Listen up you three... cause what Im saying is important for you to hear.  Some of what I say may hurt because you're all used to getting it your way, but just know I'm only saying these things because I love you all. 

Stop being stupid: bring me Goldeneye and the original Perfect Dark.  Now, I all still think you have very bright futures ahead of you, but when you show me this: http://kotaku.com/342745/rumor-goldeneye-007-perfect-dark-coming-to-xbla , only to tell me this days later: http://kotaku.com/344084/xbla-goldeneye-was-real-nearly-done-now-dead ,  I start to lose faith.

Just think about what you are working with here.  Goldeneye is a 13 year old game.  This important for a couple of reasons; first, its not like your fighting for some powerful new IP like Assasin's Creed or Little Big Planet, its a N64 game from 2 generations ago, so please, please stop getting so testy about it.  Second, and more importantly, you have got to realize how lucrative making this deal would be.  I mean, porting this to XBLA cant be really that expenisve, and the thing is bound to sell millions. Your profit margin is through the roof for cryin out loud.  If you could just settle on a deal to split the monies (which will be ample), all three of you win, and I win cause I can go on an Boris "I am Invincible!" rampage playing on License to Kill mode.  Every. Body. Wins. 

Now, I know what you're saying, Microsoft:  http://kotaku.com/344324/goldeneye-xbla-shitcanning-was-nintendos-fault , and I see your point; Nintendo needs to calm down and start happily rolling around in their excess cash.  But honestly, you're not that much better, and I highly suspect you were part of the cancelation of this project: http://blogs.ign.com/Matt-IGN/2007/10/02/67886/ , despite the fact that you're not in the handheld market and this could in NO way hurt you whatsoever.  I will tolerate no more fingerpointing from either of you, anyway.

Basically what it comes down to is this: you two both say that you are part of different market shares and after different demographics, so start acting like it. 

Microsoft, when and if the Wii becomes the new console standard for FPS, then I'll allow you to bitch a bit more (if you admit you're jealous), but that definitely ain't happened yet so shut it. You've got much more tangible competition from that market coming from the PS3 that you should be focusing on anyway--Killzone and Resistance sequels, anyone?

Nintendo, more money is more money, you're simply retahded if you don't take this deal. 

And as for you, Rare, don't make lame news about the rehashing of old games for profit.  Instead all I ask from you is to please return to form.  The days of Donkey Kong Country, and Banjo Kazooie and other classic works you contributed to seem far too removed to still be talking about.  Lets see some new good stuff. 

All of you do as I say right now or I swear I will turn this car around.  I might even go back to play my Playstation 2 if you're not careful.

I have one problem with your 'solution', where's the talk of the VC version as well??? I could give a big fat F about xbla. I want a VC version of Rare games. They can be the exact originals, untouched and xbla can have glorified visuals and addons, idk. I would like to see them on VC!!

I think it makes financial sense for Nintendo to insist on goldeneye and perfect dark as being virtual console only. It's not so much that those games are valuable in terms of profit/sales, but it's more valuable in terms of exclusivity.

Nintendo doesn't *need* this, and I don't think they want to see their property on XBLA.

Also, Nintendo doesn't need Goldeneye like it did when the N64 was their current generation console. Nintendo has many generations of consoles to draw high end games from. I think Nintendo would also like to see Banjo-Kazooie and Conker on the VC.

If Microsoft wants Goldeneye so bad, why don't they make Nintendo some sweet offers?  Maybe offer to let Rare port Viva Pinata to the Wii since they're already porting it to the DS.

There is a petetion you can sign to get the game possible on XBLA almost 16,000 signatures

http://www.petitiononline.com/rare007/petition.html

Still got my old N64 plugged into the TV (it's the only other cosnole I have besides my Wii and the SNES).

So as for not having Rare games ported to XBLA or VC, to me it is a non issue. I still own the cartridges for GoldenEye, Perect Dark, and DK64.

But that's just me.

 A petition won't sway Nintendo, tens of millions of dollars might

i would like to have it on the vc, and live--win win for everyboy

unless nintendo get a 50% cut on Rare sales for Live

Goldeneye should jsut be released on the PSN and be done with it..

On topic, the 360 doesnt deserve the greatest Console FPS ever made.

I would want it on the VC and XBLA as well, and according to one of those Kotaku articles that was one solution suggested that Nintendo rejected. Now, I don't know if that is true or not, all I know is that the finger pointing and bitching is just stupid when it seems so lucrative and effin easy to do.