It's official, Rare is now a Micorsoft First Party developer - Page 3

Angrist · 09-15-2002, 09:00 AM

I want the official word.

What about all those AGB games they were developing? They've spend so much money and time on those, are they just gonna drop them???

GameKinG · 09-15-2002, 01:56 PM

Rareware.com says Sabre Wulf and and Banjo will come out soon, no real word on Diddy Kong Pilot.

Joeiss · 09-15-2002, 02:09 PM

Yeah, they will still release GBA games.

Bond · 09-15-2002, 02:12 PM

If Rare releases games for the Game Boy Advance keep in mind Microsoft will also benefit.

Professor S · 09-15-2002, 02:27 PM

I'm pretty sure Microsoft is even developing games for the GBA themselves.

Joeiss · 09-15-2002, 02:28 PM

Exactly.

Isn't MS publishing some games for the GBA anyways?

Professor S · 09-15-2002, 02:29 PM

haha, beat you

Joeiss · 09-15-2002, 03:15 PM

Damn that was close!

DarkDemonic726 · 09-15-2002, 03:55 PM

oh well i have all 3 next gen systems so where ever they move ill be able to buy or play their games or any game that comes out for that matter

GameKinG · 09-15-2002, 03:59 PM

Yep, Microsoft is publishing games for GBA already. So they have somewhat a connection with Nintendo. This may have helped in forming the deal.

quiet mike · 09-16-2002, 07:11 PM

Nintendo was never surprized to see MIcrosoft buying out Rare. For Nintendo, Rare was not making enough to keep. Remember that Rare holds 200 emplyees and to pay for their salaries for a year, the technology needed to make the games, the location, buisinnes investment, game production, publishing, comercials, etc. for just one game a year just isn't profitable at the end of the day.

So Nintendo preffered not to keep anything Rare. THey could have kept the 49% shares they hold on Rare and profit from Xbox Rare games sales, but they know that Rare won't be that profitable on Xbox for quite a few reasons, and the money from the shares will get them to get other companies on GameCube that would make more games than Rare, and even if not the same quality, it would grow the library of the console, which is the main seller in this age, not quality, quantity.

Bond · 09-16-2002, 08:32 PM

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Originally posted by quiet mike
it would grow the library of the console, which is the main seller in this age, not quality, quantity.

Which is totally against what Nintendo says they are for, quality over quantity.

Small problem there.

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Originally posted by GameKinG
Yeah, there are millions of nintendo fans. And MS screwed us over by buying them as an exclusive company instead of Activision or somebody...I dont blame nintendo for taking the money.

Oh, I see... So it would be ok if say Burger King bought out Rare, but it's not ok if Microsoft does? I see, that makes a whole lot of sense. You blame Microsoft for buying Rare, but you don't blame Nintendo for taking the money. You have to realize Nintendo gave up Rare, they left it there open for people to buy. It does not matter if Activison or if Microsoft would have bought it, Nintendo gave up Rare. If you blame Microsoft for buying Rare, then you have to blame Nintendo for taking the money. It doesn't work that way man; both companies benefited leave it at that. You can't blame one another because each agreed and each benefited from the situation. Maybe in the end we'll see you made the smarter business move, but for now each company agreed to it fair and square. If you blame only one company than you are missing something.

Crono · 09-16-2002, 08:48 PM

Amazingly talented Rare? Hell no. I'd like someone to name one other game besides Goldeneye 007 that sold outstanding on N64?... exactly, theres none. PD was basically 007, Banjo and DK64 were just rip offs of Super Mario 64, Rare takes a ton of their ideas from Nintendo! Like look at SFA...not only does SFA have the same battle system, but the health system and the way Fox holds items that he finds is the same as Zelda on 64! CFBD was just horrible IMO...and Jet Force Gemeni? Dont even get me started... I've never liked Rare, besides 007 and the DKC games on SNES...all of their games were big dissapointments. It wouldnt surprise me if they take ideas from Pikmin, SMS or Metroid Prime...

MS can have them, Shiggy surpurvised all of Rare's games basically, who's gonna surpervise Rare's games now? Bill Gates?? LOL!!!

With major partnerships with Sega, Namco and Capcom, Nintendo does not need Rare, it is in no way a major blow to Nintendo.

DarkMaster · 09-16-2002, 08:54 PM

amount of Rare games I have enjoyed: 1

amount of Rare games I have bought: 0

amount of Rare games I will buy: 1

amount of xboxs I will buy to enjoy Rare: 0

amount of xboxs I will buy to play other cool games: 1

do i see a pattern? hmmmm....boy does Rare suck, the only game i care about is SFA, and shiggy was the person who mostly influenced it. I shall say good day to Rare

Null · 09-16-2002, 08:55 PM

i dont get how people say rare screwed nintendo fans. or MS screwed nintendo fans.

If nintendo goes out and says Here, take rare, we dont want them.

and MS says ok, we'll take them.

how is either MS or Rare screwing nintendo fans????