Microgrit said they werent threatened

[SihgeruMiyamoto]

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 ]

[Calum]

i have never heard of this and cannot find anything regarding it online, do you have some sources you can link to?

[badkarma]

I don't think rare and nintendo will ever part, why break up a winning team eh?

[lazygamer]

Would MS be rich enough to buy out Nintendo?

[choasforages]

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

[SihgeruMiyamoto]

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.

[Aaron Ni]

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!

[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.

[mael]

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.