<<Just have a quick question. Rumors have been circulating on other Web sites about the demise of the Rare/Nintendo relationship. I´ve heard that the two companies are feuding and that Christmas cards from Rare included the PlayStation 2 and Xbox logos on them. Considering that Rare is potentially my favorite game developer besides Nintendo itself, this would be a serious blow to the GameCube. I´ve even heard from some sources that Nintendo actually welcomes Rare leaving as an exclusive second-party developer. One of the reasons the N64 was so enjoyable was the Rare greats, such as GoldenEye, Banjo-Kazooie, and Perfect Dark. This seems like one more bad decision among many others that Nintendo has made in the past couple of years. Is there any truth to these rumors?
-> IT´S NOT TRUE. This rumor was started on a message board on a fan site purely to see how quickly the FALSE INFORMATION would spread. Everyone who sent me effigies mourning the death of the great Rare/Nintendo relationship can stop crying now.>>
Source : gamespot.com