Rumor: Nintendo seeking to buy Rare from Microsoft.

Nintendo is seeking to buy up one of their former partners, Rare, from Microsoft according to rumors. Rare has been with Microsoft since 2002 in where Tim and Chris Stamper sold their 51% stake in Rare Software. Thus leading to Microsoft owning 51% of the company and Nintendo owning 49%. Nintendo quickly sold their share to Microsoft because they no longer had exclusive rights to the company's software.

But Rare is dead, right?

That is correct. Seems like Nintendo is only seeking to buy Rare up for their IPs.

"According to the tipster, Nintendo is in direct negotiations with Microsoft to buy RARE, though the purpose of buying them seems to be all based around getting the rights to Banjo and Kazooie. Of course, we can't forget the other key franchises Nintendo gets with the acquisition. Conker's Bad Fur Day may have been shunned by Nintendo, but a sequel to that game should be embraced by the Nintendo brass if they want the Wii U to really be for everyone. Of course, this rumor doesn't stop there - it goes as far as to suggest that Retro Studios is actually deep into development on a Banjo and Kazooie title, and that the talks with Microsoft have been ongoing for some time."

Maybe even?

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Nintendo could work magic with Banjo and whats his face, platforming again.

Rare is dead. ninjapirate2000

I really REALLY hope they do buy the IP's back. Im sorry but the state of Rare makes me really sad and I never was a fan to begin with.

Rare is dead. ninjapirate2000

I doubt Nintendo wants Perfect Dark or Conker.

I can see them wanting Banjo though.

If Nintendo at least gets hold of Rare's Properties then FINALLY a proper Banjo Kazooie game is on the horizon.

I kind've hope it is true because then atleast Rare's IPs will still have new entries and they might be successful based on the market of Nintendo's systems.

I doubt Nintendo wants Perfect Dark or Conker.

I can see them wanting Banjo though.

waltefmoney

If Nintendo is serious about getting the Hard Cores to their System again, they'd go for Perfect Dark, Conker and Killer Instinct.

Can you imagine the outcry that will be had if Nintendo makes Killer Instinct 3?

[QUOTE="ninjapirate2000"]Rare is dead. ShadowDeathX

[QUOTE="waltefmoney"]

I doubt Nintendo wants Perfect Dark or Conker.

I can see them wanting Banjo though.

LegatoSkyheart

If Nintendo is serious about getting the Hard Cores to their System again, they'd go for Perfect Dark, Conker and Killer Instinct.

Can you imagine the outcry that will be had if Nintendo makes Killer Instinct 3?

Won't happen.

lol, WHY??musicalmac

[QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

[QUOTE="waltefmoney"]

I doubt Nintendo wants Perfect Dark or Conker.

I can see them wanting Banjo though.

waltefmoney

If Nintendo is serious about getting the Hard Cores to their System again, they'd go for Perfect Dark, Conker and Killer Instinct.

Can you imagine the outcry that will be had if Nintendo makes Killer Instinct 3?

Won't happen.

Yeah it won't but dang it, I hope Nintendo gets Banjo Kazooie at least.

Nuts and Bolts was a terrible game.

[QUOTE="waltefmoney"]

I doubt Nintendo wants Perfect Dark or Conker.

I can see them wanting Banjo though.

LegatoSkyheart

If Nintendo is serious about getting the Hard Cores to their System again, they'd go for Perfect Dark, Conker and Killer Instinct.

Can you imagine the outcry that will be had if Nintendo makes Killer Instinct 3?

I doubt Nintendo wants Perfect Dark or Conker.

I can see them wanting Banjo though.

waltefmoney

[QUOTE="waltefmoney"]

I doubt Nintendo wants Perfect Dark or Conker.

I can see them wanting Banjo though.

1PMrFister

Yeah it won't but dang it, I hope Nintendo gets Banjo Kazooie at least.

Nuts and Bolts was a terrible game.

LegatoSkyheart

Doubtful of that either.

Nintendo is cheap, so is MS.

MS paid an INSANE amount of money for Rare.

I doubt they'd be willing to sell at a price Nintendo will accept.

[QUOTE="waltefmoney"]

I doubt Nintendo wants Perfect Dark or Conker.

I can see them wanting Banjo though.

1PMrFister

Then we wouldn't have the abomination that is Nuts and Bolts and we would be looking forward to Banjo-Kazooie 5.

[QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

[QUOTE="waltefmoney"]

I doubt Nintendo wants Perfect Dark or Conker.

I can see them wanting Banjo though.

ShadowDeathX

If Nintendo is serious about getting the Hard Cores to their System again, they'd go for Perfect Dark, Conker and Killer Instinct.

Can you imagine the outcry that will be had if Nintendo makes Killer Instinct 3?

