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#1 BlueBlur

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Posted 30 June 2013 - 03:10 PM

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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



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Posted 30 June 2013 - 03:19 PM

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#3 Blake

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Posted 30 June 2013 - 03:29 PM

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



#4 Cozmo

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Posted 30 June 2013 - 03:29 PM

Lol nope.

#5 Socalmuscle

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Posted 30 June 2013 - 04:23 PM

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

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Posted 30 June 2013 - 04:38 PM

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

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#7 magiciandude

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Posted 30 June 2013 - 04:49 PM

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


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#8 Hitomi

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Posted 30 June 2013 - 05:13 PM

wake up MS



#9 White Trite Chronicles

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Posted 30 June 2013 - 05:21 PM

Oh, Microsoft.

 

Yer so silly.


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Posted 30 June 2013 - 05:22 PM

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Posted 30 June 2013 - 05:28 PM

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Posted 30 June 2013 - 06:36 PM

Well derp...



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Posted 30 June 2013 - 07:05 PM

Haha, Microsoft so silly. :D



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Posted 30 June 2013 - 08:15 PM

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.

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Posted 01 July 2013 - 06:07 AM

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



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Posted 01 July 2013 - 06:34 AM

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.


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Posted 01 July 2013 - 08:08 AM

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.



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Posted 01 July 2013 - 08:19 AM

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. 


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