Rare is considering allowing more publishers to use its characters in third-party games, after Sega licensed Banjo and Kazooie for Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing.
The head of Rare Studios, Mark Betteridge said:
"It makes sense to keep our characters in the public eye and in players' awareness, and this opportunity was one we couldn't pass up - not only did it allow Banjo and Kazooie to appear as they've most recently been seen in a Nuts & Bolts-style vehicle, but we'd be entrusting them to a well-known publisher with its own compatible stable of characters."
When asked if Rare would consider allowing publishers to 'borrow' more of its characters in non-Rare games in future, he added:
"As long as we felt it was beneficial to the franchise. We're wary of spreading any of our properties too thin, but at the same time the feedback on Banjo appearing in All-Stars Racing has been great, so as long as we choose carefully we're happy to give players extra opportunities to take control of Rare characters."
Doesn’t sound like a bad idea to us. Imagine if we saw the cast from Killer Instinct re-appear in something like Soul Calibur. That would be awesome!
The head of Rare Studios, Mark Betteridge said:
"It makes sense to keep our characters in the public eye and in players' awareness, and this opportunity was one we couldn't pass up - not only did it allow Banjo and Kazooie to appear as they've most recently been seen in a Nuts & Bolts-style vehicle, but we'd be entrusting them to a well-known publisher with its own compatible stable of characters."
When asked if Rare would consider allowing publishers to 'borrow' more of its characters in non-Rare games in future, he added:
"As long as we felt it was beneficial to the franchise. We're wary of spreading any of our properties too thin, but at the same time the feedback on Banjo appearing in All-Stars Racing has been great, so as long as we choose carefully we're happy to give players extra opportunities to take control of Rare characters."
Doesn’t sound like a bad idea to us. Imagine if we saw the cast from Killer Instinct re-appear in something like Soul Calibur. That would be awesome!
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