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Considering UK team Rare, developer of the seminal FPS GoldenEye 007, was sold to Microsoft from Nintendo and EA lost the Bond license to Activision recently, chances of the classic appearing on Virtual Console seemed slim-to-none.
But, when asked about the possibility of the James Bond shooter appearing on Nintendo's Virtual Console and/or Microsoft's XBLA, the answer given was "GoldenEye is caught up in a convoluted web of rights the likes of which would make the Weaver from Perdido Street Station jealous. That doesn't mean it won't happen, just that a lot of people with a lot of different perspectives are involved."
However, that answer hardly sheds any new light on what we already knew. Adding to this, a question was asked about other Rare games from Nintendo systems appearing on the Wii's retro service, and the response was:
To read the full Scribes edition (from 28th February, 2007), just follow this link.
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But, when asked about the possibility of the James Bond shooter appearing on Nintendo's Virtual Console and/or Microsoft's XBLA, the answer given was "GoldenEye is caught up in a convoluted web of rights the likes of which would make the Weaver from Perdido Street Station jealous. That doesn't mean it won't happen, just that a lot of people with a lot of different perspectives are involved."
However, that answer hardly sheds any new light on what we already knew. Adding to this, a question was asked about other Rare games from Nintendo systems appearing on the Wii's retro service, and the response was:
"This is where we finally edge into territory that could see Scribes neutron bombed from management level. The only Rare-developed title on Virtual Console right now is the original Donkey Kong Country, and unofficially there's a strong likelihood that its sequels will follow. But the Donkey Kong series of games is a Nintendo-owned franchise starring an established Nintendo character, whereas something like Banjo isn't (and even Diddy Kong Racing is less clear-cut), so it's nowhere near as easy to call. Especially when you also consider the existence of Xbox Live Arcade. So right now, the best answer we can offer (for either download service) is 'it's possible'."
To read the full Scribes edition (from 28th February, 2007), just follow this link.
Stick with Cubed3 for further updates...
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If Microsoft and Nintendo agreed to have GoldenEye on both XBLA and VC, I really don't think either would lose out too much. It'd be a win-win for both companies...
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Jesusraz, isn't the James Bond gaming rights owned by EA, so they'd also have to give the ok.
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Oni, emulation is illegal. Even consoles require drivers and these are the property of the part manufacturers. For emulation to work it has to copy the internal software and create a virtual shell within which the game runs. On windows they use Windows certified drivers which is available to all windows users but for console games those drivers are not a part of windows and hence you have no legal rights to use them on a Windows platform without the express permission of the software owners. So emulation on a windows platform of a console that doesn't have windows drivers is illegal and the same applies to consoles.
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Activision now holds the gaming rights until something like 2012...Also, MGM Studios would have to agree to it as well. So there are five parties involved, I think:
Nintendo - publisher
Rare - developer
Microsoft - owner of Rare now
Activision - licensee of Bond games
MGM - owner of Bond overall
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Nintendo - publisher
Rare - developer
Microsoft - owner of Rare now
Activision - licensee of Bond games
MGM - owner of Bond overall
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