| Gamerace said: Bond games are not particularly big sellers, and Goldeneye despite being 'the best 3rd party game on Wii' did not sell impressively. It was probably profitable but that's about it. Not worth Nintendo's investment. Besides I've never seen Nintendo do licensed properties (not saying it hasn't happened, just it's not their thing). If Nintendo wants a FPS studio there are much better ones to go after. Like HVS..... (kidding) |
That's true in some respects, but I think the brand has been damaged a lot over the years due to poor games.
If Nintendo could regain it and start pumping out quality Bond games, I think it'd be win-win for Nintendo and EON.
You're not going to be able to create a better character property than 007 IMO if you're Nintendo. He's 50+ years old with appeal across the board, is the definition of cool, and the movies are on an upswing in terms of popularity even from the Brosnan era.
Plus GoldenEye came out very late in the Wii lifecycle by which time, most core players had abandoned the platform. If it had come out in 2007 or 2008, I think it would've sold double, maybe more. Developers/publishers were too slow to react to the Wii's initial success and missed the boat. Christmas 2008 in particular when the Wii was red hot and there was only Animal Crossing and Wii Music (lol), a game like GoldenEye could've cleaned up.
