King wrote:

It was for Goldeneye, that it is Nintendo's fault. However, it is my understanding, and correct me if I am wrong, but that due to the blow up about Goldeneye, the whole Microsoft & Rare thing, they have dug in and refused to let them put many Rare games on the VC.

It wasn't entirely Nintendo's fault. What happened was that Rare designed an updated version of the game for XBLA with HD textures, new weapons, and online play. MS tried to reach an agreement where Nintendo could put the original version on the VC if MS could release the new version. Nintendo realized that MS standed to make a lot more money from the deal than they did, and pushed for a share of the XBLA release profits since they have partial ownership of the original game or something like that. An agreement couldn't be reached, so neither game got released. I think Nintendo made the right business decision, since an improved Goldeneye on the 360 would have been a major coup for MS, but the result is unfortunate for us gamers.

Of course, this has soured the Nintendo/MS relationship, so the chances of other Rare games getting released are unlikely. I think the only exceptions are Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong 64. I'm pretty sure Nintendo can release those since it fully owns the characters.