Guys, Nintendo didn't WANT Rare anymore. It's not like Microsoft stole Rare away from Nintendo. Nintendo thought they weren't doing as well as they were in their SNES/N64 days and with a lot of key staff such as Ken Lobb leaving the company Nintendo just said "ehh" and allowed Microsoft to purchase it.
And just look at Rare now. The three games they created for the Xbox consoles were Grabbed by the Ghoulies (a flop), Conker: Live and Reloaded (a remake as well as a flop), and Perfect Dark Zero (also currently not doing very well).
So, stop moping about Nintendo losing Rare, because it was doomed to happen some time anyway.