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Rare 'attacking' Nintendo's Wii Sports dominance

Rare has refused to shy away from the obvious comparisons between Nintendo's Wii Sports and its own Kinect Sports - admitting that it's 'attacking' its new competition 'head on'.

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DORMIN5036d ago

What in the hell happened to Rare?

As someone who lived through their awesome games like Goldeneye, PD, Conker, Banjo in the N64 days. This is like watching gold turn into coal. WTF did Microsoft do to them =/

TheTeam065036d ago

Rare is like the cranky old man sitting on his front porch throwing rocks at kids and remeniscing about the days he was a 5-time World Series champ.

Times have changed =(

D4RkNIKON5036d ago (Edited 5036d ago )

That is the best analogy.

Seems RARE prefers Imitation over Innovation.

rroded5036d ago (Edited 5036d ago )

so sad that such a great development team has been made into this. I blame ms tho those who sold their souls to em n stayed on are jus as much to blame. Now here they are making second rate Wii knockoffs n trying to defend it. Those who remember the ol days might b shedding a tear like me right now. But most probably dont care to them your just another failed dev team.

D4RkNIKON5036d ago

^ it's funny too because MS and their fanboys are proud of Rare

DelbertGrady5036d ago (Edited 5036d ago )

Cause Sports Champion is nothing like Wii Sports...

At least RARE are decent enough people to admit they are trying to steal Wii Sports spot.

likedamaster5036d ago

Just started playing Kameo again. Game holds up quite well. Why no Kameo 2? Still love ya Rare. Give us something juicy besides this casual-ware soon though, please.

AngryFork5036d ago (Edited 5036d ago )

@ darknikon, they tried doing something "innovative"/new with stuff like Banjo and that other game on 360, but it didn't sell well and people kept shitting on them for not being classic platformers and so on.

I haven't even played the games just seen lots of videos of them. I feel bad for the rep that Rare gets. They don't really have a choice in what they make anymore. I bet you if Microsoft allowed them to do what they wanted with a 20 million$ budget or whatever, and with atleast 2 years devtime they'd make something that the fans really want. Rare isn't what they used to be but I don't necessarily think that's because they've fallen off, they still have lots of talented people there it just seems like they kept rushing games out or they didn't have a clear focus on what they wanted to do. (Or Microsoft forcing them to do crap like this sports stuff).

IdleLeeSiuLung5036d ago

"Seems RARE prefers Imitation over Innovation."

So can you tell me what games are innovative? I don't think I seen any in ages... Most games are just a copy of the previous one with some minor changes that make some significant difference. I have yet to see a game that has fundamentally changed anything.

captain-obvious5036d ago

@Soda Popinsky

ummm no
this game ( http://www.gamespot.com/ps2... came out even befor the wii
check your info

absolutecarnage5036d ago

everybody has a short memory Rare stated about a month ago that they had something else coming and i have a feeling it will be at this next game conference

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MicroSony4Life5036d ago (Edited 5036d ago )

Donkey Kong and Golden Eye - so I would take them head on as well.

Dude I know DK is a NINTENDO game, I remember jumping barrels with Mario.

My point was that Rare made Donkey Kong what is was back in the Super Nintendo/64 era.

yewles15036d ago

DONKEY KONG??? XD *nothing to say--too priceless*

DlocDaBudSmoka5036d ago

is a nintendo baby. if anything NINTY loaned DK to them.

ebgeer5036d ago (Edited 5036d ago )

I understand what you are saying....Rare didnt make donkey Kong...but they did make Donkey Kong Country for the 64 while it being published by Nintendo. I get it.

And yeah..Rare was awesome..now they suck...oh well..its not the first dev to shit the bed.

Cheeseknight285036d ago

Retro Studios made the Metroid franchise into a well-recognized and critically acclaimed series, but you can't seriously expect for them to just receive that franchise if they were to split away from Nintendo and join say, Activision do you?

The comparisons are pretty much identical. Donkey Kong had some games before, some great ones (The original) as did Metroid (Super Metroid) but Rare / Retro Studios reinvented each respective franchise.

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LoaMcLoa5036d ago

Microsoft probably chopped their balls off

Red Panda5036d ago

They killed Banjo & Kazooie. I hate them.

tinybigman5036d ago

and make a game that actually matters today. why do you think nintendo let you go?

Megaton5036d ago

The downfall of Rare is really tragic. They were one of the best developers in gaming history. Now they're just cranky and talentless. They're gonna end up burning their legacy.

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tunaks15036d ago

I hope by attacking they don't mean copying in every way possible.

yewles15036d ago

Anybody prepared a euligy yet for Rare?

xchris92x5036d ago

Could be fun for a while. Hopefully Rare have a hardcore game in development though.

kissmeimgreek5036d ago

Cmon Killer Instinct and Conker 2!!!

cult_of_N5034d ago

i miss killer instinct too...

oldjadedgamer5036d ago

about as likely as a new sega console

MRHARDON5036d ago

I hope Microsoft pulls the plug on Rare.

Then we will see who's laughing.

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Game Developers Have Begun Confirming Nintendo Switch 2 Support

Game developers have already started to confirm that they will support the Nintendo Switch 2 with their future titles.

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How Many More Victims, Like Garry's Mod, Will Nintendo's Hurtful Crusade Create?

Hanzala from eXputer: "As Nintendo takes out 20 years' worth of stuff from Garry's Mod, I watch in shock, thinking why it continues to hurt and discourage its fans."

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RiseNShine14d ago (Edited 14d ago )

The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.

gold_drake14d ago (Edited 14d ago )

i cam guarantee you, that their exclusives alone is what drives switch sales. they sell in the 10s of millions of copies.

nintendo created their franchises to be sort of nostalgia driven, exclusive only on nintendo.

people will always buy the pkmn games as they always bring in new younger fans amd is family friendly

mario kart, the same thing, mario games in general.

zelda games are system sellers. animal crossing for the casual gamers.

nintendo doesnt need third vame devs essentially. they made sure with the switch and the limitations that they looked more to pc ps and xbox.

its sad, but nintendo is more than fine with what they're doing. they positioned themselves to appeal to the more casual gamers.

but to your point, im not sure why they're doing this rly.

Inverno14d ago

Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.

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Nintendo's Massacre Of The 3DS And Wii U Is Finally Complete, Regrettably

Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."

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