{"id":353473,"date":"2025-11-24T07:35:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T15:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=402522"},"modified":"2025-11-24T08:36:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T16:36:05","slug":"microsoft-spent-375-million-to-buy-rare-thinking-they-were-also-buying-donkey-kong-and-were-disappointed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/microsoft-spent-375-million-to-buy-rare-thinking-they-were-also-buying-donkey-kong-and-were-disappointed\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft spent 375 million to buy Rare thinking they were also buying Donkey Kong and were disappointed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has been 23 years since Microsoft acquired Rare for $375 million, an investment aimed at acquiring iconic franchises like Conker&#8217;s Bad Fur Day and Perfect Dark. However, <strong>a recent comment from Chris Seavor, creator of Conker, revealed that some of the Microsoft executives who made this decision were not fully informed about the video game industry<\/strong>. During a visit to Rare&#8217;s offices, one of them expressed his excitement upon seeing a series of Donkey Kong posters, exclaiming: &#8220;This is awesome! We own Donkey Kong, right?&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">They were not the owners of Donkey Kong<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This misunderstanding surprised Seavor, who had to correct the executives about the ownership of the iconic franchise. Although Rare developed successful titles of Donkey Kong, such as Donkey Kong Country, <strong>the rights to the license have always belonged to Nintendo, which had allowed Rare the opportunity to work with the character<\/strong>. This highlights the disconnect that can sometimes exist between executives of large corporations and the specific environment of their acquisitions.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The complete Donkey Kong Country series on Nintendo Switch\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zXRsGQu-O88?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The confusion, although surprising, is not entirely unusual in such a dynamic sector that is often unexplored by those who are not fans of the world of video games. <strong>Microsoft, by investing in Rare, sought to strengthen its catalog during a time when it was competing with other platforms and needed franchises that would attract a broader player base<\/strong>. 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