who seem to have shut themselves inside their HQs across Europe, beavering away at something: whether it be new games for GC, plans to join Sony or Microsoft or completely nothing at all... ok, so maybe not the latter, but why is it Rare have been dormant for the last few months?
Nintendo fans will certainly hope they're just simply taking up their time on making new, wonderful and incredible games for the GC and GBA, but rumours flying about are suggesting that Rare will go multiformat and are currently bringing some of their top quality games series' such as Perfect Dark, Conker and Banjo Kazooie across to the PS2 and to the X-Box. If these rumours are true then plenty of Ninty fans will be unhappy bunnies and might even ditch their GCs. Most won't as we all know Nintendo can still deliver the goods, but there are a fair few people that would give up on their GCs if Rare decided to leave.
Few Ninty fans only bought their GCs simply for the Rare games, and so far they've had nothing from the great Rareware, and only a couple of games looking to be released in the next couple of years. If Rare were to pack their bags and join Nintendo's rivals or simply fly off to some magical island refusing to create any more games then these true Rare fans would be distraught, and could even possibly lose faith in Nintendo themselves. Hopefully Rareware won't leave Nintendo, but there's a strong possibility that they could go multiformat, which would be just as bad, both for Nintendo and it's supporters.
Sure, Rare going multiformat would be great for some people, as PS2 and X-Box owners would be able to enjoy Rare's masterful games without having to buy a GC, but many of the franchises Rare own are attached to Nintendo as well, and Nintendo would never let their great exclusives such as Donkey Kong, Perfect Dark and Banjo Kazooie jump ship to Sony or Microsoft, so would there be any point in them going multiformat? If they did they'd have to try and impress us with new and original games, and although Rare can create innovative masterpieces, it's not likely that they'd let all their creations go to waste.
Perfect Dark Zero, the most hihgly anticipated game on GC's rumours have not been cleared up by Rare either, as they chose to block out the outside world yet again. Many PD0 rumours having been spreading through various internet sites and Rare haven't said anything to do with them - as a matter of fact, the only things Rare have said in the last couple of months are "We have 2 GC games in development!", which weren't including Kameo or Starfox, but are probably PD Zero and Conker 2.
Rare have been known to be very secret in the past, but recently they've just put new meanings into the phrase 'Keeping it buttoned'. When will Rare decide to spill the beans on Perfect Dark Zero and reply to the rumours of them going multiformat or joining one particular company? Hopefully all this will be cleared up in the next few weeks, as GC fans might not be able to take all this Rare being quiet business much longer. Come on Rare - say something!
AJ.
Nintendo fans will certainly hope they're just simply taking up their time on making new, wonderful and incredible games for the GC and GBA, but rumours flying about are suggesting that Rare will go multiformat and are currently bringing some of their top quality games series' such as Perfect Dark, Conker and Banjo Kazooie across to the PS2 and to the X-Box. If these rumours are true then plenty of Ninty fans will be unhappy bunnies and might even ditch their GCs. Most won't as we all know Nintendo can still deliver the goods, but there are a fair few people that would give up on their GCs if Rare decided to leave.
Few Ninty fans only bought their GCs simply for the Rare games, and so far they've had nothing from the great Rareware, and only a couple of games looking to be released in the next couple of years. If Rare were to pack their bags and join Nintendo's rivals or simply fly off to some magical island refusing to create any more games then these true Rare fans would be distraught, and could even possibly lose faith in Nintendo themselves. Hopefully Rareware won't leave Nintendo, but there's a strong possibility that they could go multiformat, which would be just as bad, both for Nintendo and it's supporters.
Sure, Rare going multiformat would be great for some people, as PS2 and X-Box owners would be able to enjoy Rare's masterful games without having to buy a GC, but many of the franchises Rare own are attached to Nintendo as well, and Nintendo would never let their great exclusives such as Donkey Kong, Perfect Dark and Banjo Kazooie jump ship to Sony or Microsoft, so would there be any point in them going multiformat? If they did they'd have to try and impress us with new and original games, and although Rare can create innovative masterpieces, it's not likely that they'd let all their creations go to waste.
Perfect Dark Zero, the most hihgly anticipated game on GC's rumours have not been cleared up by Rare either, as they chose to block out the outside world yet again. Many PD0 rumours having been spreading through various internet sites and Rare haven't said anything to do with them - as a matter of fact, the only things Rare have said in the last couple of months are "We have 2 GC games in development!", which weren't including Kameo or Starfox, but are probably PD Zero and Conker 2.
Rare have been known to be very secret in the past, but recently they've just put new meanings into the phrase 'Keeping it buttoned'. When will Rare decide to spill the beans on Perfect Dark Zero and reply to the rumours of them going multiformat or joining one particular company? Hopefully all this will be cleared up in the next few weeks, as GC fans might not be able to take all this Rare being quiet business much longer. Come on Rare - say something!
AJ.
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