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> The new Goldeneye looks like a botched job. The original is by Rare
> who always made good games, but the new one is obviously EA who make
> less than good games most of the time. I think that Ninty should
> somehow buy the rights to Banjo and Perfect Dark and make sequals. I
> dont know if its possible to do but if they could it would be good
> for us, and moneymaking for Nintendo no doubt.
Damn right.
Except for the bit about Ninty owning Rare.
Thinking of getting it.
> Speaking on Rare, anyone got news on Banjo Pilot?
Released early next year.
> Didn't the Stampers sell to MS as well?
I thought they did.
Meh.
Perfect Dark is a big weight to throw around, so is Banjo. Nintendo won't get them and Nintendo don't want them.
I don't think Banjo will cut it with XBOX gamers. Conker - Definitely. Perfect Dark - Should Do. But banjo is too cute... and unless they can beef things up somewhat, and make it more of a Jak/Ratchet style game, I think they'll struggle to sell the whole Snow Level, Desert Level, Witch Level Idea.
> Err....They bought them outright. They own them. They could rename
> them "BILLS GIMP WORKSHOP" if they liked, they own the
> whole lot...
They bought Nintendo's share - around 52%.
Although classed as one of Microsoft's Games Studios, they are a second party.
As for Goldeneye - there's no reason why EA and Rare couldn't do a deal on porting Goldeneye, but it is guaranteed for release only on Xbox if that were to happen. (I certainly wouldn't complain)
The last Banjo game was for the GBA and the next one (Banjo Pilot) is also for the GBA.