If Microsoft isn't going to utilize them then I have no ties to the next Microsoft system.

Watch Rare go back to making awesome games with Nintendo. And once again owning lemmings everywhere.

[QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

Yeah it won't but dang it, I hope Nintendo gets Banjo Kazooie at least.

Nuts and Bolts was a terrible game.

waltefmoney

Doubtful of that either.

Nintendo is greedy, so is MS.

MS paid an INSANE amount of money for Rare.

I doubt they'd be willing to sell at a price Nintendo will accept.

All that Rare is doing now is Kinect Sports and Junk. M$ isn't doing anything with Rare's old IPs, so it wouldn't be so surprising if M$ decides to let go one of their IPs that really isn't making much money for them wouldn't it?

It's unfortunate they didn't keep the Banjo franchise. They could make a great sequel to Tooie if so. Eitherway, Rare's creative talent is gone so there's not much reason to cheer. They should rather invest more in fresh IPs themselves.

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Nah. Rare's IPs do not have any sort of selling power today. Nintendo if you didn't notice is set when it comes to mascot/casual games, they are interested in the PS3/360 audience right now.

all they would be buying is the name. campzor

All that Rare is doing now is Kinect Sports and Junk. M$ isn't doing anything with Rare's old IPs, so it wouldn't be so surprising if M$ decides to let go one of their IPs that really isn't making much money for them wouldn't it?

LegatoSkyheart

I don't know what their plans are for those IP's. It's entirely possible that they're using some of them as launch titles, same way they did with the 360.

I don't really care if it's Banjo though. If they make a good new PD game I might be interested, but seeing as it's Nintendo that's not likely to happen.

In fact all this doesn't sound like Nintendo at all, a company so cheap it's pathological.

[QUOTE="waltefmoney"]

[QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

If Nintendo is serious about getting the Hard Cores to their System again, they'd go for Perfect Dark, Conker and Killer Instinct.

Can you imagine the outcry that will be had if Nintendo makes Killer Instinct 3?

LegatoSkyheart

Won't happen.

Yeah it won't but dang it, I hope Nintendo gets Banjo Kazooie at least.

Nuts and Bolts was a terrible game.

[QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

All that Rare is doing now is Kinect Sports and Junk. M$ isn't doing anything with Rare's old IPs, so it wouldn't be so surprising if M$ decides to let go one of their IPs that really isn't making much money for them wouldn't it?

waltefmoney

I don't know what their plans are for those IP's. It's entirely possible that they're using some of them as launch titles, same way they did with the 360.

I don't really care if it's Banjo though. If they make a good new PD game I might be interested, but seeing as it's Nintendo that's not likely to happen.

In fact all this doesn't sound like Nintendo at all, a company so cheap it's pathological.

That doesn't mean they can't change practices.

In anycase I don't see Microsoft Selling Rare the company anytime soon since they primarily make things for Xbox's Avatars and Kinect games for the Xbox too which is apparently Xbox's Primary now and days. But I can see M$ letting go of an IP or two.

I guess the IPs are still salvageable...

[QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

All that Rare is doing now is Kinect Sports and Junk. M$ isn't doing anything with Rare's old IPs, so it wouldn't be so surprising if M$ decides to let go one of their IPs that really isn't making much money for them wouldn't it?

waltefmoney

I don't know what their plans are for those IP's. It's entirely possible that they're using some of them as launch titles, same way they did with the 360.

I don't really care if it's Banjo though. If they make a good new PD game I might be interested, but seeing as it's Nintendo that's not likely to happen.

In fact all this doesn't sound like Nintendo at all, a company so cheap it's pathological.

They flopped is what happend, turned out the Xbox audience wasn't interested in colorful mascot games i.e. Nintendo-like games.

MS made a huge mistake buying Rare which is why they will think twice before considering ActiBlizz.

Can't see it happening, to be honest... A new Banjo platformer developed by Retro is in the realm of "fanboy wet dream" rather then reality :P locopatho

I don't really want Retro to make a Banjo Game, I'd rather have the Super Mario Galaxy Team do that.

Seems like Nintendo is only seeking to buy Rare up for their IPsShadowDeathX

That doesn't mean they can't change practices.

In anycase I don't see Microsoft Selling Rare the company anytime soon since they primarily make things for Xbox's Avatars and Kinect games for the Xbox too which is apparently Xbox's Primary now and days. But I can see M$ letting go of an IP or two.

LegatoSkyheart

The current Rare is made up 99% of Microsoft employees and nothing else.

There's basically no point in selling them or anyone buying them as you could form a studio like that by posting a "staff wanted" sign outside.

Even if they sold them they could probably assemble a similar team in a day, just without the name.

