Microsoft got duped. Bitter Nintendo, who now own 0% of Rare, have even stopped asking for Rare to develop for them. This is a sad case of elitist Nintendo execs getting 'some revenge' whilst Microsoft try and make some $$$ back with a game from Rare that will sell well - and cost close to nothing to distribute via XBLA. Pure profit.

As I said elsewhere, I own all three 'next gen' console, but the Wii is being Ebayed tonight. Nintendo just lost another long term gamer from their stable with this pig-headed 'if I can't play then you cant play either' attitude.

1) pure speculation
2) Diddy Kong Racing DS
3) Nintendo is still the only one actually making money of Rare 'till this very day and they wanted to sell Rare because they were too inefficient, how is Nintendo bitter then?
4) Nintendo loves its properties and someone remaking one of their owned games without their supervision is a big no-no in their book.
5) Nintendo could just have hogged all the Rare IP before the sale to Microsoft, they didn't because Nintendo is a gamedeveloper first and they respected Rare's own creative output.

Microsoft just did something stupid and just went remaking the game and then contacting NIntendo. They should have first contacted Nintendo.

Why am i doing this, you're probably a troll anyways.

"Microsoft just did something stupid and just went remaking the game and then contacting NIntendo. They should have first contacted Nintendo"

1) pure speculation

"Why am i doing this, you're probably a troll anyways."

No more than you are obviously a Nintendo fanboy who has even worse carpal tunnel syndrome since the Wii controller came out.

The article put it best when they pointed out how Nintendo recently blocked Sonic from their console. Talk about cutting your nose off to spite your face.

Bitter little Nintendoites.... The world has moved on. Nintendo has not.

Also specualtion since you're calling mine speculation which based off the same article. Or is yours not speculation for some magic reason?

So you are a troll! Quickly get the hammers out! Hit it on the head, hit on the head! It killed you're mother and father, Hit it Hit it!

Sorry, I've re-read this article a couple of times now, and I can't see the part you're referring to. Has it been removed from the article? Are you referring to an altogether different article than this? Are you just making it up?

It sounds quite interesting; I'd like you to present your source, please.