SK
5th July 2007, 07:07
I was sort of looking forward to this as it meant I get to relive some of the best N64 games around. But since Rare now are signed to Microsoft, for the 360, no Rare games will be making an appearance on the Virtual Console :(
Goldeneye
Banjo Kazooie Series
Perfect Dark
Diddy Kong Racing
On March 26, 2006, Matt Casamassina, Editor-in-Chief of IGN Wii, had announced in his blog that Nintendo's Virtual Console service, a feature which allows players to download games from the history of Nintendo, will be "Rareless". He stated that he had "met with some Rare/Microsoft staff" while attending the 2006 Game Developers Conference, who reportedly confirmed that the Virtual Console will not see any Rare-owned licenses. The Donkey Kong games that were developed by Rare, remain unaffected since Nintendo retains the rights to the Donkey Kong series (which was Nintendo's creation to begin with).
Link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_(company)#Absence_of_Rare_titles_for_Virtual_ Console)
Goldeneye
Banjo Kazooie Series
Perfect Dark
Diddy Kong Racing
On March 26, 2006, Matt Casamassina, Editor-in-Chief of IGN Wii, had announced in his blog that Nintendo's Virtual Console service, a feature which allows players to download games from the history of Nintendo, will be "Rareless". He stated that he had "met with some Rare/Microsoft staff" while attending the 2006 Game Developers Conference, who reportedly confirmed that the Virtual Console will not see any Rare-owned licenses. The Donkey Kong games that were developed by Rare, remain unaffected since Nintendo retains the rights to the Donkey Kong series (which was Nintendo's creation to begin with).
Link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_(company)#Absence_of_Rare_titles_for_Virtual_ Console)