LAWYER LOOKS | What's Up w/ Nintendo, Microsoft, and Goldeneye Online? (VL714)

James Bond may have a license to kill, but that doesn't mean licensing his intellectual property has been easy over the years.

Now, with the announcement of Nintendo Online and Game Pass versions of the classic Goldeneye game (originally on N64) questions have been raised around just why some features (like online) seem exclusive to the others.

Let's discuss.

Looks like Nintendo and Microsoft had lawyers with a license to bill...in Virtual Legality.

#nintendo #microsoft #goldeneye

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Discussed in this episode:

TWEETS
https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1569693240315494403
https://twitter.com/RareLtd/status/1569693409467662337
https://twitter.com/HoegLaw/status/1569717122510495744

GAMEFAQS (circa 2014)
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/631516-wii-u/68660370?page=1

ARTICLES/PRESS RELEASES
https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/13/23162373/goldeneye-007-xbox-release-remaster-nintendo-switch
https://www.007.com/goldeneye-007-coming-to-nintendo-switch-online-xbox-gamepass/
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/09/13/james-bond-returns-goldeneye-007-on-game-pass/
https://www.thegamer.com/no-one-lives-forever-the-operative-legal-issues-explained/

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"Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).

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