Last week, Game Informer's Senior Editor Imran Khan participated in the Kinda Funny Games show and ended up making reference to a "dead and buried" title Nintendo supposedly has intentions of reviving, even though it was "officially" canned.
This is what he had to say, as transcribed by Nintendo Everything:
"There's a game that's thought to be dead that Nintendo's reviving, and it's not one that people would expect. It was very much a title that was dead and buried - very officially cancelled."
Khan went on to explain how he had heard enough about this game and was "almost sure it exists again." Unfortunately, the name of it was not mentioned.
Not long after this, Khan talked about the possibility of Kingdom Hearts III making a transition across to the Switch. It's apparently unlikely. He believes the hybrid platform is more likely to receive the remasters of older games in the series but is still not sure if these are actually being developed.
"Last I heard, there was a talk between Nintendo and Square Enix about what they could do with Kingdom Hearts III. It was deemed unfeasible to get Kingdom Hearts III on the Switch."
Much like the rumour Nintendo is working on VR technology for the Switch and possibly a special Labo kit, these latest comments about Kingdom Hearts were backed-up. Industry insider, video game historian and Nintendo Life contributor Liam Robertson chimed in on Twitter, claiming to have "heard similar things" about the Kingdom Hearts discussions. In regards to the axed game Nintendo is reviving, Robertson mentioned Project H.A.M.M.E.R. - a Wii title which was eventually cancelled in 2009.
What are your thoughts about all of this? What Nintendo project would you like to see revived? Tell us down below.
[source nintendoeverything.com, via twitter.com]
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Haha, oh man, I remember Project H.A.M.M.E.R. I was excited for it even, wonder why it got canned. It's probably not the title at hand here though but who knows? We might never even come to know what game it is when it gets revealed, depending on whether or not it was originally already revealed before it was canned. Or if they decide to outright tell us one way or another anyway.
Project HAMMER looked like butt. Maybe it’ll come back as that Mii game Miyamoto changed into.
Unreal Engine 4 certainly ain't unfeasible.
Just because it was cancelled doesn’t mean it was bad. Could have just been too many technical limitations at the time. Whatever game it may be...
as for kingdom hearts, I think if they really wanted, they could get it to run. But I also am not going to sit here expecting every game on my ps4 to be put on my switch anymore then I expect MARIO/Zelda on my ps4.
From what I have heard/seen, this game that Nintendo wants to revive is/was not a first-party game (and certainly not a first party game from 10+ years ago).
How about you guys get out there and do some actual journalism and try to verify or disprove these rumors. Or better yet, go find your own rumors to report on. I'm kind of sick of seeing the latest unsubstantiated tweet dominate the headlines of supposedly reputable gaming sites.
They could get Kingdom Hearts 3 on the Switch if they really wanted to. But it would likely require more work than Square Enix is willing to expend on such a port. Worst case being they'd have to build a whole new graphics engine and tone the visuals down heavily, but there is nothing from a game-play perspective in KH3, as far as I know, that couldn't be done on Switch.
Square Enix has shown an extremely irritating reluctance to bring their A-game to the Switch. And I'm not talking about AAA titles, I simply mean putting their best effort forward on Switch products.
To a degree, I suppose I can understand, there are about 35 million Switch units out in the wild right now, compared compared to around 70 million PS4 and another 35 million Xbones and with the Xbone and PS4 being nearly the same hardware, releasing on those platforms is much easier than on the weaker Switch. 35 million vs 105 million potential sales.
[edit] Because someone felt the need to call me a liar and insult me, let me point out that my original numbers were apparently from inaccurate sources. As it appears the Switch is around 32 million, Xbone at 39 million and the PS4 is around 94 million. (these new numbers come from Wikipedia, which could be BS as well but oh well) These slight differences don't detract from the general point I made however: there are more PS4 and Xbones in the wild than Switch and thus it makes sense for companies to focus their A game on PS4 and the nearly identical(in terms of graphical power) Xbone.
What if it's not Project H.A.M.M.E.R? What if it's Sadness, the other cancelled Wii game?
@Yodalovesu You complain about them talking about this. But if they didn't talk about this, other people would complain about them ignoring it.
Donkey Kong Racing would make me incredibly happy.
@retro_player_22 That picture is the first I have ever seen of that game! What was it supposed to be?
@retro_player_22 Man, that would be kind of amazing, no joke.
@Dpullam It was supposed to be a gothic horror game that used motion controls, but it never got beyond a proof-of-concept trailer and some really shoddy work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr-YhHdeyDA
@Dpullam It's suppose to be a paranormal survival horror game similar to Curse Mountains and Fatal Frame. Of course since Nintendo already own Fatal Frame it's understandable why they cancelled this one.
