So who owns the right's to Rare's classics, Nintendo or Microsoft?

When Microsoft purchased Rare a few years back, that left a lot of questions to be answered like, who owns the Diddy Kong series and Goldeneye 007 since they both appeared on the N64? does Nintendo own the right's too those games or does Microsoft since they own Rare? I think there is no clear cut answer but I can assure you that there are lawyers involved.

In a recent interview, Rare was asked if Goldeneye will ever appear on the Wii's virtual console or as an XBOX LIVE Arcade title and from the response that Rare gave, even they don't know.

"GoldenEye is caught up in a convoluted web of rights the likes of which would make the Weaver from Perdido Street Station jealous. That doesn't mean it won't happen, just that a lot of people with a lot of different perspectives are involved."

Man, I would hate to be in the middle of this one.

This story comes via Cubed3!