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UK Paper reports Microsoft to acquire Rareware

In a report published yesterday, a UK newspaper has revealed that sources inside Rareware, the legendary second-party Nintendo developer, has been purchased by Microsoft.

With no new GameCube titles on the horizon beyond STAR FOX ADVENTURES, the secrecy from Rare recently is starting to make sense. What does not make sense is that Nintendo owns 49% of Rare and with the high-sales of Rareware titles for Nintendo platforms, wouldn't seem to be too willing to give them up that easily.

Rare will continue to produce Game Boy Advance titles (as Microsoft is also developing for the Game Boy Advance).

Also of interest, Nintendo owns several of Rare's key franchises and could continue the series. For instance, Nintendo owns BANJO-KAZOOIE, also, the status of the character Conker is unknown, because technically, Conker is apart of the DONKEY KONG universe (owned by Nintendo) as he first appeared in DIDDY KONG RACING (Nintendo also owns the trademarks on all DIDDY/DONKEY KONG games).

More as it breaks.