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Title: Looking for Rare about VC release article
Post by: Purple_Beard on September 22, 2007, 03:32:04 AM

I swear this site had an article about Rare and their old games coming to the VC...but after searching through your news articles I can't find it.  I think they commented "Nintendo decides..."

Anyone got a link?

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NM, found this one:
http://wii.ign.com/articles/817/817147p1.html

Title: RE: Looking for Rare about VC release article
Post by: Pale on September 22, 2007, 03:35:51 AM

Moving over to console discussion...

I looked, but couldn't find anything either.  I'm pretty sure it will be a case by case basis though, as I believe Nintendo only owns the right to publish the original copy of games like Banjo (where Rare has the IP rights), and a VC port wouldnt' count as the original copy.

Title: RE:Looking for Rare about VC release article
Post by: ShyGuy on September 22, 2007, 04:41:36 AM

Windy mentioned it in the mailbag... http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/mailbagArt.cfm?artid=13044

Title: RE: Looking for Rare about VC release article
Post by: NWR_insanolord on September 22, 2007, 09:24:00 AM

http://www.rareware.com/extras/scribes/30aug07/index.html  (It's a long page, so I'd advise using your browser's Find feature and searching for "Virtual Console".

It is mentioned twice, the second time having a much more helpful answer: "As for VC, it's ultimately Nintendo's decision what gets released. Beyond the DKC games we don't have anything in the pipeline at the moment, but that doesn't mean it won't happen in future."

Title: RE:Looking for Rare about VC release article
Post by: Crimm on September 22, 2007, 10:58:30 AM

I have a hard time seeing them doing it.  Unlike putting games on the DS, Microsoft has a horse in the race.  VC titles and Live Arcade games are in direct competition, just like the Wii and the 360.

Title: RE: Looking for Rare about VC release article
Post by: EasyCure on September 23, 2007, 09:18:01 AM

we should just face facts, we're not gonna get goldeneye 007 on the vc