GoldenEye 007 is among the most iconic and beloved video games ever, however it’s by no means gotten a correct remaster. That is not for an absence of making an attempt, although. Stephen Kick, the pinnacle of Nightdive Studios, stated in an interview that the corporate tried to make it happen–but Nintendo apparently shut it down.
Nightdive is thought for convey again outdated video games for contemporary consoles, with a few of the titles below its belt together with Turok, Doom 64, and Quake II, amongst many others.
Kick instructed VGC that it was “an actual heartbreak” for the GoldenEye remaster to fail to come back collectively. Kick stated Nightdive put “plenty of effort” into pitching the sport and assembling a “dream crew” to make it occur. He stated the MGM/Eon aspect of the equation was on board, however issues fell aside when it got here to Nintendo.
After getting MGM/Eon to agree, “Then it was: ‘OK, we’re able to go.’ ‘Properly, did you guys get the rights from Nintendo?’ ‘Wait a minute, we thought you had that.’ After which Nintendo was like, ‘Yeah, no third occasion’s ever going to the touch any Nintendo stuff, ever,'” Kick stated.
Nightdive’s Larry Kuperman added that the corporate has a historical past of working with Nintendo, as Nightdive was the primary firm to convey an N64 recreation to Swap with Turok. “In order that acquired their consideration immediately,” Kuperman stated. “But it did not actually result in a partnership or something,” he added.
Kuperman went on to say that Nintendo has a “very profitable enterprise philosophy that is labored properly for them,” so he understands why Nintendo did not wish to let Nightdive make a remaster.
“It’s totally arduous for [Nintendo] to make an exception. And I do not know whether or not they knew that it was going to–how ought to I put this politically correctly–that it was going to depart one thing to be desired in there. What they put out was form of minimal,” he stated. “And I am making an attempt to be truthful about it, however I do not suppose that they may say, ‘Properly, we’ll make an exception.'”
In 2023, GoldenEye 007 got here to Nintendo Swap and Xbox. It is presently accessible for Xbox Recreation Go. On Xbox, the sport contains assist for 4K decision, with smoother body charges. Years earlier than this, a brand new model of GoldenEye 007 for Xbox 360 leaked on-line. It was reportedly canceled attributable to rights and licensing points. The state of affairs could also be much more sophisticated now that Amazon MGM Studios owns the rights to James Bond, with authentic producing companions Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson getting purchased out as a part of a stunning Hollywood shakeup.