[IntelMiner]

Goldeneye from what has been told is an absolute legal nightmare for all involved

(Allegedly) it goes as such

- Nintendo owns the rights to publish Goldeneye as a "game" (which may be why there was that awful Wii "Goldeneye" game years ago)

- Rare (unsurprisingly) owns the source code. Rare of course is now owned by Microsoft

- MGM/United International Pictures owns the "Goldeneye" film in which the N64 game is based on. And probably needs to give the legal go ahead to both parties involved

It's hard to say if this specific case is just a "too hard basket" for Nintendo's lawyers. Or if Microsoft are playing hardball. It's unfortunate since Rare as a company is basically dead. All its talent having more or less moved on (see: Playtonic Studios "Yooka-Laylee" homage to Rare's platforming)