[QUOTE="locopatho"]Can't see it happening, to be honest... A new Banjo platformer developed by Retro is in the realm of "fanboy wet dream" rather then reality :P LegatoSkyheart

I don't really want Retro to make a Banjo Game, I'd rather have the Super Mario Galaxy Team do that.

Funny thing is that the SMG Team made DK: Jungle Beat which was original in control terms (bongo drums) but beat by DKC:R from Retro in gameplay/content terms.

Can't see it happening, to be honest... A new Banjo platformer developed by Retro is in the realm of "fanboy wet dream" rather then reality :Plocopatho

Holy sht!

I dunno about that, Retro doesn't seem to have the kind of humor to pull off a 3D Banjo platformer, heck they don't seem to have any humor at all... all their games are serious, the seriousness shines through in MK7 aswell (they did retro tracks). Rare's games had a special charm to them Retro's are missing, that's my only complaint about Retro.

They flopped is what happend, turned out the Xbox audience wasn't interested in colorful mascot games i.e. Nintendo-like games.

MS made a huge mistake buying Rare which is why they will think twice before considering ActiBlizz.

SuperFlakeman

That's true.

Well there's no point in buying Activision and Blizzard as they would pay a ridiculous amount of money for basically 2-3 useable IP's.

Blizzard really isn't a developer you would want as a first party.

[QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

That doesn't mean they can't change practices.

In anycase I don't see Microsoft Selling Rare the company anytime soon since they primarily make things for Xbox's Avatars and Kinect games for the Xbox too which is apparently Xbox's Primary now and days. But I can see M$ letting go of an IP or two.

waltefmoney

The current Rare is made up 99% of Microsoft employees and nothing else.

There's basically no point in selling them or anyone buying them as you could form a studio like that by posting a "staff wanted" sign outside.

Even if they sold them they could probably assemble a similar team in a day, just without the name.

I wasn't talking about M$ Letting go of Rare completely, cause that won't happen now. I'm talking about M$ Selling an IP. There's probably no one left in Rare that could care two craps about Banjo or Perfect Dark.

[QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

[QUOTE="locopatho"]Can't see it happening, to be honest... A new Banjo platformer developed by Retro is in the realm of "fanboy wet dream" rather then reality :P nameless12345

I don't really want Retro to make a Banjo Game, I'd rather have the Super Mario Galaxy Team do that.

Funny thing is that the SMG Team made DK: Jungle Beat which was original in control terms (bongo drums) but beat by DKC:R from Retro in gameplay/content terms.

[QUOTE="locopatho"]Can't see it happening, to be honest... A new Banjo platformer developed by Retro is in the realm of "fanboy wet dream" rather then reality :PSuperFlakeman

Holy sht!

I dunno about that, Retro doesn't seem to have the kind of humor to pull off a 3D Banjo platformer, heck they don't seem to have any humor at all... all their games are serious, the seriousness shines through in MK7 aswell (they did retro tracks). Rare's games had a special charm to them Retro's are missing, that's my only complaint about Retro.

Would love to see Ninty get those IP's back.... but alas, not gonna happen.

Seriously Ninty?? You rather buy a dying dev instead of investing in creating new IPs??? This is why I'm starting to dislike Nintendo, lazy f*ckers!! :evil:

[QUOTE="SuperFlakeman"]

They flopped is what happend, turned out the Xbox audience wasn't interested in colorful mascot games i.e. Nintendo-like games.

MS made a huge mistake buying Rare which is why they will think twice before considering ActiBlizz.

waltefmoney

That's true.

Well there's no point in buying Activision and Blizzard as they would pay a ridiculous amount of money for basically 2-3 useable IP's.

Blizzard really isn't a developer you would want as a first party.

Titan MMO is a sci fi FPS optimized for the DA controller. It's gonna be the CoD of next gen. WoW will probably maintain a high level of subs for years to come, it's a money machine.

But it is a very risky deal since according to wiki the company had a net income of about $1B so the success would have to last for many years for the deal to be worth it, that's the problem. However with high risk comes high rewards, this deal would instantly secure next gen for MS over Sony provided CoD remains a beast.

Seriously Ninty?? You rather buy a dying dev instead of investing in creating new IPs??? This is why I'm starting to dislike Nintendo, lazy f*ckers!! :evil:

GreenGoblin2099

It has nothing to do with being lazy, it's just being cheap.

Nintendo is.. beyond terrible(from a gamer's viewpoint of course, business viewpoint they're probably genuis) in anything besides rehashing old franchises.

Seriously Ninty?? You rather buy a dying dev instead of investing in creating new IPs??? This is why I'm starting to dislike Nintendo, lazy f*ckers!! :evil:

GreenGoblin2099