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Thu 12/09/02 at 17:31
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Head over to IGN to read the article.
Fri 13/09/02 at 20:25
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If MS are buying Rare for £350 million, Its very unlikely they'll go multiformat........

Who cares if rare are moving anyway? If your such a big fan of the GC why are you mardying Rares imminent conversion? Hey your getting Starfox Adventures - what more do you want?
Fri 13/09/02 at 20:12
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But if they have, what good will that do? The only decent Rare game that, if these rumours are true, will be developed for X-Box is a sequel to Conker's Bad Fur Day (and I'm not even sure about THAT) as Nintendo own the rights or at least some of them to the characters in most of Rare's games. Plus, Nintendo own 49% in Rare, so they'll either have to sell out (which they are refusing to do) or take a huge stake in all profits.

It's most likely Rare will go multi-format, with some games that are GameCube exclusive. Another possibility is that nothing will happen at all. I really doubt Rare will go to MS.
Fri 13/09/02 at 20:02
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Bah, I'm going to wait for the OFFICIAL news (annouced at X02 most likely) before anyone jumps to conclusions. Its very likely anyway that MS have brought Rare.
Fri 13/09/02 at 17:29
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The only reliable thing I've read is Tiltawhirl's comment. IGN are VERY unreliable, trust me.
Fri 13/09/02 at 16:52
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Or Nintendo might've sold out and not confirmed it.
Fri 13/09/02 at 16:51
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Hmm...

Not confirming selling out to MS completely.
See what Tilt wrote to see that Nintendo haven't so much sold out as learnt to share...
Fri 13/09/02 at 16:50
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Strafex wrote:
> Seeing as Nintendo deny selling out, IGN might well have been fooled
> themselves...


EHhhhhhh.......

Go to this link

http://xbox.ign.com/articles/370/370899p1.html

There is no denial there. Only official nintendo confirmation.
Fri 13/09/02 at 16:47
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IGN didn't have the official word.

The DID put their reputation on the line, so they were obviously convinced by the speculation, but Nintendo's/Microsoft's/Rare's official word will seal it.

Seeing as Nintendo deny selling out, IGN might well have been fooled themselves...
Fri 13/09/02 at 16:17
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Its official.

Rare has been sold to X-Box.

Once again, check the IGN site.
Fri 13/09/02 at 14:46
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Oooooo, the plot thickens. I'm guessing if theres anything to come out of this, it will be announced at X02 in a couple of weeks. If nothing is said at the event, I think everyone can safely assume it was just another empty speculation.

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