© MGM / EonIt was a rather historic moment in the history of video games last week when Rare’s canceled XBLA remake / remaster of GoldenEye 007 leaked on the internet. The game that no one thought would see the light of day has actually been released.
Following this, there are immediate discussions about the license and the parties for and against the release of the game. At the time, we heard how Nintendo could not get the blame, but it may have played a role.
In a slight update, former rare artist Ross Bury shared a little extra insight with Ars Technica and revealed how the game was approved by everyone at Nintendo – or so they thought until one company manager (who is still unknown) closed has. the project when it was already completed.
‘When it was put to Nintendo, everyone there approved, except that they did not check the one guy who mattered. I believe I was told that his reaction in the line of ‘the Nintendo game’ is not to come out on a Microsoft console. “
Bury adds how the executive’s ‘orders trumped everything’, which according to MG Ar and Technica also includes the handling of the then Bond video games, according to Ars Technica.
Remember, this is just one version of what happened; there is still a possibility that the whole situation may not have been helped by MGM and co. Back in 2016, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer, said GoldenEye 007 was ‘always a rights issue’ rather than anything else.
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