Wii and 360 fans alike have always wanted the N64 classic Goldeneye to their Virtual Console and Xbox Live Arcade, respectively. As the Donkey Kong Country series was released on the Wii, gamers gained hope that the groundbreaking shooter would reach the platform as well. Apparently that rumor has been killed, once and for all.

In a recent reader question about the game ever getting a release on Nintendo and Microsoft's respective consoles, Rare made things pretty clear:

That was some time ago, my friend. Fate was against us that day. Destiny conspired to raise the hurdles even as we attempted to clear them, resulting in unpleasant groinal injury. I suspect we're long past the stage where an agreement was on the cards, but you never know. Stranger things have happened… somewhere … probably.

I guess that's it -- no Goldeneye for us. It's such a shame too; that game was quite good. At least we can look forward to Perfect Dark for XBLA.