@Heavyarms55 I think they could stick with the same engine, it’s the rest of what is required. Once it is harder than going from 60 to 30 FPS, or lowering the resolution (or dialing back other easily tweaked visuals), I think most companies deem it “infeasible”. The next thing up is having to simplify 3D models and at that point it’s like creating a remaster if a game (a ton of work and money).
Mega Man Legends 3?
No, of course not. </3
@Sabrewing Oh really? By the way you described it, it doesn't sound like it had a chance. Quite a shame since a motion controlled horror game in the Wii's era would have been pretty interesting to play.
A friend of mine seems convinced that it's Cosmic Walker.
It better be that one Tingle Horror game
@retro_player_22 Very true. I sure would have loved to see it come to fruition though! Would have been another piece of Nintendo's history being created. And it looked like a breath of fresh air in their catalogue. At least the box art did.
@Dpullam The company behind it, Nibris, fell into the trap of "taking on too many projects with too inexperienced staff" (they also wanted to remake the Atari classic River Raid, retitled "Raid on the River", IIRC). When their website was active, they literally just had a 3D render of a train car in terms of screens that weren't mock-ups of gameplay.
In 2014, there was some talk about the IP being for sale and some other companies were going to resume the project on Wii U, but obviously that never panned out either. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/05/exclusive_lost_wii_game_sadness_to_be_revived_as_wii_u_exclusive
The cancelled title being revived is Crashmo World, isn't it?
@Sabrewing Wow. It has had quite a troubled development. I wonder if it will ever come back to life.
Hope we see either piolotwings or rogue squadron 3
Video game cancellation is actually a lot more common than what most people think. The reason why you never hear about it is because they get canned before they get announced. Here's a game dev's explanation:
http://askagamedev.tumblr.com/post/155677254054/i-got-a-few-questions-about-the-scalebound
clears throat, adjusts bow tie
“Mother 3”
Thunderous applause
@Heavyarms55. Switch is at 32 million & 92 million PS4's. Geez a quick google search would prevent you from spreading false numbers. 😏
If they revive Project H.A.M.M.E.R. together with Platinum Games then I have no complaints...
Or maybe they're gonna revive that cancelled xbox one game and release it on switch? Scalebound anyone?
The most notable game I can think of to have gotten canned was Scalebound. Though I’m not sure how Nintendo would buy the IP from Microsoft, so I guess that’s probably not it.... But with Nintendo and Platinum growing closer and closer, its hard to say
@blacKnight I was incredibly disappointed when Scalebound was cancelled. I have my doubts about this being the rumored/revived game though.
I hope it's not, but I'm worried it'll be Ice Climber
@Dpullam At the very least, the game's composer, after finding out the project was defunct, went ahead and released all his work to the internet in its raw state. I have to say, some of it was quite beautiful. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCB824E78BA7368B6
I'm gonna lose my s**t if it ends up being "Mach Rider: Unchained"...
@Sabrewing Awesome! Thank you for sharing that with me!
Watch it be that Ubisoft game for the WiiU.
How well do you know your friends?
Raven blade?
Or Metroid Prime 1.5?
Well this was some amazing news. Thanks for the information
People know of lots of cancelled games I've never heard of! I don't think these fit the bill, but I'd love to see Pushmo World/Crashmo World, Pilotwings 4, the cancelled Rogue Squadron game, Nintendoland Deluxe(with some new games and stuff to collect, plus they might have to delete the Ninja star throwing game unless you could play it with a joy con and no screen in your hands), Excitebike World(or 64, with 60fps visuals) deluxe with a level editor, MegaMan Legends 3, etc etc. Oh, and I'd love to have the Parodius collection from psp on Switch! Oh, and the other awesome Konami collections like Salamander and Gradius, please
@Heavyarms55 That's encouraging to hear. It's not outside the Realm of Darkness for Nintendo to fund a Switch version of KHIII themselves, as they have done that with a bunch of Wii U & Switch games. Maybe if Square Enix releases the collection on Switch and everyone buys it, that will lead to the funding of KHIII on Switch
People would freak out if it was Mega Man Legend 3.
@Yosher It got cancelled over mindless Wii Remote swinging gameplay that the console was plagued with, misuse of funds, lack of creative direction and failed attempts to restart it, and apparent racism by the senior Japanese staff arguing with the American employees on how they couldn't make the game the right way because they weren't Japanese.
@Majora101 Um, I'm pretty sure Golden Sun 4 was never announced, let alone publicly cancelled. As for Dinosaur Planet, it wasn't cancelled, it was retooled. You can't expect them to revive an earlier incarnation of a released a game. Besides, the Dinosaur Planet name belongs to Microsoft now anyway.
