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Goldeneye 007 Remake Revealed, Exclusive For Wii

The N64 classic, remade and updated for 2010.

The long rumored Goldeneye remake has finally been revealed. Today, at their E3 Press Conference, Nintendo revealed that Activision and Eurocom were developing a remake of the Nintendo 64 FPS classic Goldeneye. Developed exclusively for the Wii, Goldeneye looks to use the same plot and environments from the original game, updated with Wii motion controls, a more modern graphical palette and a completely different James Bond character. 
 
The new Goldeneye will use current franchise star Daniel Craig (instead of the actor in the original movie/game, Pierce Brosnan) but still take place in the same plot as the 13 year old Goldeneye. The remake will see the return of the original game's splitscreen multiplayer, as well as its variety of gameplay types (fingers crossed for Donkey Kong Mode!).  
 

 
Goldeneye 007 will be out on the Wii this holiday, so expect to see Daniel Craig jumping into a tank and driving up to the airplane before too long.. Is this remake what you guys have always wanted from a new Goldeneye? Are you folks interested in picking it up and taping cardboard to your TV like it's 1997? 
    

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Still not feeling this. It's good that their including online, but I don't know if the nostalgia will be enough to elevate this one. Also, with all the trouble at MGM right now, wouldn't it be funny if by the time they get the game out, they have a whole new Bond actor?

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Edited By WholeFunShow

Replacing Pierce Brosnan really rubs me the wrong way, like rewriting history.

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Edited By satansmagichat
@BergDK: 
according to google:
 Remake is a 1995 science fiction novel by Connie Willis. It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1996.
 
So yeah. I think I know what's going on.
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cool

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 I was actually remaking Goldeneye in Cryengine 2, I had no idea Nintendo was also doing a remake, I might have to put my project to the curb cause this looks pretty awesome, graphically its nowhere near Cryengine 2 but I really want to see how they make use of and push the hardware of the Wii.

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Just absolutely awful, how anyone can be fooled by this I have no idea

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@satansmagichat:

I'm not sure you understand what remake means?


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Edited By satansmagichat

I'm tired of sites calling this a "remake", and invoking an emotional response by relating it to the original N64 game be referencing the "return of splitscreen" or the "same plot" when this game seems to have no similarities stylistically with the N64 game except some similar locales. Activision's marketing of this game is simply exploitative, using gamers' nastalgic memories as a sales tactic, and I was hoping Giantbomb wouldn't fall into their trap, but alas, here we are, with yet another preview pretending this is the second coming. We've seen NO reason to expect more from this game than Activision's past Wii Bond game (Quantum of Solace), and we should not get our hopes up.

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who cares

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Edited By Nelez

Looks very cool. The Wii graphics also make it easy for my nostalgia to thrive ;)

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Edited By Alphawolfy

Oddjob still throws his hat :D
Not sure what to think about this; I'm hoping it'll be good but you never know. Then again, I don't have a Wii.

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Edited By TackleMeElmo

Damn you Nintendo.
 
Even if this turns out to be a pile of broken rehash with a few extra moves and guns, you know I have to buy out of sheer principle. It freakin' says Goldeneye! They know I've been waiting for this........and yet they put it on the Wii....with Daniel Craig.....and Rare isn't involved........
 
This game better make me cry endless tears of joy Nintendo.....or we are done.

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Doesn't look that great.

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Edited By first2die

I think you will find that the reason this is on nintendo is the same reason we saw Perfect Dark on XBLA and not Goldeneye. The original Goldeneye game IP is owned by nintendo. Still Daniel Craig in Goldeneye :S

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This could be either really good or really bad - either way, cant wait.  Too bad it's for Wii only tho..

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That would be foolish.
Even if you wanted to, I can think of many comparisons of games made pre 08 which look better then post 08.

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Better graphics make a game more playable, makes perfect sense. Time to shit-can every game made prior to 2008.

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Oh come now, ten year olds online isn't the games fault and many/all games modern or not have objectives and a point to them otherwise it's an application not a game. Graphics do count to a games playability as well, a game that looks good is simply more succesful, CS1.6 vs CS:S, CoD1 vs CoD:4. People like pretty things, even though the mechanics of CS1.6 are better therefore the game plays better, many more people Source because it looks nice.

