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THE American electronics giant Nintendo is looking to sell its stake in Rare, one of Britain's most successful computer-games developers, which made Donkey Kong and GoldenEye.
Rare was started by Chris Stamper, a Loughborough university drop- out, in 1985.
In 1995 Nintendo took an undisclosed stake in Rare, thought to be 48%. It has been making games solely for Nintendo's N64 and GameCube platforms and reported a profit of Pounds 3.7m on sales of Pounds 64m for the year to December 2000.
Stamper still heads the company and is thought to pay himself Pounds 1.2m.
The industry has been rife with rumours that the two companies were about to relax their relationsip and last month two computer games publishers were approached by bankers.
They were given a presentation about the sale of Rare and a figure of $500m was floated as the asking price.
Both Nintendo and Rare denied that they were parting company and pledged a long future together.
Stamper said: "I think it is just a rumour. It is business as usual and we are totally committed to Nintendo."
A City source said this weekend: "One European publisher attended a meeting and received a document about the sale of Rare. That is a fact."
Companies in the running to buy the stake include Activision, Vivendi Universal, and Electronics Arts.
Texto del Sunday Times londinense.
Por cierto, el empanao de la sección de economía no debe de saber que Nintendo no es una compañía americana, sino japonesa
Dentro de poco el ECTS en Inglaterra, podría ser la ocasión perfecta para la confirmación. Ya sólo falta que Marujita Diaz haga la presentación del acto para terminar de montar el espectáculo. Y Dinio de padrino.
Analicemos los tres posibles compradores...
Activision: Una buena compañía, que sabe llevar proyectos de calidad pero que al mismo tiempo quiere fechas exactas, no retrasos interminables. Política multiplataforma con tendencia a degradar (Wreckless, Hunter)
Vivendi: Con problemas monetarios serios. Dudo que quieran comprar nada. Si lo hicieran, podría ser para poner una guinda a su pastel de empresas para hacerlo más apetitoso. En un escenario lisérgico, MS podría comprar Vivendi y sus filiares como se rumorea... ¿RARE en MS? Tripis, setas, LSD y psicoactivadores para todos, por favor.
Electronic Arts: Si se confirma, propongo reunir dinero para comprar billetes, antorchas y gasolina, irnos a la sede de EA y acudir como villanos encolerizados a la caza de Frankenstein. Las cerillas las pago yo.
Deliren un poco caballeros.
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