Super Mario 64 2
@ALinkttPresent It's not outside the realm of possibility, certainly. If it does happen though, I wouldn't expect it to even be announced until 2020 at the earliest, and not releasing any earlier than the holiday season that year. More likely 2021.
Porting a AAA PS4 game to a handheld that is less powerful than the GCN
Square Enix: “Easy”
Porting a AAA PS4 game to a hybrid that is more powerful than the XB360
Square Enix: “Impossible”
Like others have already said, I hope it’s a Pushmo game if this is true. It could possibly even be a game akin to Super Mario Strikers.
@Dpullam that's what happened with Bayonetta 2 so there is definitely some hope. Lol
@NintenGuy I did do a Google search... Entirely possible to get outdated results.
@Nehalem The biggest obstacle would be the graphics, and I do think they'd have to rework the entire graphical engine and scale everything down. But the rest of the game wouldn't be a problem.
@Heavyarms55 I'm fine waiting, especially if they release the collection first. You're not supposed to play it unless you've beat the first nine games anyway and I've only beat four of them so far
EDIT: Three... I just remembered I never actually beat Chain of Memories
@ALinkttPresent Wait, did they actually say that? That they actually want you to have beaten all the spin-offs too? While I know they are all connected, I really doubt there's anything too critical you'd have missed if you played at least KH 1 and 2 Final Remixes.
@Heavyarms55 I don't think Square Enix/Disney said it, but I've heard it from other fans. I know it's a very heavily story-based series and Kingdom Hearts III is supposed to be like the big finale, but it's good to know you don't have to play every single one if you don't want to
Metroid Dread
I want that Star Wars game that was "basically done" for Wii
@JTurner So you work at Square Enix or something? You can't possibly know for absolute certainty. But you're sitting here, spitting on everyone's wishes. You've made your point several times now. Leave it be and let the rest of us hope. If you really want to, laugh at our naive hopes if it makes you feel better or something.
KH3 doesn't even run well on the consoles it's on. Unless they patched it, only the version on the base Xbox One was even capable of reaching 60 fps consistently which just goes to show that it's either more intensive than you think it is, since that version only runs in 720p, or it's not very well optimised.
Either way, there's no reason to believe it would run better on the Switch. I love my Switch but you guys often act like whole games have to be remade to be released on it and that's just not realistic.
@leo13 That probably wont happen because when Disney bought Star Wars, they shut down Lucasarts and fired almost the entire staff. Almost everything they had been working on was scrapped.
@Heavyarms55 do you work at Square? You keep saying it's completely possible like you do and then you attack someone for saying it won't?
Seems a little hypocritical.
@saintayu I'm saying it's possible. He's saying it's absolutely not gonna happen. Big difference.
@Heavyarms55
I once had faith that KH3 would happen on Switch. I really did. But after this rumor (which actually may be true considering this guy's credentials), my faith in that happening dropped completely. If you guys want to hope for it to happen, awesome. It would be nice if it did. But at this point I don't have any hope for it anymore. I don't want to get my hopes up so that I end up disappointed.
Just to avoid doing damage, I'll erase some of the posts where I declared that KH3 wouldn't happen on Switch. But you are right, I am in no position to discourage anyone from hoping for it to happen. If anyone wants to, great. I just can't hope for it anymore. Still, there's nothing wrong with hoping for it to happen if you want to, and I won't laugh at any of you. I wanted it to, but it's hard to believe anymore.
Star wars 1313?
Star wars 1313?
Star wars 1313?
Oh man! I've been waiting for this for a long time, and it's finally happening!
They're bringing back Urban Champion, baby!
@JTurner That's totally fair, and I understand not wanting to get your hopes up. I apologize if my comments sounded like an attack and admit I got defensive needlessly.
@Heavyarms55 No, it's fine. I feel that after my emotional outburst I realized that trying to discourage others doesn't really work well for me. It doesn't make me feel good at all. Furthermore, I am in no position to tell anybody to give up hope on something like this happening. Why should I do that? Just because I've lost faith doesn't mean others should. It's a way of protecting myself. But it would be very disrespectful of me to do the same to others. If it comes, great. If not, well, it'll be disappointing, but FFVII, IX, and potentially the Remixes will make up for that.
How about Metroid Dread? The game was supposed to be pretty far into development and definitely thought to be "dead and buried". There were rumours before saying Nintendo have more Metroid than just Prime 4 planned.
@John_Koshiro Huh. If that's all true then I doubt it's this game that's coming back even more. Did they confirm this in an interview or something?
