Why did Microsoft buy Rare again?

Because if Xbox can't have decent first party titles, Microsoft'll just keep buying development studios until no one else can either

>>387889718
to get donkey kong

because nintendo is fucking retarded and always has been

To make avatars

>>387889718
It's hard to believe but Rare was a top tier developer in the SNES and N64 days.

>>387890017
Selling Rare was a smart move. Their games on the Gamecube were mediocre and they were taking forever to release them.

>>387891283
This. It was a shock at the time but clearly Nintendo knew Rare's best days were already behind them.

>>387889718
Because they have bad taste

>>387889718
So they can do what they do best: take someone else's success and run it into the ground.

To cancel C:BFD 2 and to ruin dreams

It's pretty nifty being able to play Jet Force Gemini and Blast Corps in the Bone Zone.