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Taken from cube-europe.com
In a new press release, Nintendo denies that it is willing to sell it's stake in Rare. Full press release below
Nintendo Co. (J.NTD or 7974) Thursday denied a U.S. media report it is "willing to sell" a controlling stake in U.K. game software developer Rare Ltd.
There has been speculation about Microsoft Corp.'s interest in buying Rare to make more software exclusively for its Xbox console. A Nintendo spokesman said, hypothetically, the company would consider what to do with its Rare shareholding if actually contacted by Microsoft or Rare, but there hasn't been any such contact.
Nintendo owned 38% of Rare's voting rights through U.S. subsidiaries at the end of last March, but Rare hasn't supplied any software for Nintendo's GameCube or Game Boy consoles over the past one year or so, the spokesman said.
The Los Angels Times said in a separate report Microsoft is interested in acquiring Rare, citing unnamed sources.
On the Tokyo Stock Exchange Thursday, Nintendo shares ended up 2.6% at Y14,380 Thursday. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average closed up 0.2% at 9415.23.
Ahhh all this speculation, my head hurts...
In a new press release, Nintendo denies that it is willing to sell it's stake in Rare. Full press release below
Nintendo Co. (J.NTD or 7974) Thursday denied a U.S. media report it is "willing to sell" a controlling stake in U.K. game software developer Rare Ltd.
There has been speculation about Microsoft Corp.'s interest in buying Rare to make more software exclusively for its Xbox console. A Nintendo spokesman said, hypothetically, the company would consider what to do with its Rare shareholding if actually contacted by Microsoft or Rare, but there hasn't been any such contact.
Nintendo owned 38% of Rare's voting rights through U.S. subsidiaries at the end of last March, but Rare hasn't supplied any software for Nintendo's GameCube or Game Boy consoles over the past one year or so, the spokesman said.
The Los Angels Times said in a separate report Microsoft is interested in acquiring Rare, citing unnamed sources.
On the Tokyo Stock Exchange Thursday, Nintendo shares ended up 2.6% at Y14,380 Thursday. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average closed up 0.2% at 9415.23.
Ahhh all this speculation, my head hurts...
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Don't worry I just got off the phone from speaking to the Stamper Brothers and it's alright they haven't been bought out by Microsoft instead they have decided to drop the gaming front and show their true buisness. That's right folks all these year they're been pretending to make gams they're actually been in buisness fashioning wooden canoes and kyaks out of Oak trees to sell on to slack jawed yokels in Canada.
What I just wrote is about as factual as all these 'hot off the press' announcments, just ignore the rumours and wait for an official announcment.
What I just wrote is about as factual as all these 'hot off the press' announcments, just ignore the rumours and wait for an official announcment.
Semajal wrote:
>
> DVD player on xbox- each time you play Xbox game dvd reading head gets
> worn. So it means the quality of your dvds will never be as great if
> you had a stand alone dvd player.
I doubt I'll notice the difference...
I know noone who has an xbox and
> plays online.
The online plans haven't started yet. It's still in the beta test stage (which some of the Xbox forumers are part of)
i only know one person who owns an xbox. Nintendo will
> have online gaming when the world is ready for it and when the
> technology has been perfected. No use doing it half arsed.
I know. But MS are far more experienced in online networks department.
The MSN gaming zone shows that setting up game servers/networks is something they excel in. I know they know jack about making innoative games, but what does that matter when they have people like Sega and Rare to do that for them! :-)
Nintendo are games makers, while MS are large in internet services.
That's why MS have an advantage in this particular area.
Also the
> 'cube will be getting 4gb mem cards from panasonic. 2 4gb mem cards =
> 8gb which is equal to the xbox. also none of us know what the
> expansion possibilities are for the gamecube.
4 Gb mem cards?
Are you sure?
I thought that 128Mb was as high as they went.
Besides, these SD memory cards a VERY expensive.
Anyway, there's more to the hardrive than just a large memory card.
Because it's a standard part of the hardware, devellopers can utilise it properly. I'm not sure what they can do with it, but I've heard that it lets them do all sorts.
Don't get me wrong, I still wouldn't choose an Xbox over a Gamecube, but if I can afford both, the Xbox is more than a worthy secondary choice and would fill a lot of gaps that the Gamecube can't handle by itself.
>
> DVD player on xbox- each time you play Xbox game dvd reading head gets
> worn. So it means the quality of your dvds will never be as great if
> you had a stand alone dvd player.
I doubt I'll notice the difference...
I know noone who has an xbox and
> plays online.
The online plans haven't started yet. It's still in the beta test stage (which some of the Xbox forumers are part of)
i only know one person who owns an xbox. Nintendo will
> have online gaming when the world is ready for it and when the
> technology has been perfected. No use doing it half arsed.
I know. But MS are far more experienced in online networks department.
The MSN gaming zone shows that setting up game servers/networks is something they excel in. I know they know jack about making innoative games, but what does that matter when they have people like Sega and Rare to do that for them! :-)
Nintendo are games makers, while MS are large in internet services.
That's why MS have an advantage in this particular area.
Also the
> 'cube will be getting 4gb mem cards from panasonic. 2 4gb mem cards =
> 8gb which is equal to the xbox. also none of us know what the
> expansion possibilities are for the gamecube.
4 Gb mem cards?
Are you sure?
I thought that 128Mb was as high as they went.
Besides, these SD memory cards a VERY expensive.
Anyway, there's more to the hardrive than just a large memory card.
Because it's a standard part of the hardware, devellopers can utilise it properly. I'm not sure what they can do with it, but I've heard that it lets them do all sorts.
