30th March 2003, 10:05 PM
As some of you may recall, when this whole Rare thing was announced I took the same stance that ABF is currently taking, but my opinion on the matter has changed since then. The thing that changed my mind was Metroid Prime. Nintendo formed this brand new development company with a few dozen members and the first game they produced turned out to be the best one that I had ever played in my entire life. Then there is the fact that Nintendo's third-party support is a hundred times stronger than it was during the N64 days, Sega and Namco are working on Nintendo franchises, and we got a new Mario, Metroid, and Zelda game in less than a year. IGN has also hinted that many more of these third-party deals are in the works. Simply put, Rare isn't as important to Nintendo today as they were three years ago.
That, and I have an X-Box so I'll still be getting their games. :D
That, and I have an X-Box so I'll still be getting their games. :D