Nintendo behind cancellation of XBLA GoldenEye 007?

Hearing about money matters as the reason behind the cancellation of XBLA GoldenEye 007 is intriguing enough, but as it turns out, there are other similarly interesting angles. In this particular tidbit, rumor has it that Nintendo itself ordered the cancellation of the game’s Xbox Live Arcade release. Details in the full article.

There are several rumors surrounding the mysterious circumstances about the cancellation of the XBLA release of GoldenEye 007. One is that the game was cancelled over some issues related to money matters.

However, another rumor has cropped up, and it’s just about as exciting as the money angle: supposedly, Nintendo itself canned the XBLA release of GoldenEye 007.

The reason? According to this juicy tidbit of gossip, Nintendo’s own Satoru Iwata decided that GoldenEye 007 shouldn’t be released on a competitor’s system. For those who aren’t aware, the video game adaptation of James Bonds’ adventures was initially released on a Nintendo system, the N64.

Of course, this is just a rumor, but hopefully we’ll be seeing the light at the end of this dark, gloomy tunnel soon.