Rare, a studio that was previously partnered with Nintendo but now under Microsoft, says they aren’t ruling out letting other studios use their classic IP when the right opportunity arises.

Some of the IP that Rare owns include Banjo-Kazooie and Conker, which are still adored by fans today. Here’s what Rare studio head Craig Duncan has to say about the matter.

Rare has this 32-year back catalog of heritage and IP, and while I wouldn’t say we were Disney or even Nintendo or SEGA or any of the other kind of long-term IP stalwarts in our business, people ask us to use stuff. It’s absolutely not out of the realm of possibility, but not only does the ‘why’ have to be right, but the team, and the people, and ‘who’ have to be right. Rare is the guardian of Rare’s IP. Who knows what the future holds?