If Nintendo was the one to buyout Rare instead of Microsoft, we would have most likely gotten the following:
- Banjo-Threeie, Conker's Other Bad Fur Day, Donkey Kong Racing, Perfect Dark: Zero, DK64 sequel all on the Gamecube.
- Mainline games being released for all major Rare IPs on the Gamecube through the Switch.
- Banjo & Kazooie, Diddy Kong, and K. Rool getting into Smash earlier than they did.
- Other mainline Rare protagonist and antagonist characters would be a part of Smash's roster by now like:
Conker
Berri
Battletoads
Dark Queen
Joanna Dark
Juno & Vela
And other DK characters like:
Dixie Kong
Cranky Kong
Funky Kong
Lanky Kong
Tiny Kong
Would probably all be in. It would be a gloriously timeline to say the least.