Those who held onto that shred of hope that Nintendo and Microsoft would agree to release Goldeneye 007 onto their consoles can take that dream and bury it six feet under. After negotiations went nowhere, Rare (the developer of the N64 title who were later acquired by Microsoft) pointed the finger at Nintendo for letting a re-release die.
In a recent statement, Rare finally addressed why a Virtual Console or XBLA re-release of Goldeneye 007 is most likely not in the cards:
“That was some time ago, my friend. Fate was against us that day. Destiny conspired to raise the hurdles even as we attempted to clear them, resulting in unpleasant groinal injury. I suspect we’re long past the stage where an agreement was on the cards, but you never know. Stranger things have happened… somewhere… probably.”
I guess if you have the desire for some proximity mines in the Facility, you’ll have to dust off the old 64.
