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Rare reportedly working on Wii Fit clone
- Thread starter Sho_Nuff82
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I've said numerous times that I hoped MS would buy up some more talent to bolster their first party, but if this is what they're going to do with said companies forget it. I'm not the biggest Rare fan to say the least, but even they deserve more than this shit, and it actually aggravates me.
HybridCircle
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TheGreatMightyPoo said:
out of context.
I'm not saying that i'm hardcore gamer as in "I'll fuck ANY of you up at teh Call of Dooteez!"
it's more like, "why take Spy vs Merc Multiplayer mode out of Splinter Cell Conviction? Just to make it appeal to noobs that couldn't play it?"
or
"here's my friend code.........lulz"
My only proclamation is simply saying my games need multiplayer, I can play for more than 8 hours straight, red eyes and all, (it's a wonder i have a wife...) etc.
So i'm not trying to sound like a douche. I just know the demographic or market that I fit in.
Son.Ralph.Funk
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Does that mean we can blame it? :lol
Count Dookkake
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It's pretty cool that Nintendo still manages to lead the pack after all these years.
carbonbased
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this isn't the nintendo i want rare to copy
Son.Ralph.Funk
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HybridCircle said:
You're right. The only "race" is between MS and Sony. Nintendo has sold almost as many as both the competition combined. Hardly a "race", is it?
TheGreatMightyPoo
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HybridCircle said:
There is one game that will appease and solve all of this.
Well, at least some thing never change...kinda ironic that...
Rare with Nintendo: "WTF?! All they do is make Nintendo clones"
Rare with Microsoft: "WTF?! All they do is make Nintendo clones"
More ironic; when they do make original/different things (Banjo, Viva, etc)
"WTF? Go make me more sequels..aaargh why isn't Banjo more like Mario Galaxy?!?!!?"
Rare with Nintendo: "WTF?! All they do is make Nintendo clones"
Rare with Microsoft: "WTF?! All they do is make Nintendo clones"
More ironic; when they do make original/different things (Banjo, Viva, etc)
"WTF? Go make me more sequels..aaargh why isn't Banjo more like Mario Galaxy?!?!!?"
fernoca said:
That's something I don't really get. People scorn them for a lot of what they've done on the 360, but when you consider what Rare did with Nintendo, as opposed to what they've done now, they actually seem to have a lot more creative freedom now, and everyone hates them for it.
And in regards to them copying Nintendo, well... they're still good at it, considering the popularity of Avatars on the 360.
PounchEnvy said:
Nothing to worry about yet. If it comes out, is really popular, and people start blaming it then, that's when shit hits the fan. :lol
Johnny Utah
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Here i thought fitness games used to exist before WiiFit.
In any case, good for them, what else is a device like Natal gonna exist for if not to achieve a similar experience to that of the Wii?
If they manage to be successful with it, then dream come true, HD and casual games at the same time.
In any case, good for them, what else is a device like Natal gonna exist for if not to achieve a similar experience to that of the Wii?
If they manage to be successful with it, then dream come true, HD and casual games at the same time.
NinMicroSega
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Ten-Song said:
It is quite the opposite, I'm afraid. Rare was able to self-publish under Nintendo's reign, now they are serfs told to make Avatars and the latest Wii Fit clone. I wouldn't doubt it if Nuts & Bolts was Microsoft's doing.
Count Dookkake
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hyduK said:
No, it's pretty cool.
NinMicroSega said:
I don't quite see it the same way considering the output. Rare's boldest departures from Nintendo rip offs while underfoot there, were a shooter that played like another licensed product they made, and a another Nintendo rip off that's only differentiation from standard fare was being rated M and having awful humor.
Compared to now, where we have stuff like Avatars, Viva Pinata, Nuts and Bolts, and whatever it is they're working on now. The actual breadth of what they're working on is far different, and I've enjoyed pretty much all of it.
Perfect Dark Zero (soundtrack aside) was pretty awful though.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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Ten-Song said:
Excuse me????
abacab driver
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You tell it how much you weigh.
Gamer @ Heart
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Didnt Rare's big music composer leave because he felt he wouldnt be able to work on the kind of experiences he did in the past with the company? We should have known then.
ScrabbleDude
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This is the thing. This will not be a success. I know that Microsoft has this great idea that once they release Natal they are going to get a huge influx of people from the Wii market, but I really can't see this being the case. And the people who own a 360 and not a Wii, for the most part, are not interested in this kind of product.Somnid said:
To top it all off, people may be thinking it's easier to be Nintendo than it actually is. Nintendo software development is so successful because they really know how to appeal to the market they've captured. I can't see Rare measuring up to Nintendo's success.
brotkasten
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jrricky said:
Miis are popular?
goldenpp72
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hey rare, if true
Mayor Haggar
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brotkasten said:
More popular than Avatars and....lolz, home mannequins.
abacab driver
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Gamer @ Heart said:
No, nothing at all about "experiences"..the direct quote was:
"I think the business of Rare has changed a great deal, and at the moment there is just not the opportunity to create the soundtracks that Rare were fortunately very famous for."
To brief you, David Wise did alot of 16-bit era stuff and the last 2 big titles he did were Diddy Kong Racing for N64 (1997) and Starfox Adventures for Gamecube (2002).
After MS bought Rare, the Donkey Kong and Starfox ip's went back to Nintendo and Grant Kirkhope, Robin Beanland, Steve Burke and David Clynick took over..leaving Mr Wise without a reason to be at Rare.
Rares composers are some of the best in the biz, btw.
jrricky said:
Hmmm, I forgot about those games, likely because they were pretty awful and I liked playing good fighting games way back when. I should also clarify that I was more speaking to what they did during the N64 era... even though aside from KI, their SNES outings also fall into the realm of being somewhat derivative.
Freyjadour
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I guess we'll just have to tell Donkey Kong Country that its father died years ago in a car accident.
uh uh no way
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Rare reportedly working on a teaser screenshot of a new game and a snappy comment eluding to it not being KI3.
Should be out sometime in 2011.
Should be out sometime in 2011.
autobzooty
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Such a shame. Anyone could do this. Why Rare.
It's like Microsoft doesn't realize what they HAVE. Why would they ever commission Rare to make something so simple when so many people are craving Banjo-Threeie or Killer Instinct or Conker or Jet Force Gemini or fucking ANYTHING but Natal Fit.
Even if it sells well, it'd still be a loss for Microsoft because they could have had Rare working on another gem while anybody else was making this fitness game.
It's like Microsoft doesn't realize what they HAVE. Why would they ever commission Rare to make something so simple when so many people are craving Banjo-Threeie or Killer Instinct or Conker or Jet Force Gemini or fucking ANYTHING but Natal Fit.
Even if it sells well, it'd still be a loss for Microsoft because they could have had Rare working on another gem while anybody else was making this fitness game.
jump_button
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MS buying Rare was the wrost thing ever to happen to them
CorporalDork
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Cosmonaut X said:
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
NemesisPrime
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Pretty obvious that MS and Sony will have some kind of fitness game with their motion controllers. Those are the games that are the easiest to do/sell for this kind of tech.
whatevermort
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I love it when people on forums know what Rare want to be doing as a studio better than Rare do themselves!