The chance of a GoldenEye 007 revival via Xbox LIVE Arcade or Virtual Console appears no more feasible now than it was around a year ago. Speaking in response to a fan question about a port coming to either of those two downloadable platforms, a representative of Rare responded, largely, in the negative.
That was some time ago, my friend. Fate was against us that day. Destiny conspired to raise the hurdles even as we attempted to clear them, resulting in unpleasant groinal injury. I suspect we're long past the stage where an agreement was on the cards, but you never know. Stranger things have happened… somewhere … probably.
Licensing issues, naturally, have played a huge part in the still unfolding GoldenEye 007-to-downloadable-platforms drama. In August 2008, Rare’s Nick Burton said the problems weren’t on his studio’s end, rather, it was all Activision -- the license holder. "The ball's not in anybody at Rare's court, really," he said. “It's squarely in the license holders' court. It's a shame. It's kind of locked in this no man's land. There's nothing on LIVE Arcade, there's nothing on Wii."
At least Perfect Dark is coming, right?
[via Kotaku, via Nintendo Everything]
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8:20 AM on 09.21.2009
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Anyway Goldeneye wasn't that great of a game.
And MILLER BRIN KINK TREE is also coming out.
WRONG.
So are you still playing it today?
It will however be on the Wii's VC cause they have been working things out for the last 3 years to get 007 on the wii.
Plus nintendo owns all the rights to 007 64, exsept a James Bond Licence.
thats right RARE has no right to 007 what so ever cause nintendo Developed + Published it Bitches
I always loved Perfect Dark, but I tried to play campaign a few weeks ago, and the framerate absolutely made me cringe. Happily waiting on the XBLA release.
Not in the last couple of months, but I mean, I have had it for about 10 years.
Did a full playthrough in like April or something...
*slaps you in the face* BLASPHEMY!
Respect your elders! Before you were T-Bagging, calling each other n-bombs and whatever the hell else you halo kiddies do nowadays there was GoldenEye, which singlehandedly PAVED THE WAY for your Mister Chef guy.
And yes, I am fully aware of Wolfenstein 3D, but GoldenEye was a console revolution.
On topic: He didn't say an outright "NO!" *still holds hope that Big-N and Big-M will get their shit straightened out with WarnerBros*
Here's what I suggest, Rare; change the names of all the characters and levels, and alter the plot so the whole thing is like a parody of Bond movies. Keep the weaponry, maps, and basic flow, but go nuts with it, No One Lives Forever style.
Best of both worlds. We get the game, you don't have to deal with the copyright issues.
It wasn't even close.
None of this matters as they still have not released Earthbound on the Virtual Console.