Don't get me wrong, I still wouldn't choose an Xbox over a Gamecube, but if I can afford both, the Xbox is more than a worthy secondary choice and would fill a lot of gaps that the Gamecube can't handle by itself.
Actually soon the Playstation will rely on both DVD and games to sell. In Japan a PS2 is used as a DVD player.
Strafex wrote:
> Mr Ripper wrote:
>
> Anyone who says things like "I'll buy an XBOX if MS buy
> Rare" might as well say "I'll pay Nintendo £170 not
> to
> sell"
>
> Not at all.
> The Xbox is a fine console with many features that the Gamecube lacks
> - like a proper online plan, a DVD player and a hardrive (which does
> have more uses than a giant memory card).
>
> Rare games would merely seal the deal.
DVD player on xbox- each time you play Xbox game dvd reading head gets worn. So it means the quality of your dvds will never be as great if you had a stand alone dvd player. I know noone who has an xbox and plays online. i only know one person who owns an xbox. Nintendo will have online gaming when the world is ready for it and when the technology has been perfected. No use doing it half arsed. Also the 'cube will be getting 4gb mem cards from panasonic. 2 4gb mem cards = 8gb which is equal to the xbox. also none of us know what the expansion possibilities are for the gamecube.
> Mr Ripper wrote:
>
> Anyone who says things like "I'll buy an XBOX if MS buy
> Rare" might as well say "I'll pay Nintendo £170 not
> to
> sell"
>
> Not at all.
> The Xbox is a fine console with many features that the Gamecube lacks
> - like a proper online plan, a DVD player and a hardrive (which does
> have more uses than a giant memory card).
>
> Rare games would merely seal the deal.
DVD player on xbox- each time you play Xbox game dvd reading head gets worn. So it means the quality of your dvds will never be as great if you had a stand alone dvd player. I know noone who has an xbox and plays online. i only know one person who owns an xbox. Nintendo will have online gaming when the world is ready for it and when the technology has been perfected. No use doing it half arsed. Also the 'cube will be getting 4gb mem cards from panasonic. 2 4gb mem cards = 8gb which is equal to the xbox. also none of us know what the expansion possibilities are for the gamecube.
gamezfreak wrote:
> Don't mean to be rude da_1 but the Xbox is for pure gaming same as the
> PS2. The DVD drive is an added extra, but the Hard Drive is used in
> Xbox games for various things...
Yeah I know, but some people especially Proper Fan-Boys, just pee me off when they say that this console has got this and that one aint.
> Don't mean to be rude da_1 but the Xbox is for pure gaming same as the
> PS2. The DVD drive is an added extra, but the Hard Drive is used in
> Xbox games for various things...
Yeah I know, but some people especially Proper Fan-Boys, just pee me off when they say that this console has got this and that one aint.
Dringo wrote:
> WOOOOW mate, Strafex is a large Nintendo fan. He is merley pointing
> out that X-box is alright but he wouldn't consider it. But With Rare
> making games for them then he would as it does have the odd good game
> and all these extras features as well.
Seen. I forgot.
> WOOOOW mate, Strafex is a large Nintendo fan. He is merley pointing
> out that X-box is alright but he wouldn't consider it. But With Rare
> making games for them then he would as it does have the odd good game
> and all these extras features as well.
Seen. I forgot.
Don't mean to be rude da_1 but the Xbox is for pure gaming same as the PS2. The DVD drive is an added extra, but the Hard Drive is used in Xbox games for various things...
WOOOOW mate, Strafex is a large Nintendo fan. He is merley pointing out that X-box is alright but he wouldn't consider it. But With Rare making games for them then he would as it does have the odd good game and all these extras features as well.
Strafex wrote:
> Mr Ripper wrote:
>
> Anyone who says things like "I'll buy an XBOX if MS buy
> Rare" might as well say "I'll pay Nintendo £170 not
> to
> sell"
>
> Not at all.
> The Xbox is a fine console with many features that the Gamecube lacks
> - like a proper online plan, a DVD player and a hardrive (which does
> have more uses than a giant memory card).
>
> Rare games would merely seal the deal.
Who needs s DVD player, all you people who own Xboxes, always go on about how it has a DVD player, and the cube doesn't. So what if the cube doesn't have a DVD player. The cube is designed for pure gaming and pure gaming only, and not to play DVDs, Music, etc etc. Most of us will already have DVD players or DVD Drives.
The xbox has a hard drive wow, so does my Computer. Its like people have never seen hard drives before.
Im not critisicing the Xbox. I think the xbox is fine as some of the games are well good. At the end of the day GAMES matter, you are going to play games on a video console. It doesnt matter if a console has a dvd player, Why was the video console designed then? To play games of course.
> Mr Ripper wrote:
>
> Anyone who says things like "I'll buy an XBOX if MS buy
> Rare" might as well say "I'll pay Nintendo £170 not
> to
> sell"
>
> Not at all.
> The Xbox is a fine console with many features that the Gamecube lacks
> - like a proper online plan, a DVD player and a hardrive (which does
> have more uses than a giant memory card).
>
> Rare games would merely seal the deal.
Who needs s DVD player, all you people who own Xboxes, always go on about how it has a DVD player, and the cube doesn't. So what if the cube doesn't have a DVD player. The cube is designed for pure gaming and pure gaming only, and not to play DVDs, Music, etc etc. Most of us will already have DVD players or DVD Drives.
The xbox has a hard drive wow, so does my Computer. Its like people have never seen hard drives before.
Im not critisicing the Xbox. I think the xbox is fine as some of the games are well good. At the end of the day GAMES matter, you are going to play games on a video console. It doesnt matter if a console has a dvd player, Why was the video console designed then? To play games of course.
They are only rumours at the moment - we should wait for confirmation.
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