Fuck you Nintendo focus group.
The possibly-staged focus groups here are so believable only because of their incredibly predictable cattle-like reaction to the idea of a new Goldeneye game. Does no one remember that this has been done before? Does no one remember the rule to which Goldeneye is the exception, namely that movie tie-in video games are universally abhorrent? What about sequels and remakes in general? Remember things that never worked before? Let’s churn out another one!
The correct reaction to the announcement that Nintendo are YET AGAIN trying to replicate the success of Goldeneye would be to howl in anguish and punch the Nintendo representative in his soulless, history-defiling heart.
The trailer starts by asking: “How did one game become a classic?” But that question is never answered. I think Nintendo are hoping we will tell them. I think if they actually thought about the question for a while they might come up with a better idea than “let’s release another James Bond game and call it Goldeneye”.
Let me give you a fucking clue Nintendo. No one ever played it because of what it was called. NOT ONE PERSON. If I tied Shigeru Miyamoto to railway tracks and urinated directly into his eye socket, I could not make the experience enjoyable by calling it Goldeneye.
I guess paying license fees for the use of James Bond characters is easier than thinking up an original idea for a game.
