28th November 2005, 2:47 PM
I dunno, in the deepest corner of my heart I see Rare releasing PDZ or a Perfect Dark game of some kind on Revolution or the the DS.
We've seen Rare release B~K and other games on GBA, how far fetched would it be for them to release a Perfect Dark game on DS? An updated version of the original PD. Like, take the N64 original but give it the weapons and maps from Zero and put it online. A DS card holds more info than a N64 cart and the conversion of N64 to DS seems to be pretty easy.
But then of course, if you're Microsoft who owns most of Rare, would you want them releasing a 'mature' title on a different system? Especially if it's one that doesn't cost that much to produce (PD 1.5), if I were Microsoft i'd say release on the online network and charge people 20 bucks to D/L it, but if I were smart, i'd release it on the Revolution as 'an updated classic' and take a % cut from any sales generated.
Once the word got out about a PD 1.5 you would basically have a 1:1 ratio where everyone who owns a Revolution would d/l PD 1.5 if just for the online multiplayer and that just screams money.
Looking at copyrights, we know that Rare owns the copyright to the Donkey Kong we know in the DKC series. Nintendo's DK has that giant grin so they escape the copyrights. Nintendo I think still holds some property of Rare's games that they produced so perhaps some simple modification to the copyrighted characters and a trust-contract between the two companies to fill eachother's pockets would prove fruitful.
But again, circumventing all of that and just releasing the PD 1.5 on an XBox system or network would prove the most lucrative as far as cut. But Nintendo-minded people are of a pack rat mentality and will download, purchase anything that says 'Nintendo'. You'd probably get a higher margin of mou-nay by releasing the game on a Nintendo system or network. There's even a still-existing fan base who are willing to accept the game imediately.
But for now............................................
The Sequel to Perfect Dark..........................
Is on the XBox360......................
And the world refused to change.............
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We've seen Rare release B~K and other games on GBA, how far fetched would it be for them to release a Perfect Dark game on DS? An updated version of the original PD. Like, take the N64 original but give it the weapons and maps from Zero and put it online. A DS card holds more info than a N64 cart and the conversion of N64 to DS seems to be pretty easy.
But then of course, if you're Microsoft who owns most of Rare, would you want them releasing a 'mature' title on a different system? Especially if it's one that doesn't cost that much to produce (PD 1.5), if I were Microsoft i'd say release on the online network and charge people 20 bucks to D/L it, but if I were smart, i'd release it on the Revolution as 'an updated classic' and take a % cut from any sales generated.
Once the word got out about a PD 1.5 you would basically have a 1:1 ratio where everyone who owns a Revolution would d/l PD 1.5 if just for the online multiplayer and that just screams money.
Looking at copyrights, we know that Rare owns the copyright to the Donkey Kong we know in the DKC series. Nintendo's DK has that giant grin so they escape the copyrights. Nintendo I think still holds some property of Rare's games that they produced so perhaps some simple modification to the copyrighted characters and a trust-contract between the two companies to fill eachother's pockets would prove fruitful.
But again, circumventing all of that and just releasing the PD 1.5 on an XBox system or network would prove the most lucrative as far as cut. But Nintendo-minded people are of a pack rat mentality and will download, purchase anything that says 'Nintendo'. You'd probably get a higher margin of mou-nay by releasing the game on a Nintendo system or network. There's even a still-existing fan base who are willing to accept the game imediately.
But for now............................................
The Sequel to Perfect Dark..........................
Is on the XBox360......................
And the world refused to change.............
....btw i'm giving out handjobs for $500 USD, amaze your friends, spoil your dinner, find new meaning to life just for the low, low price of $500 USD! - "Ask for it by name!" ORDER NOW supplies are HORNY (sorry Tennessee) *Florida residents pay 5% sales tax, handjob not available if genitals are worn or misused, not responsible for lost or damaged humanity, buyers subject to DNA retrieval methods, all DNA retrieved property of lazyfatbum and will not be returned, lubricant available upon request, Fist symbol and 'happy handjob theme music' copyright lazyfatbum 2005, no returns, no surrenders, made in the USA, 1979-2005 dataDyne Corporation trademark, must have lawyer present at time of sale
MUST BE UNDER 18