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"Its OFFICIAL! Microsoft OWN RARE!"

Just got this news via email from IGN Subscription! The email said:

"Finally the news has arrived, Nintendo has officially sold its share of Rare to Microsoft for just short of $400 million. Last year, Nintendo had the opportunity to purchase the company, and refused. Rare put up the for sale sign and was looked at by both Microsoft and Activision. Microsoft won the bidding war, and Nintendo has cut its ties with Rare."

"Star Fox Adventures is still due out on September 23rd, but GBA titles like Sabre Wulf, Diddy Kong Pilot, Donkey Kong: Coconut Crackers, and Banjo Kazooie are still an unknown. We are assuming that at least 1 or 2 of these are already finished, and should be released by the end of the year, if not early next year."

"This announcement will be made official at Microsoft’s X02 Europe event in Seville, Spain on September 24th. Ironically, it's the day after Nintendo ships Rare’s one and only GameCube title yet no one picked up on anything."

"Although Nintendo doesn't comment on rumors or speculation by the media, we can tell you that Nintendo spoke to us and said that they have made the decision not to request Rare to make any further exclusive games for the Nintendo GameCube. Although we're proud of our joint efforts with Rare over the years and have enjoyed our relationship with them, in fiscal year 2001, Rare accounted for only 9.5% of total Nintendo software revenue worldwide. In fiscal year 2002, that number declined to 1.5%. Therefore, in evaluating our investments in developers, as well as the financial benefits to Nintendo over the years, we've decided it's in Nintendo's best interests to focus on diversifying our portfolio of developers and projects elsewhere away from Rare."

The email also spoke that Perfect Dark ZERO will be an XBOX exclusive and as previously discussed the main character will change but the game Rare have been working on for the GameCube will be enhanced using extra Xbox features but the level designs will be kept as planned.

Oh well just another few games to add to the list of 32 :) at least they won't be out this year which will give me chance to rob a few banks etc!

Is this the end of Nintendo as we know it? Will the rumours about this being Nintendo's last console be coming apperent sooner than we expected? All will be revealed soon!!

Is that the best you can do?

I think that's admitting defeat! :-P

Samus is probably the best game character ever.
She's agile, full of character, has really kick-ass jumping moves, has big weapons, and is one of the few Nintendo characters that would really appeal to the "mature" gamesplayer.

Incidently, she's one of the very few Nintendo characters that Shigsy DIDN'T create...

Strafex wrote:
> Samus is as "realistic" as MC.

Except Samus is pants. ;-)

Intoxicated Hippy wrote:

> the way people go on you'd think they where Gods.

Oh but they are...

They're based in Leicestershire you know...

Hippybox!

Psycodelic colours!

Well hurry up and release a console for them to devellop on then!

This is wrong, I own Rare. I gave them 11 black wine gums and a over 50's porno mag and they handed over the company.

That statments as true as the original post. It's only a games developer anyway, the way people go on you'd think they where Gods.

Has it been confirmed FULLY yet?

No, 'We talked to...' crap...

I want to read an official statement!

I'll just play Halo and blow Master Chief apart with one of his multiplayer "look-a-likes"! (especially easy when you're playing against my friends! ;-))

Samus is as "realistic" as MC.

All computer game characters are cartoons if you think about it, just different styles of animation.

Yeah - those flying pillows and fluffy clouds are a real killer. ;-)

Its quite easy to beat a Nintendo character - just get the bad guy from Roger Rabbit in with his toon killing stuff. ;-))