Legend11 said:
The Banjo IP is owned by Rare/Microsoft so Nintendo has absolutely no control over it so why would it matter if they were cool with it being released on XBLA or not? Also the players in all this were Rare/Microsoft, Activision, and Nintendo. If Rare/Microsoft made the game then they were obviously onboard. It's also hard to believe that Activision would want to hurt relations with Microsoft over Goldeneye. What possible reason would they have considering the sales of the Guitar Hero and Call of Duty series on the 360? So wouldn't it be logical to conclude that Nintendo is likely was the reason why it hasn't been released? |
I'll take your word about Nintendo not having any rights towards the N64 Banjo games, despite being the publisher and funder. But the rest of it still doesn't make sense.I've already addressed your theory in other posts, but in sum:
There are more parties involved in this than just Microsoft, Activision, and Nintendo (start with the movie studios, add in the creator's estate, and move on from there). Furthermore, it makes no sense that Microsoft would have proceeded on this project until they got a solid go-ahead from everyone necessary, and yet they haven't sued anyone for rescission. That strikes me as highly unlikely, IF this story is to be believed. Then there are the other points I raised...
Look, I know a lot of you want to hate Nintendo and/or are looking for someone to blame for not being able to play Goldeneye. And if any of you insist on blaming Nintendo, I don't particularly care. I'm just pointing out that this story has quite a few major holes in it, and that we only have the word of mysterious, unnamed folks to say that any of this has happened at all. Hell, we haven't even seen any of the HD screenshots that supposedly exist. But if you want to believe...
