Activision blames Nintendo for Goldeneye not being released

[meehan666]

Gnizmo said:

meehan666 said:

Why should they settle for less? Because they didn't fund any development. Anything they get is a plus for them since they didn't throw any money into the pot. If they want an enhanced version made for their console, they should take some of the massive profits they are making on the Wii and pay for some of the development required to get an enhanced version made for the Wii.

 

 They didn't fund, but that is irrelevant. Microsoft undertook the project on their own, so they decided to take the cost on themselves. If Microsoft wants to make Nintendo sign over a product, they need to go the extra mile. There is no benefit in it for them to give the 360 a superior version. It is all about who is in the position of power. Nintendo is in that position. As such the only thing that matters is what benefits them the most. Nintendo is under no obligation to release the game at all, and it is detrimental for them to release it on a competitors system. It is ludicrous to even think they should willingly give someone else a better version of a game they own the rights to. You want to game on your system then asking for an equivalent product is being nice about it. They are well within their rights to ask for the superior version.

Give? They didn't do any work to make the version superior and their weaker system might not even be able to handle the enhanced version. Really, if this deal went down as is microsoft would end up with an enhanced version (which they put money into to develope) and Nintendo would be able to sell the standard version of the game (while not having to pay any developmental cost). Thus both would get to sell something; unlike now, where neither make any money off of a product that is ready to be sold.