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GoldenEye remake coming to the Wii in 2010?

Rumor Control: Animator resume indicates that Activision may be readying a remake of the storied N64 shooter for Nintendo's new console next year.

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Source: The indefatigable game-industry snoop Superannuation.

No word on whether Pierce Brosnan will make his triumphant return as 007.
No word on whether Pierce Brosnan will make his triumphant return as 007.

What we heard: As one of the best-rated games in history, Rare's GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo 64 ranks high on many gamers' nostalgia list. However, despite occasional indications to the contrary, Rare's hallmark first-person shooter has yet to find its way to any of the downloadable shooters. Licensing issues are the cause for the omission, ranging from Microsoft's purchase of the studio from Nintendo in 2002 to Activision's acquisition of the James Bond game rights from EA in 2006.

However, it now appears as if headway has been made in those licensing issues, on some level at least. As spotted by Superannuation, the since-pulled online resume for a Eurocom Entertainment Software animator indicates that Activision is prepping a new GoldenEye game for the Wii in 2010. Eurocom has contributed to a number of Bond titles over the years, including Quantum of Solace, James Bond 007: Nightfire, The World Is Not Enough, and James Bond Jr.

That Activision is working a new James Bond title is no surprise. In December 2008, word emerged that Project Gotham Racing and Blur creator Bizarre Creations was at work on an original, vehicle-based Bond game unassociated with any film for a 2010 launch. Activision will also likely have a tie-in ready to launch alongside the next Daniel Craig-led Bond film in 2011.

Notably, as Eurocom has primarily handled development on Bond games for ancillary platforms, it remains unclear if the GoldenEye in question is one and the same as the game being developed by Bizarre Creations. Of course, that game hasn't been officially confirmed by Activision, either.

The official story: Activision had not responded to requests for comment as of press time.

Bogus or not bogus?: Looking not bogus that Activision is working on a GoldenEye game. However, what shape and scope that game will assume has yet to be seen.

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I'll believe it when I see it.

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Wow, this is an awesome for Wii gamers. I remember wanting this last generation. Hope we get something similar on Live arcade later down the road.

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lol knowing Activition it will probably make it multi-platform and yes...for multiplayer you will probably need friend codes Nintendo people. lol. Ah man how Id like to say other things right now but Gamespot keeps getting mad when I compare them to Nintendo...

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Wow lol i remember playing this as a kid, Always played multiplayer at my friends house ! wow i was so young, i remember getting pissed whenever he would find the golden gun, not fair cuz he knew the map lmao. Oh and note that this was the first game that ever let you shoot through doors/materials and get kills... NOT cod: modern warfare lol. Just a little fact there.

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I have never heard of this "Goldeneye" game. When did it come out and is it any good?

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Sounds sweet ! activision probably is working on it. They know a lot of gamers are gonna be happy to hear this.

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@SIMIFU i played nothing but wii for 2 years before buying a ps3, and I always bragged about how good the fps controls were on wii. Trust me, any fps would be better on ps3/360

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proxy mines FTW

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oh come on, if they are going to do this, why not put it on ps3 and 360 so it would actually be good? I mean, i'll buy it on wii, but I'd love to see it with real next gen graphics and good online play.

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Isn't there a counter strike version? Did that ever come out? Was it download only?

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this better happen, or else i just had a heart attack for no reason. :P

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GOLDENEYE WITH ONLINE MULTIPLAYER PLEASE

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Yes please.

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They actually have a Half-life 2 mod called "Goldeneye Source." It is a remake of Goldeneye as a source mod (obviously). I messed around with it a couple times and it was spot-on identical gameplay to Goldeneye. The characters, weapons, music, levels, even end-of-match awards were exactly like Goldeneye! Anyone with HL2 or CSS should definitely check it out. While the community was pretty scarce when I played it, its a free mod, so why not?!

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Why don't they just release the original on VC and an updated one on the 360?

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@ Gregbmil before this get's out of hand, have you ever held a wii-mote before?

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If they do make a remake I bet it will suck with it's Wii controlls

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This article just replenished my faith in god.

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@mariokart64fan Umm...the Wii, like every other console ever created scratches disc during play.

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Glad I kept my wii. Might have to take i out of the box for this.

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The two best shooters in that era were Perfect Dark and GoldenEye. I think it's very cool that we are getting a remix of GoldenEye for the Wii and also a remix of Perfect Dark on Xbox Live Arcade. The remix of Perfect Dark on Xbox Live Arcade is going to have true 5.1 sound along with true 1080p graphics, and it will cost only $15. Let's hope the developers of GoldenEye on the Wii will keep the price low -- I think anything higher than $20 is too much. Anything higher than that should be put on Xbox Live Arcade because it would have better graphics, better sound, and better online play all at a lower price.

