Jedi Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 (edited) http://www.examiner.com/article/microsoft-thought-they-owned-donkey-kong Should I facepalm or burst into laughter Edited June 30, 2013 by Jedi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melonhead Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 (edited) Given the state microsoft is in with the DRM thingy (Xbox one in general actually) I'm not really too surprised. Edited June 30, 2013 by Melonhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 Given the state microsoft is in with the DRM thingy (Xbox one in general actually) I'm not really too surprised. I suppose you are right. Still doesn't make this any less hilarious however. Man I remember Rare's days on the N64. I miss Perfect Dark and their other stuff.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyron Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 this, doesn't actually surprise me much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted35362 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Well, Donkey Kong 64 was such a masterpiece. Anyway, the thought is somewhat justified if you don't think about it much. I'd imagine that Microsoft doesn't really give games like them much attention with how they made Rareware do develop kinect games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interest Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 (edited) http://www.examiner.com/article/microsoft-thought-they-owned-donkey-kong Should I facepalm or burst into laughter Definitely should do both. [spoiler=Yes seriously, you should =)] I can't even begin to fathom why they thought this...but yeah...not surprised given their recent history. Edited June 30, 2013 by Interest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randoman Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 That Microsoft staff member really thought they'd be able to buy the rights to Donkey Kong (one of the first prominent video game characters Nintendo created and one of the most recognized video game character names) by buying Rare, when Nintendo developed plenty of Donkey Kong games (like the Donkey Kong trilogy for the arcades) before Rare was put on contract to make the Donkey Kong Country games? That's really ridiculous to think that. Companies just don't go selling the rights to their most cherished video game franchises, especially the ones that skyrocketed their profits and popularity. I mean, Microsoft wouldn't let Halo and Master Chief fall out of their hands for all the money in the world (or maybe they would since they're quite obsessed with making money and may not see the potential long term damage that would cause them. I don't think I want to know how willing they are to sell Halo, actually). Either way, I'm very glad Microsoft doesn't own Donkey Kong. I imagine them either abandoning the series and characters and letting them rot barring one or two game releases, abandoning the series roots and changing around the formula and tone of the game way too much, or even both. They did that to a lot of Rare's franchises, and supposedly they're not even allowed to touch their own franchises anymore unless Microsoft lets them. A lot of Rare's former staff that made the N64 games have left since they wanted the freedom they had back when developing games for Nintendo during the SNES-Early GC eras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 I found this very funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ercdouken Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 (edited) I find it rather funny that Microsoft didn't know that don't own Donkey Kong. Edited July 1, 2013 by Dark Legend Vampire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacLovin Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Wat. I wonder if this is related to why the DKC games were pulled off of the virtual console? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zera Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Wat. I wonder if this is related to why the DKC games were pulled off of the virtual console? That is a disheartening possibility. Since the original DKC games were made by Rare, who are now owned by Microsoft... that might explain it. Luckily, the IP itself will always belong to Nintendo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samias Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Sort of misleading, as it was only a clueless executive uninvolved with the buyout who thought this. But still funny that anyone involved in the industry would think that one of Nintendo's first IPs would be sold off just because the recent games were not done in-house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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