Goldeneye VC Long Past Discussion

Rare was recently quizzed once more on the possibility of re-releasing N64 classic Goldeneye on the Virtual Console/Xbox Live Arcade.

With the studio's second first person shooter on the Nintendo 64, the much-loved Perfect Dark, heading to Microsoft's download service this year it's prompted shooter fans to quiz the team on whether or not Goldeneye has a chance. The answer - still no, and it's likely beyond the stage of discussion, but there's still a chance.

Why? Because of licensing agreements with Nintendo, Rare, Microsoft and James Bond license holder Activision (previously EA).

Q: Also, how about GoldenEye? I heard somewhere that Nintendo wants to put it on VC, and you want to put it on XBLA. Is this true? Could it be released on both platforms? Could an agreement be reached?

A: 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.

As featured in the September 18th edition of Scribes. Thanks to Nintendo Everything.