22nd February 2004, 4:22 PM
Quote:Rare still has a franchise problem though. Banjo? Not exactly geared to the X-Box crowd. Nor is JFG. PD is really the only one that is still viable to them.
I thought the main reason Microsoft picked up Rare was to attract the younger audience, or to give the perception of the Xbox being a "family console". Granted, PD is probably Rare's only franchise that would do best on the Xbox.
It is my personal belief that Rare saved the N64. Rare left a huge footprint on the N64, making the two very synonymous with each other, in my opinion. Also, there were more Rare games that I enjoyed for the N64 than Nintendo games I enjoyed for the 64.
But perhaps it was a good idea for Nintendo to drop Rare in the long run. Meh. I still miss them. :(