Rare hasn’t announced any 3DS plans, but not ruling out future development
Microsoft’s ownership of Rare is an interesting case. Because it doesn’t have any portable systems of its own, Microsoft has allowed Rare to make games for Nintendo’s handhelds. That’s how we got Diddy Kong Racing DS and Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise a few years ago.
That was last generation. Could Rare make a couple of games for the 3DS, too?
In a new “Scribes” update, Rare said the following when asked if the studio plans on making any 3DS titles:
“No 3DS plans have been announced, and I’ve heard nothing along those lines, though of course that’s not an outright denial as there are bound to be all sorts of things going on at a high management level that most of us know nothing about (and, conversely, things we do hear that are apparently not true at all – those personal hovercrafts are taking far longer than expected). So that’s the best you’ll get for now. Thanks for the reminder to nick my son’s 3DS and have a stab at Kid Icarus though.”
So nothing is imminent, and Rare may not have anything in development for the 3DS. But the fact that they’re leaving the door slightly open gives a tiny bit of hope for the future.
