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Originally Posted by Beholder  Not being a Rare fan (not in their glory, not now), I'm not interested in their VC releases. The only one I like from Rare is Goldeneye, and I would love to play it in better resolution, but if it's not possible, I can play it in my N64.
But...I remember reading about the same topic in other websites, and many people said that it was nearly impossible. But suddenly, Viva Pinata was announced for DS.
This is interesting. Viva Pinata is a Rare game, released in a Microsoft system. Obviously Microsoft does not have properties in the portable gaming market, and the DS sells more than bread, so it's a smart move. In the case of Banjo-Kazooie it's different, because they are releasing BK3 for Xbox 360, so a port for DS is possible too. Don't forget that there is a GBA Banjo-Kazooie too.
So, considering how Microsoft is milking Rare licenses, I wouldn't be surprised to see these game in the VC. Both love money. And these games are loved by some gamers. |
You make a good point, but the thing is, Microsoft is not worried about bringing Rare games to the DS because they are not competing in that market. However, if Microsoft OK'd a VC release of say, Banjo-Kazooie, they would be losing money because people would have to buy a Wii to play the game, thus detracting their XBox 360 sales.
So you see, it's all about the marketing. Microsoft doesn't want to lose money, so they would never give away the rights of one of Rare's games to a competing system.
Oh, and I just thought I'd post this. It's an official quote from Rare a while back about the possibility of Rare games on the VC:
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Originally Posted by Rare This is where we finally edge into territory that could see Scribes neutron bombed from management level. The only Rare-developed title on Virtual Console right now is the original Donkey Kong Country, and unofficially there's a strong likelihood that its sequels will follow. But the Donkey Kong series of games is a Nintendo-owned franchise starring an established Nintendo character, whereas something like Banjo isn't (and even Diddy Kong Racing is less clear-cut), so it's nowhere near as easy to call. Especially when you also consider the existence of Xbox Live Arcade. So right now, the best answer we can offer (for either download service) is 'it's possible'. |
Things are also looking evn more positive for Goldeneye on VC: IGN already has a page reseved for a VC release:
http://http://wii.ign.com/objects/867/867280.html. It's pretty bare right now, but at least they're ready.