NRS should revive this series Killer Instinct 3
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krazyhugo
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Midway owned the rights of MK...
battle_scarz13
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Its not impossible. If WB throws enough Cash at them Rare would definitely sell off an IP that hasn't had a new game in over 15 years now.
They aren't doing anything with it and there isn't a huge demand for KI3. So I would see Rare selling this property easily. I just don't think anyone would buy it. It wasn't hugely successful in the 90's and to reboot a franchise that kids now adays barely know wouldn't be a wise business decision. Impossible no. Improbable yes. Good business decision probably not. But I for one would definitely support a new Killer Instinct.
They aren't doing anything with it and there isn't a huge demand for KI3. So I would see Rare selling this property easily. I just don't think anyone would buy it. It wasn't hugely successful in the 90's and to reboot a franchise that kids now adays barely know wouldn't be a wise business decision. Impossible no. Improbable yes. Good business decision probably not. But I for one would definitely support a new Killer Instinct.
Gurimmjaw
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and Midway was bought out by WB which known as WB Games so technically it still Midway just with a new name. NRS cant do Killer Instinct because another company owns the rights to Killer Instinct which is RARE.
battle_scarz13
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Dude stop tryin to argue and listen for a second.
Okay when Midway went Bankrupt they sold all their IP's to WB. That doesn't mean midway merged with them that means WB owns all their intellectual properties.
Now being smart businessmen they let Ed Boon keep his job and hire a new team to begin work on a new MK which is a "valuable" IP.
If WB went to Rare and said hey we would like to buy the rights to Killer Instinct and Rare said yes. They would no longer own any part of that property and would have no say in what happened to it henceforth.
But most companies would not spend money to buy Killer Instinct because it isn't a very valuable property. They could if Rare were willing to sell it. Which I'm sure they would. But no one in their right mind would see that as a good investment in this economy. Understand?
krazyhugo
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That...some IPs were sold to WB. WB did not buy Midway...
Yuri Helsen
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I think it's said allready, but Rare is owned by Microsoft these days and they have 100% of the shares.
But found this on the KI wiki : On March 16, 2010, Rare's Kenn Lobb announced that they are not working on Killer Instinct 3, but that they may bring Killer Instinct back someday.[9] On July 25, 2010, Kenn Lobb said Rare wants to make Killer Instinct 3.[10]
So maybe there is some hope after all...
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A nice article found: http://www.capsulecomputers.com.au/2011/03/killer-instinct-3-an-in-depth-history-of-a-currently-non-existant-video-game/
But found this on the KI wiki : On March 16, 2010, Rare's Kenn Lobb announced that they are not working on Killer Instinct 3, but that they may bring Killer Instinct back someday.[9] On July 25, 2010, Kenn Lobb said Rare wants to make Killer Instinct 3.[10]
So maybe there is some hope after all...
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A nice article found: http://www.capsulecomputers.com.au/2011/03/killer-instinct-3-an-in-depth-history-of-a-currently-non-existant-video-game/
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Eks
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Unless Microsoft sells WB/NRS the KI brand or Rare in its entirety, this isn't gonna happen... and since MS isn't gonna sell them either, this isn't gonna happen.
I don't see why Rare couldn't develop the game, tho. It's not as if they don't have the clout (via MS) to make an outstanding fighting game.
I don't see why Rare couldn't develop the game, tho. It's not as if they don't have the clout (via MS) to make an outstanding fighting game.
natedoggcata
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the problem with Killer Instinct 1 and 2 is that the games are a licensing nightmare. There were three different companies involved in the original games: Rare, Midway, and Nintendo. Midways is dead and gone and a bankruptcy minefield when it comes to their assets, and since Rare is now owned by one of Nintendo's main competitors, I don't think that cooperation on something that could be as successful as re-releases of the games would be easily agreeable.
luxul
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THIS x 1,000,000,000. I'd be very happy this and just leave it be.
That said, I highly doubt we'll ever see a KI3. KI was just not as popular as some claim it to be. KI has had a very cult following, so unless there is a complete reboot of the franchise, I have very little hope for a return. Which upsets me, but what can you do?
DaTrOllBusTa
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idk microsoft is scared to take a chance i mean they shut down conker 2 perfect dark 2 for them to make kincet sports :\ turst me im of the biggest ki fans here and believe me when i say I DONT WANT MICROSOFT TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH KILLER INSTICT
Eks
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It's not really that big of a deal. Midway developed the game and Nintendo provided the hardware for the games, but neither have a claim in the characters or the design of the game, so all it would really require if MS telling Rare to make it.
I don't really know if it's relevant this late in the game, but MS would move an ASS LOAD of 360s if they released a new KI game. Don't think that would get people to buy other games for the 360, and that's where they make their money, so who knows?
First off Midway didn't develop Killer Instinct. Rare developed the game for Nintendo, who contracted Midway to produce and distribute it's arcade hardware to arcades. Just like how Midway distributed Pac Man in the US for Namco, but never owned the rights once their rights expired.
The ownership rights of Killer Instinct I believe is actually debated between Nintendo and Microsoft (who now owns Rare) from what I've been told by people who actually know the history behind the title. If anyone owns the rights, it's NOT NRS (aka MK Team) or Warner Bros.
That said Killer Instinct hasn't been a game sold anywhere in 15 years. No one but hardcore fighting game fans or arcade fans know it. It being released for the 360 would NOT move an "ASS LOAD" of 360s unless you know of some silly rich KI fan who is so loaded that he'd promise to buy a million 360s at release. Basically the game has no known market value at all anymore.
In order to fix this problem above though, whoever DOES own it needs to release the old arcade games as downloadable games. This isn't cheap and would easily cost a hefty chunk of change. But it would be a way to test and to get people interested again and see if it sticks. Only then would any sane company spend millions of dollars in making a sequel.
Until then I have my KI1 arcade right outside my office door.
The ownership rights of Killer Instinct I believe is actually debated between Nintendo and Microsoft (who now owns Rare) from what I've been told by people who actually know the history behind the title. If anyone owns the rights, it's NOT NRS (aka MK Team) or Warner Bros.
That said Killer Instinct hasn't been a game sold anywhere in 15 years. No one but hardcore fighting game fans or arcade fans know it. It being released for the 360 would NOT move an "ASS LOAD" of 360s unless you know of some silly rich KI fan who is so loaded that he'd promise to buy a million 360s at release. Basically the game has no known market value at all anymore.
In order to fix this problem above though, whoever DOES own it needs to release the old arcade games as downloadable games. This isn't cheap and would easily cost a hefty chunk of change. But it would be a way to test and to get people interested again and see if it sticks. Only then would any sane company spend millions of dollars in making a sequel.
Until then I have my KI1 arcade right outside my office door.
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