Quote Originally Posted by sloan View Post
I can't see Konami, Capcom, Pony/Canyon, Bandai, Taito, HAL Labratories, Tecmo, etc. having any IP's from that era that they are too protective at the moment, and what ire from Nintendo? In fact, they would stand to profit from licensing their 8-bit games to a company like AtGames.
Quote Originally Posted by sloan View Post
I never said Nintendo would license anything to AtGames. It would be Pony/Canyon, Tecmo, Taito, Konami, etc. So many good games from those companies, leaving Nintendo IP out wouldn't hurt sales in the slightest.
I say again, I do not believe any NES rom can be "sold" without Nintendo's permission. i.e. I don't think they could sell NES Tecmo Bowl without Nintendo's agreement. When they produced these games on the NES, they signed agreements with Nintendo on licensing issues like this. Of course, that game would never be added because you'd have to pay the NFL licenses too! It's a mine field. Remember the Goldeneye/Rare fiasco? Microsoft was prevented from releasing an upgraded GE007 game on XBLA by Nintendo's lawyers. Even though they (Nintendo) did not have the Bond rights, or Rare rights, they still prevented it for exactly the same reason, it was an N64 game.

Even if Nintendo gave consent, games like Castlevania, Contra, Mega Man, Ninja Gaiden, etc., you know, the 3rd party games that would sell the unit, are going to be costly for the manufacturer. I would LOVE to see it, officially licensed by Nintendo. This is the 30th anniversary year of the NES. It's not going to happen, Nintendo just has zero interest in that route.