Nintendo don't have a say in this. They only reason Nintendo even deserve a mention here is if the developers of the remaster want Nintendo's blessing. Not well that is a want, but it's not at all needed.
The only blessings they need are from RARE/MS who own the game rights to Goldeneye and the relevant movie studio rights from the owners of the 007 franchise.
The story here is based on guessing what Nintendo wanted, with no one actually knowing. They just guessed Nintendo didn't want to do it and when the talks broke down, they used Nintendo as the scapegoat to blame.
As an aside Ars Technica are not a good source on anything. Their contribution here is worthless. RARE Replay exists. More Banjo Kazooie games exist. Sakurai needed RARE/MS's blessing to have BK in Smash Bros Ultimate, not Nintendo's. A new Battletoads game exists. All done without any blessing from Nintendo. None needed.
The only RARE games that would need the blessing from Nintendo would be the Donkey Kong games as Nintendo still owns the IP for them.
This story is just bull%$#@ made up by people looking for a scapegoat to blame because the Goldeneye remaster as leaked and never was officially released.
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Re: The Real Story Behind Rare's Cancelled GoldenEye 007 Remaster
Nintendo don't have a say in this. They only reason Nintendo even deserve a mention here is if the developers of the remaster want Nintendo's blessing. Not well that is a want, but it's not at all needed.
The only blessings they need are from RARE/MS who own the game rights to Goldeneye and the relevant movie studio rights from the owners of the 007 franchise.
The story here is based on guessing what Nintendo wanted, with no one actually knowing. They just guessed Nintendo didn't want to do it and when the talks broke down, they used Nintendo as the scapegoat to blame.
As an aside Ars Technica are not a good source on anything. Their contribution here is worthless.
RARE Replay exists. More Banjo Kazooie games exist. Sakurai needed RARE/MS's blessing to have BK in Smash Bros Ultimate, not Nintendo's. A new Battletoads game exists. All done without any blessing from Nintendo. None needed.
The only RARE games that would need the blessing from Nintendo would be the Donkey Kong games as Nintendo still owns the IP for them.
This story is just bull%$#@ made up by people looking for a scapegoat to blame because the Goldeneye remaster as leaked and never was officially released.