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@Kontrapunkt said:
"So, what makes this different then one of  "the millions of brown generic space/military FPS games out there"? "

Unless they change it in this remake, it was an objective-based FPS rather than a "go to point A *checkpoint* go to point B *checkpoint* *cutscene* *stationary gun turret sequence* go to point C" kind of game, with higher difficulties requiring more objectives. Guess you're right, though, brown generic space/military FPS games are much better overall thanks to graphics and 10 year olds I guess.
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I wasn't impressed with the 8 classic characters until Oddjob threw his hat

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Edited By sgt_match

Um... Ok?  Played me a lot of  Goldeneye... but... it doesn't translate well... can you move and aim?

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I was wondering why the graphics were so bad, then I remembered it was on Wii.

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Edited By Ravenousrattler

what happened to goldeneye, it looks all wrong

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So, what makes this different then one of  "the millions of brown generic space/military FPS games out there"?

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4 wiimotes pointing at 4 tiny splitscreen tiles on screen just sounds horrible

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I really don't think this will be as fun as the n64 back in the day.  
Also did none of the dudes in the video ever have a pc. That's were FPS started not N64.

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Whoo whoo.

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Just need a N64 controller adapter and a P-90 , done.  

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@SquirrelNuckle said:
" Graphics are really bad. "
Nooo, they were just showing the new game on a Nintendo 64 engine to make it easier to recognize.
 
Right, guys?
 
 
..Right?
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Edited By the_hiro_abides

I would've been more excited for a downloadable game on XBLA like Perfect Dark. Right now, this is total meh. All I can think is Nintendo wanting to capitalize on the nostalgia many gamers have of the original.

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I just hope that I get you shoot scientists again...

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Fuck, man...I like Craig and everything, but...fuck. Brosnan is rolling in his grave.

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I never thought I'd say this, but thank god the Wii's graphics are so awful. Funnily enough, it makes Goldeneye look way better from a nostalgic point of view.

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@Ravenxeo said:
Thank you! Someone had to say it. "

That quote could literally apply to any game besides this upcoming Goldeneye game because it's the same tired and shitty arguments recycled by the same group of 12 year old "hardcore gamers" or whatever the hell.
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@MercuryCrusader said:
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"A bloo bloo bloo, graphics suck, nostalgia glasses, Wii sucks, would rather play one of the millions of brown generic space/military FPS games out there."  - GiantBomb community, 2010

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This. 
 
The GiantBomb community if filled with dumb-asses, trolls, flamers, and shitty moderators.  So it's not surprising that I see a lot of bitches bitching about this.
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Daniel Craig? No thank you

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tsktsk..
i've looked through 5 pages and cant believe no one has noticed the KLOBB at the end...
1:30
Is it? or am i blind to some other form of top loading machineish gun?
Also 

@MercuryCrusader said:

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"A bloo bloo bloo, graphics suck, nostalgia glasses, Wii sucks, would rather play one of the millions of brown generic space/military FPS games out there."  - GiantBomb community, 2010

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Thank you! Someone had to say it.
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This isn't bad...it's not great...but it certainly isn't bad...

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This game was amazing. I'm glad they're remaking it. I only wish it was in HD. Looks promising.

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"A bloo bloo bloo, graphics suck, nostalgia glasses, Wii sucks, would rather play one of the millions of brown generic space/military FPS games out there."  - GiantBomb community, 2010

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When people asked for the next Goldeneye, did they really mean exactly Goldeneye again?

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Graphics are really bad.

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I don't know, there could be some nostalgic fun to be had. The first part of that trailer was pretty horrific, though.

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IDK if anyone has heard of this, but there's a free Mod for the source engine in Beta called Goldeneye:Source, currently it only has multiplayer, but it's still freaking sweet. You can find it on Moddb

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I am not sure how I feel about this, I am kinda excited but I can't tell if it's nostalgia or if it's genuine?

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they put it on Wii so they could use the original game's graphics

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This doesn't sound like a great idea. I can only hope that they make the "Protect Natalya" part as big of a pain in the ass as it was on the N64. If they can nail that, the rest of the this game can slide.