Fingers crossed for Mole Mania 3D
SHADOW OF THE ETERNALS - The spiritual successor to Eternal Darkness, now retooled as an official sequel.
MEGA MAN LEGENDS 3 - Nintendo is funding the development of the sequel and publishing, similar to Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3.
Either game would be AMAZING.
@KayFiOS My thoughts too. Let's get realistic with our expectations! It has to be Urban Champion.
Please let it be Scalebound. If Microsoft let’s that IP go and a Switch version sells more than Crackdown 3 (shouldn’t be that hard) it would be ultimate karma.
@Boshar I am with you on this. Give us scalebound!
DK Racing with Diddy Kong Racing-style open world, please!
I’d also be more than happy with a new DK Jungle Beat (with bongo compatibility).
Personally I don’t think the majority of the world is crying out for Project H.A.M.M.E.R, but I do know the word Metroid is on the tip of most gamer’s tongues. We won’t be getting a 3D game for at least 4 years, but I bet if they revived Metroid Dread they could get the game out in 18 months as a stopgap.
@saintayu yeah the X holds up pretty well too but Square don't seem to have this well optimised at all with such low resolutions on the X and Pro and 720p on the base Xbox, plus the poorly implemented 30fps cap. Yet the upcoming Devil May Cry is full 4K 60fps (on X) and from the demo at least holds it much better. Unreal 4 does have very mixed results on consoles from my experience, though is suspect that is more on the developers.
Unfortunately for Switch, these days the latest games seemingly target the enhanced consoles more and more over even the base ones leaving any potential Switch version even more unlikely
People saying "Star Wars", you guys should remember 2 things:
1. Star Wars is now owned by Disney.
2. The game publishing license is in hands of EA.
EA is NEVER going to release an exclusive game for the Switch. Also they are NEVER going to do anything with the moneymaking IP of Star Wars on the Switch in a single player fashion. Since they really can't sell microtransactions to players that are playing offline.
Eternal darkness! Please please please!
Legacy Of Kain? ❤️
@Kevember Oh, yeah, Donkey Kong Racing is my favorite abandoned game. It would be amazing if it would combine an adventure game with racing (50% and 50% each)
@ItsOKToBeOK Yes, yes and a bit more yes.
Virtual Boy VR via Nintendo Labo.
Does no one remember The Grinder? I was so excited for it, but then it got canned.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0uToPNbQy0
It's been mentioned before but my money is on scalebound... Microsoft and Platinum supposedly clashed over creative elements of development (more than likely things like the shoe in co op mode) and with Platinum having a great relationship with Nintendo i cant see why they wouldnt be interested in reviving it. It looked well into development by the time it was canned.
So glad they want to bring back Megaman Legends 3.
"What Nintendo project would you like to see revived?"
That Criterion f-Zero please.
Or maybe one of Retro's old games before they became the Metroid studio.
Super Waluigi World ! ^^
Well I don't think many people will be expecting a new Eternal Darkness at this point. That'd be pretty gnarly. Didn't they do something with the trademark recently?
I'm going to go on a limb and say Project Giant Robot. It was a Wii U game that got cancelled shortly before the Switch launched. It wouldn't suprise me if Nintendo was reworking the project behind the scenes as a Switch title.
Nintendo, Microsoft and Rare have made a special deal and they're making a cross platform AAA Blast Corps.
@TheMisterManGuy I think Project Robot turned into that Labo game.
Sadness...
I wanted to play project hammer!
There are way too many games that just fell off the radar to get my hopes up for anything specific. So even if I trust this, I'm not exactly sure I can get hyped about it yet.
Not that I need much more this year. All these summer games will have me busy for awhile. That being said, I wouldn't mind some more sci-fi and/or action games.
you all say Projekt HAMMER, but have you rerally forgotten The Legend of Zelda: Mystical Seed of Courage aka the third part of the Oracle trilogy or the cancelled Baten Kaitos game for Nintendo DS? Or could it be Scalebound?
Project hammer?
@Majora101 I don't think they could revive Dinosaur Planet, that i believe was a Rare original IP which evolved into Starfox Adventures.
Don't know if anyone has thought of it yet but what if the rumored game is scalebound. The cancelled Xbox exclusive. Nintendo are pretty friendly with platinum games. Maybe they saw potential and picked it up.
@Demigod1451 SCALEBOUND is a DEFINITE possibility!!
I forgot all about that game...
We Dare 2: Double Dare
The PG rated family favourite returns!
It's definitely that Ubisoft party game that was finished and shelved for the Wii U....
@OorWullie According to the Labo team, it actually didn't.
