Sorting options
▲
1
▼
A common internet rumor, typically pushed by Nintendo fans upset over rival console manufacturer Microsoft's purchase of former Nintendo collaborator Rare, is that the Kinect Sports franchise was mandated by Microsoft and not an idea that employees of Rare wanted to work on. According to Yooka-Laylee creative lead Gavin Price, this was not true, claiming:
"Phil Spencer taking the mantle of Xbox is one of the best things that could have happened for Rare. Because he’s always said to people at Rare [as general manager of Microsoft Studios], ‘Do what you want to do and we’ll back you,’ and he’s always stayed true to his word in that regard. It was people in Rare’s management at the time who said: ‘Well, Kinect is a great opportunity for the studio – go all in on it.’ So when executives at Microsoft see that the management team are passionate about doing that, they back them. Microsoft to their credit did that, and perhaps the story online isn’t quite reflective of the truth."
▲
1
▼
In 2007/2008, Rare started development on a game called Avatar Sports. It was going to use a special motion controller similar to the Wii. After Microsoft revealed Project Natal (Kinect), Rare salvaged parts of the game to create a new IP for the Kinect. This ultimately became Kinect Sports.
Related Games
Sea of Thieves
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Land III
Donkey Kong 64
Doritos Crash Course 2
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
It's Mr. Pants
Halo 4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Dead Rising 3
Dust: An Elysian Tail
Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run
Sunset Overdrive
PUBG: Battlegrounds
Snake Rattle 'n' Roll
Killer Instinct Gold
Killer Instinct
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Battletoads
Trials Evolution
Battletoads
Spelunky
Perfect Dark
Grabbed by the Ghoulies
Mark of the Ninja
Conker's Pocket Tales
State of Decay
Donkey Kong Land
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Diddy Kong Racing DS
Mickey's Speedway USA
Killer Instinct
Jet Force Gemini
Dead Rising 4
Perfect Dark Zero
Star Fox Adventures
Banjo-Kazooie
GoldenEye 007
Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge
Banjo-Tooie
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Conker: Live & Reloaded
Donkey Kong Land 2
Fez
Viva Piñata
Conker's Bad Fur Day
World of Goo
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Rare Replay
Kameo: Elements of Power