Rumor: Goldeneye 2010 Coming to the Wii

[Lord Beautiful]

I never really could get into Goldeneye. I did, however, develop an affinity for Perfect Dark, though I couldn't play it for that long, being that it was a rental, and I wasn't very good at it at that age.

 

[Georgeman]

Would the Wii really be the best place for GoldenEye 007 anyway, at least from an online multiplayer perspective?

I don't recall the original Goldeneye being online focused (or actually having any online multiplayer at all). Considering the Wii's focus on local multiplayer and the fact that Goldeneye was famous for its local multiplayer, I think it's a fine fit. Having said that, it might be a pain in the arse to play 4 player split-screen on a small screen. Personally, I'm not that excited about it. For all we know, it could be like Rogue Agent and this wasn't exactly stellar material.

 

[Casual Shinji]

Yet another Wii-make.

What a surprise.

 

[zombie711]

I laugh at all the 360 owners who saw this and cheer with all the wii owners

 

[The Bandit]

I wonder how much they will have to downgrade the graphics so it runs on wii

+1 for you good sir.

 

[Voltano]

I just suddenly realized something about "Goldeneye 007" that I never realized all these years since it came out: It was a movie tie-in game. o.o

Though considering that this was the "Halo" during the first 3D consoles, it is kind of surprising to see how popular it is and still memorable now. Sounds like something for the Wii owners to dance for glee.

 

[Destal]

They are remaking my favorite fps ever. I may have to buy a wii now...damnit.

 

[CrystalShadow]

I'd be excited, except I still own an N64, and both goldeneye AND perfect dark.

As such, if it's any kind of remake... Meh.

 

[Mr. Fister]

Yeah, I've seen nothing but glaring negativity across the webs for this rumour, actually. Not surprising though. Shit will hit the fan if this is true.

Definitely. I can imagine the internet overloading with "WTF y dos this hav to b on wii" posts if this rumor is confirmed.

And I'm not holding my breath for this. Like others have stated, there's a lot of things tying up the Goldeneye name (Activision's owning of the rights, Nintendo's refusal to have any of their games available on other systems, Rare being owned by Microsoft, etc.). Besides, if this does come out, it will likely be a mediocre shooter available for all systems, like Rogue Agent was.

 

[Tom Goldman]

Would the Wii really be the best place for GoldenEye 007 anyway, at least from an online multiplayer perspective?

I don't recall the original Goldeneye being online focused (or actually having any online multiplayer at all). Considering the Wii's focus on local multiplayer and the fact that Goldeneye was famous for its local multiplayer, I think it's a fine fit. Having said that, it might be a pain in the arse to play 4 player split-screen on a small screen. Personally, I'm not that excited about it. For all we know, it could be like Rogue Agent and this wasn't exactly stellar material.

What I meant was, if we actually want to play GoldenEye 007 online, it would be better on Live than on the Wii.

 

[Kenjitsuka]

Maaaaan, that game was so awesome on N64.
I convinced a friend to lend me his N64 when he went on holiday for a week for this game ;-)

 

[Snotnarok]

Or if you enjoyed Goldeneye you could play one of the three Timesplitters games since it was made by the same people

 

[AceDiamond]

Or if you enjoyed Goldeneye you could play one of the three Timesplitters games since it was made by the same people

They also made Haze.

Oh wait you probably didn't want that mentioned. Not to knock the Timesplitters games at all I just figured I'd take the piss out of something besides the Wii. Can we get some new joke material in here, folks?

Anyway having played GE: Source I have to say it is pretty awesome...but severly underplayed. Also they nerfed the DD44 and completely overpowered the PP7. And they got rid of my favorite sound, the Klobb's "typewriter" noise. I could make other complaints like the severly limited Character roster but really the thing is only in Beta version 3.1 and it's unfair for me to say it's technically unsound because gameplay wise it's great.

And seeing as how I own a Wii and a 360 I win no matter what comes out or doesn't.

 

[Flos]

I don't think people should be too hyped for a Goldeneye remake.

Let's look at our long history of remakes and see how many of them were good.

 

[AceDiamond]

I don't think people should be too hyped for a Goldeneye remake.

Let's look at our long history of remakes and see how many of them were good.