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So, you complain that the Wii is no good because it has no good games, but when the prospect of a good game appears in favour of the Wii, you get angry. That doesn't make much sense to me.

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Please, please, please don't ruin this classic. Anyways, it will be interesting to see how this game turns out. I hope they take a Punch-Out!! approach and stay pretty true to the original formula and not try to add any new gimmicks.

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to the one sayin their wastin this crap on wii at least their not wasting it on a 360 which scratches your disc and rrods on ya haaha , and itll be risky any how , think about the cost to develope it , if it fails , come on now ,

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Im still waiting to see if it come out for the Vitrual Console....but this is good news too

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are you crazy- leave well enough alone huh well did jeff gordon leave his car well enough alone to win absolutely not , goldeneye was great , back in 1997 , ,i liked it to much , but when i came upon this detstar fan site that found out everything they scraped out of it made me feel foolish it could be better , it could have been more detailed and more better overall it would have had more realistic bathroom it would have had 2 extra levels in sp which would feature mayday and oddjob , why i know this is because they have him in multiplayer and in the cast when you beat the game they show him but he was never in the actual final game

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heh, seems like ps3 and Xbox owners are getting jealous. you know wii can get good games too, so don't be selfish.

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it'd be cool if they could put the original on Live or PSN or even virtual console... i mean with HD graphics and something else bonus i'd be sold...

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now I'm gonna have to go out and get a used N64 and 007 I can't wait til 2010

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Oh boy, Activision...

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Please come to PSN and or XBL :D :D I still own the actual game on N64. Id like some online and update graphics, new weapons etc. :P :P BUT perfect Dark is coming to XBL so...

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awesssssssssssome would love for the original to come to the wii shop channel (:

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MY opinion is.... I played this game like crack in college coz it was original and nothing was around like it at the time. Of course it has it's nostalgic qualities, but I'm tired of remakes. If anything put it on Xbox arcade and let it be. It was legendary in its time and will always be remembered as one of my favorites, just like the original Ghostbusters movie. So leave it alone and DONT SCREW IT UP FOR ME like they did the new Perfect Dark that came out for 360. What a travesty. Plus why would you even consider just putting it on the WII? The only thing WII is good for is drunken WII fit games and WII tennis. Oh and all the Mario and Link fanboys feel free to flame me.

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If they go trough the trouble of making a GodenEye remake, but don't bring Full HD is going to be a big fail. They couldn't have chosen a worse platform.

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I think going to be a bad sequal. As cool as it sounds, (Goldeneye being my favorite game of all time) I think they should just leave it alone. Ever hear the saying "Leave well enough alone"? It's fine just the way it is, a classic game that EVERYONE should play.

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They should just remake it like perfect dark but release it on all consoles. I mean i understand releasing it on a Nintendo console pays tribute to N64 but look at the sales performance of everything on the Wii rated T or M and involves so much as shooting lazers. THis is a James Bond game but because it has guns, i dont think the Wii audience will take to it like they should. But the Ps3 360 audience will flock to it. I would.

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meh, the original Perfect Dark is coming Xbox live arcade, thats all i need. GoldenEye was awesome, but i always thought Perfect Dark surpassed it in every way

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I forgot about James Bond, Jr. I don't think I ever watched it, but the theme song just popped in my head, so I remember that at least.

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They couldn't port it to the XBLA and/or Wiiware because of licensing issues and yet they were allowed to do a remake?

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I don't own a wii, but if it is a full blown remake. It would be awesome! But it would be better on PS3 or 360 or both

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James Bond... Jr. ? Cant say I have ever heard of that.

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I doubt the licencing issues would let it be a full-blown remake, otherwise we'd have seen Goldeneye on XBLA/PSN/VC by now. More likely it'll just use the name, like that horribly crappy Rogue Agent did (what's the point of playing as a Bond villain if you're just shooting other bad guys/not shooting good guys, and if you kill Bond in the first minute? Talk about a concept fail).

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They're wasting this crap on the Wii? WTF?

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ho ho ho..please tell me this is true cause its the perfect thing to happen since am gettin a wii soon

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Goldeneye with open online multiplayer support and Wii Zapper compatibility, oh snap.

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Remakes are a plague, try to make a whole new game as good as Goldeneye then we have a deal.

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that would be sic as hell. Makes having a wii totally worth it !

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O lord, when they arent remaking games that just came out RE 4 for the 100th time or twilight princess; they go back a generation. Honestly Golden Eye was great, but i dont think this remake can catch the same gold that the original did. Shadows the empire remake, now that i might approve of.

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