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[[File:Rare logo.png|thumb|200px|Current logo (2015-present).]]
'''Rare Ltd.''' is a British video game developer that created the ''[[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' series. They are also best known for developing some other games, including ''[http://mariowiki.com/Donkey_Kong_Country Donkey Kong Country]'' and ''{{wp|Goldeneye 007}}''.


'''Rare''' is the video game company that created the [[Banjo-Kazooie series]]. They also created lots of other series, such as ''Perfect Dark'', ''Conker'', ''Viva Piñata'', etc. They were once second party to Nintendo, but in 2002, Rare was sold to Mircosoft and became First party.
Prior to the Nintendo GameCube era, Rare was a second party developer for [[Nintendo]], meaning all of their were exclusively published on Nintendo consoles. In September 2002, [[Microsoft]] bought the entire company from Nintendo. Since then, Rare has been a first party developer for Microsoft, and would exclusively publish their home console titles on Xbox systems, including ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]''.
 
Since Xbox has no portable competitor, Rare's handheld still developed some titles for the [[Game Boy Advance]], including ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge]]'' and ''[[Banjo-Pilot]]''. Their handheld division was shut down in 2008, leaving for no future handheld installments of ''Banjo-Kazooie''.
 
==Gallery==
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Rareware logo.jpg|Rareware logo (1994-2003)
Rare logo 2003.png|Rare logo (2003-2010)
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Revision as of 14:51, January 28, 2021

Current logo (2015-present).

Rare Ltd. is a British video game developer that created the Banjo-Kazooie series. They are also best known for developing some other games, including Donkey Kong Country and Goldeneye 007.

Prior to the Nintendo GameCube era, Rare was a second party developer for Nintendo, meaning all of their were exclusively published on Nintendo consoles. In September 2002, Microsoft bought the entire company from Nintendo. Since then, Rare has been a first party developer for Microsoft, and would exclusively publish their home console titles on Xbox systems, including Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts.

Since Xbox has no portable competitor, Rare's handheld still developed some titles for the Game Boy Advance, including Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge and Banjo-Pilot. Their handheld division was shut down in 2008, leaving for no future handheld installments of Banjo-Kazooie.

Gallery