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[BlueBlur]

http://mynintendonew...-acquired-rare/

Conker’s Bad Fur Day director, Chris Seavor, has revealed that Microsoft mistakenly thought they owned the Donkey Kong franchise when they purchased Rare back in 2002. The information came about when Seavor was asked where the Xbox One’s equivalent of PlayStation 4 exclusive Knack was. Seavor then told the tale about Microsoft and Donkey Kong. Here’s what he had to say.


The current generation of ‘enablers’ won’t even know they own the IP… Here’s a true story.. When Rare was first bought by MS a group of execs came on a tour.. One of them noticed the Donkey Kong. ..Posters everywhere and said.. ‘Hey that’s great.. We own Donkey Kong right??’ ………/massivesigh

[Fiery]

[Blake]

You know what they say... Donkey Kong Country would've been better on the Xbox One! #oneoneonewonone

[Cozmo]

Lol nope.

[Socalmuscle]

You know what they say... Donkey Kong Country would've been better on the Xbox One! #oneoneonewonone

You are literally the only one to say that. Lol

[TheUltimateWaddleDee]

I'm trying to find the best facepalm pic I can find. It may take a while, but seriously, Microsoft.

[magiciandude]

Oh God, could you imagine what'd it be like if they did. *shudders*

Edited by magiciandude, 30 June 2013 - 04:50 PM.

[Hitomi]

wake up MS

[White Trite Chronicles]

Oh, Microsoft.

 

Yer so silly.

[NintendoReport]

 

 

 

 

[BrandedSwordsman]

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Edited by BrandedSwordsman, 20 May 2018 - 02:08 AM.

[SoldMyWiiUAndLeftTheForums]

Well derp...

[Gaymer]

Haha, Microsoft so silly.

[TheUltimateWaddleDee]

I wonder what would have happened if nobody told them that they didn't. They would probably have shown off a Donkey Kong game on the Original Xbox, and everyone would be going WTF and Nintendo would sue and it would be hilarious.

[DexterousGecko]

misleading much? ONE person noticed a POSTER and said a passing remark? comon. We can do better than this trashing Microsoft.

[NintendoReport]

misleading much? ONE person noticed a POSTER and said a passing remark? comon. We can do better than this trashing Microsoft.

 

and yet when someone writes a blog article or tweets something about Nintendo that is overblown, taken out of context, or stretched to make an interesting story.. it's ok to trash Nintendo?

 

Sorry. Two way street.

[DexterousGecko]

and yet when someone writes a blog article or tweets something about Nintendo that is overblown, taken out of context, or stretched to make an interesting story.. it's ok to trash Nintendo?

 

Sorry. Two way street.

No, it's NOT okay. If someone takes something a Nintendo rep said out of context, I'll call them on it. The logic that if one person does something it's okay for the other person to do it is flawed. If someone takes something out of context and makes a dramatic story to get attention I will call them on it. I don't care who or what it's about.

[KingBoo]

misleading much? ONE person noticed a POSTER and said a passing remark? comon. We can do better than this trashing Microsoft.

 

welcome to the internet! the place where people say stuff you don't agree with.