Starfox 64 (is totally a remake/reboot of the original)
Metal Gear Solid (is totally a remake of Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake with a few boss battles changed and better puzzles)
Mario Bros. DX
Super Mario Advance
Super Mario Advance 2
Super Mario Advance 3
Super Mario Advance 4
Many remakes of Tetris

Huh a lot of these are done by Nintendo...hmmmmmmmm

EDIT:

I don't recall the original Goldeneye being online focused (or actually having any online multiplayer at all). Considering the Wii's focus on local multiplayer and the fact that Goldeneye was famous for its local multiplayer, I think it's a fine fit. Having said that, it might be a pain in the arse to play 4 player split-screen on a small screen. Personally, I'm not that excited about it. For all we know, it could be like Rogue Agent and this wasn't exactly stellar material.

Who's to say you'll be playing it on a small screen though? In the past 12 years since the game came out TVs have gotten bigger and cheaper

 

[Flos]

I don't think people should be too hyped for a Goldeneye remake.

Let's look at our long history of remakes and see how many of them were good.

Starfox 64 (is totally a remake/reboot of the original)
Metal Gear Solid (is totally a remake of Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake with a few boss battles changed and better puzzles)
Mario Bros. DX
Super Mario Advance
Super Mario Advance 2
Super Mario Advance 3
Super Mario Advance 4
Many remakes of Tetris

Huh a lot of these are done by Nintendo...hmmmmmmmm

Metal Gear Solid wasn't a remake of SS. .-. And absolutely none of those games are shooters. It's fairly hard to bugger up a Mario remake. Or Tetris.

Does it even count as a remake if all you've done is reskin everything?

 

[AceDiamond]

I don't think people should be too hyped for a Goldeneye remake.

Let's look at our long history of remakes and see how many of them were good.

Starfox 64 (is totally a remake/reboot of the original)
Metal Gear Solid (is totally a remake of Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake with a few boss battles changed and better puzzles)
Mario Bros. DX
Super Mario Advance
Super Mario Advance 2
Super Mario Advance 3
Super Mario Advance 4
Many remakes of Tetris

Huh a lot of these are done by Nintendo...hmmmmmmmm

Metal Gear Solid wasn't a remake of SS. .-. And absolutely none of those games are shooters. It's fairly hard to bugger up a Mario remake. Or Tetris.

Does it even count as a remake if all you've done is reskin everything?

Are you trying to say that Goldeneye being remade for the Wii won't be a reskin with motion controls added? Isn't that what many remakes end up being? And yes, Metal Gear Solid is a remake in the sense that 75% of the story elements are lifted from SS.

I mean come on they even copypasted the Ultrabox fight

As for shooter remakes hardly anybody redoes a shooter (except Doom 3) unless it's a mod. But you didn't specify

 

[Wakefield]

I always preferred Perfect Dark to Goldeneye anyways, so lucky for me I own a 360, although any return of Goldeneye in any form would be welcomed even if it's on a system I don't own. Then at least other people will get the enjoyment out of it.

 

[Flos]

I don't think people should be too hyped for a Goldeneye remake.

Let's look at our long history of remakes and see how many of them were good.

Starfox 64 (is totally a remake/reboot of the original)
Metal Gear Solid (is totally a remake of Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake with a few boss battles changed and better puzzles)
Mario Bros. DX
Super Mario Advance
Super Mario Advance 2
Super Mario Advance 3
Super Mario Advance 4
Many remakes of Tetris

Huh a lot of these are done by Nintendo...hmmmmmmmm

Metal Gear Solid wasn't a remake of SS. .-. And absolutely none of those games are shooters. It's fairly hard to bugger up a Mario remake. Or Tetris.

Does it even count as a remake if all you've done is reskin everything?

Are you trying to say that Goldeneye being remade for the Wii won't be a reskin with motion controls added? Isn't that what many remakes end up being? And yes, Metal Gear Solid is a remake in the sense that 75% of the story elements are lifted from SS.

I mean come on they even copypasted the Ultrabox fight

As for shooter remakes hardly anybody redoes a shooter (except Doom 3) unless it's a mod. But you didn't specify

I'm saying that I doubt Goldeneye can hold up to the test of time. Yeah, it's a great game for nostalgia purposes, but this is 2009. What was good ten years ago might not be good today.

So, Metal Gear Solid isn't a remake in the sense that the game isn't made to follow SS line for line, and the location, bosses, and story changes. That's not a remake, it's a 'reimagining', which is different.