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[nintendo3DS]

Famed Rare employee Chris Seavor has confessed that a number of high-profile Rare employees would have stayed with the company had they not been bought out by Microsoft in 2002. Seavor says that Rare founders, Chris and Tim Stamper, would have stayed with the company, rather than pursuing other opportunities.

If Rare were still with Nintendo today, do you think the company would have still been the same as it was all those years ago?

“Pretty much. Tim and Chris would still be around, Mark B, Simon, loads of other people who subsequently left as well… Even me maybe A company isn’t defined by bricks and mortar. It’s a people thing, so yeah , bar a few tweaks it would have been pretty much the same, both the good and the bad.”
http://mynintendonew...-with-nintendo/

I wish Rare was still with Nintendo. *punches Microsoft across face*

Edited by nintendo3DS, 16 September 2012 - 11:13 AM.

[Tricky Sonic]

Famed Rare employee Chris Seavor has confessed that a number of high-profile Rare employees would have stayed with the company had they not been bought out by Microsoft in 2002. Seavor says that Rare founders, Chris and Tim Stamper, would have stayed with the company, rather than pursuing other opportunities.

If Rare were still with Nintendo today, do you think the company would have still been the same as it was all those years ago?

“Pretty much. Tim and Chris would still be around, Mark B, Simon, loads of other people who subsequently left as well… Even me maybe A company isn’t defined by bricks and mortar. It’s a people thing, so yeah , bar a few tweaks it would have been pretty much the same, both the good and the bad.”
http://mynintendonew...-with-nintendo/

I wish Rare was still with Nintendo. *punches Microsoft across face*

This makes me more sad...

[DeviousOne]

Maybe that can just work for an internal Nintendo team and work on the DK iP

[BanjoKazooie]

I want rare back!!! FU microsoft

[jono]

[Deadly Virus]

It's not all Microsoft's fault, guys. A little known secret is that in 2001 when Rare was seeking someone to buy them out, the first company they went to before anyone else was Nintendo. Nintendo turned down the offer as they thought Rare was charging too high a price, leading them to chase after a third party buyer instead. By 2002 it seemed like Activision was the most likely to take ownership of the company, until Microsoft stepped in out of a desire to attach some high profile developers to the newly launched Xbox while simultaneously denying Nintendo access to those same games.

So if you're looking for anyone to blame, you might want to shift your attention to Ninty first. MS did absolutely horribly in managing Rare after the buyout, but to say that they "stole" them from Nintendo is completely inaccurate.

[LaserSWE]

Microsoft just posted this
http://playxbla.com/...demark-renewed/

[Stephen]

whoever's fault it was, Rare is beyond saving.

[Tricky Sonic]

whoever's fault it was, Rare is beyond saving.

I agree, I don't want Rare's current form on Nintendo. Now...what they should do...is try to get the old crew back together and make a new internal studio

[Stephen]

I agree, I don't want Rare's current form on Nintendo. Now...what they should do...is try to get the old crew back together and make a new internal studio

I know, when you start to add cars into a Banjo Kazooie game you know its bad.

[Tricky Sonic]

I know, when you start to add cars into a Banjo Kazooie game you know its bad.

Rofl..."So....I'm figuring on a drunken night out you guys thought up this horrible idea right? " "actually...Steve's daughter thought it up as and we all voted in favor of brilliant " "....you made it up and your just ashamed aren't you.." "Yes....Yes I am..."

[Guy Fieri]

It's the fault of both Nintendo and Microsoft. Nintendo was foolish enough not to buy out Rare, and Microsoft just ended up killing them.

[Occult Satanist]

well in this case the employees should have voiced their opinion and made it heard, maybe this would have convinced the company to stay