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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft Hardware => Topic started by: SihgeruMiyamoto on 28 June 2002, 15:43

Title: Microgrit said they werent threatened
Post by: SihgeruMiyamoto on 28 June 2002, 15:43: You guys have probably already heard this but Microgrit are trying to buy out Rareware or at the very least trying to convince them to go third party!
One thing I cant understand about this is that Nintendo have supposably got 51% of the share in Rare. So whats the fuss?

I was just wondering what u guys think and whether anyone has news on the situation.

[ June 28, 2002: Message edited by: ShigeruMiyamoto ]
Title: Microgrit said they werent threatened
Post by: Calum on 28 June 2002, 16:14: i have never heard of this and cannot find anything regarding it online, do you have some sources you can link to?
Title: Microgrit said they werent threatened
Post by: badkarma on 28 June 2002, 16:36: I don't think rare and nintendo will ever part, why break up a winning team eh?
Title: Microgrit said they werent threatened
Post by: lazygamer on 29 June 2002, 21:05: Would MS be rich enough to buy out Nintendo?
Title: Microgrit said they werent threatened
Post by: choasforages on 29 June 2002, 13:52: umm, yeah, but only if nintendo wanted to be bought out. microsoft is one of the richest corperations on the planet. and they didn't get there the nice way either
Title: Microgrit said they werent threatened
Post by: SihgeruMiyamoto on 29 June 2002, 16:43: Yeah I got it from an Australian magazine called "Hyper" as well as on Ms xbox web site.

Ill let you know as soon as possible when I have found a link.
Title: Microgrit said they werent threatened
Post by: Aaron Ni on 30 June 2002, 04:10: It doesnt seem likely that Rare and Nintendo would split, even if MS offered a large cash amount. Besides, that'd mean the sequel to Conker's Bad Fur Day on the X Box!

I'd never buy it just to play the sequel!
Title: Microgrit said they werent threatened
Post by: ravuya on 1 July 2002, 21:09: Microsoft is not buying Rare. They're just scooping up a few developers from there (Ken Lobb, as well as some others).

So Rare will continue to develop for a platform with a 128-bit CPU instead of a 32-bit one.
Title: Microgrit said they werent threatened
Post by: mael on 5 July 2002, 17:48: quote:
Originally posted by Ravuya:
Microsoft is not buying Rare. They're just scooping up a few developers from there (Ken Lobb, as well as some others).

So Rare will continue to develop for a platform with a 128-bit CPU instead of a 32-bit one.

Ken Lobb was a production manager for nintendo who gave a lot of support to rare. Rare will never be bought, but they will support multiple consoles I think. They're too big to be owned by anyone and too egotistical now to work exclusive to any one console. That said I don't think they'll EVER abandon nintendo. They'll always make good games but they won't be exclusive anymore.