Goldeneye 007 is back, with a reimagining of the 1995 film and classic N64 game for Wii - but why is it exclusive to Nintendo?
Brian Pass, a senior producer at Activision, explained the decision to bring back Goldeneye 007 to a Nintendo platform, when the original developer RARE is currently a second party for Microsoft. He reveals that the main reasons for the move are nostalgia and potential with the Wii platform.
Activision feels that there is a lack of shooters on Nintendo's platform, possibly due to Wii remote/nunchuck implementation and players not comfortable using the motion pair. Those who do prefer the traditional approach can use the Classic Pro Controller with the new Goldeneye game.
You put this in a shooter fan's hands and they instantly know how to play. We feel that the opportunity and the time is right. And partnering with Nintendo is a huge opportunity for us. We really want to tap in to the nostalgia for Nintendo fans, and take advantage of the opportunity presented by the platform.
For now it looks like Goldeneye will strictly remain Nintendo, with Dawn Pinkney, primary producer, Eurocom stating: "it belongs to the platform that it should be on, which is Nintendo".
GoldenEye 007 is due November.