@Arshiya Can't believe you got a downvote for saying Star Wars 1313. I would love that to be true. Its an early PS4/XBO one that runs on Unreal Engine 3 so the Switch is more then capable of making a great came out of it. It might seem unlikely to some because of EA and Disney but "A LucasArts representative indicated that the game may be revived through a licensing deal with an outside studio, but until then Star Wars 1313 remains on hold."
Hogs of War 2? It was in the works for Wii and other consoles until it got cancelled...
@Yosher Funny, because before the mention of this news, the other day I was wondering what happened to "Project HAMMER...."
Who knows what the game is. After the last Direct I'm not going to guess, or speculate. I seem to be let down. I would like to see Nintendo announce Pikmin 4, show some Animal Crossing, and maybe tell us we're getting another Excite Truck, that was a really good Wii game. But because I find Sega games from long ago to be really good...Id love to get the Shenmue series on Switch.
Maybe that Ridge Racer Switch game is being revisited. It was originally meant to be a launch title
@OorWullie 1 million gold stars for mentioning Blast Corps! What a game. Might give it a rerun.
I’m hoping for Eternal Darkness but I’m expecting something completely left field. So left field that we can’t even imagine it.
@Heavyarms55 Or you were just making up stuff seeing how you inflated Switch numbers & deflated PS4 numbers. I doubt your supposed google search produced Switch sales from the future and PS4 sales from 2017 😏
@beazlen1 It's an all time favourite of my mine but it's been 20 years since I played it. I'd love to play it again but unfortunately don't have my 64 anymore or an Xbox One. Do you still have the cart? Eternal Darkness is another all time favourite, a sequel or even a remaster would be very welcome.
@OorWullie woah that’s news to me ! I’d like the whole Rare Replay thing on Switch for sure.
Going back a bit, I think a new version of Attik Attack could work, kinda Binding Isaac style....
@KIRO If only it were true. I'd say of all the games mentioned above that's probably the least likely to happen. Rare Replay could happen though. Let's see what comes with this Xbox Live on Switch thingy. I think Microsoft are planning talk more about it next month.
PROJECT GIANT ROBOT!!!
Just kidding.
(Not kidding)
@Octane Would it be too soon to revive that Pikmin game they scrapped? What was it called... Pikmin 4 or something like that?
@OorWullie yes mate, still got my NTSC N64 hooked up. I struggle to get Waverace out of the machine though. Love it. Probably all time fav racing game. Just got Bettle Adventure Racing. Pretty good as well. I’d love Rare Replay to replay Cobra Triangle. Good shout
@Heavyarms55 then update your original post. Stop digging yourself further into a hole. You already made yourself look foolish. Now your tantrum makes you look even worse. You got called on your BS... amend it and move on.
Oh Xbox One sales are at 40 million btw. You got that wrong too 😄
@Retsam The person in question said this before Disney/Lucasarts signed a multi-year exclusive licensing deal with EA. Meaning that the only company capable of reviving 1313 is EA, and that is extremely doubtful. Disney/Lucasarts reserved the right to license out the ip for casual games, but that is not what 1313 was going to be.
So I'd say that hope for Star Wars 1313 is thoroughly dead. You're free to keep hoping, but EA has made it clear that they're not really interested in single player games right now. It doesn't help that Disney has stated that they're happy enough with their licensing deal.
A shame, really.
There was no acknowledgement of games like Doshin The Giant or StarTropics in Smash Ultimate, so I guess those belong to the dead ones. But they had no cancelled sequels. Eternal Darkness on the other hand...
Eternal Darkness, Mother 3 to the west, or....Robotech: Crystal Dreams. Any of those and I'm putting in vacation time.
However, I don't trust the source.
@Heavyarms55 you can name call and act childish all you want buddy. You corrected your misinformation though didn't you. 😁
Try to be better next time. Use company sales reports not wikipedia. You were wrong on all 3. By 30 million between them at that. Not a "slight difference" as you claim in your passive aggressive edit. Also people can clearly see you were the one that was angry and hurling insults (something about me shoving things up somewhere) so leave that victim mentality elsewhere. 😉
Honesty I appreciate your update with accurate information. Im sure the rest of the guys do too. I have no ill will towards you. Hope you have a nice day.
Edit. Oh you deleted your posts insulting me. It's ok dude. I wasn't bothered by them.
What was the eternal darkness spiritual successor? Maybe has something to do with that...
Edit: Shadow of the Eternals was the name, would also be cool if it was Metroid Dread
I think a lot of people are misreading this article, and are simply naming games they would like to see.
To me, it reads as if it's a game that was in production with Nintendo, but Nintendo canceled it, and now decided to revive it, so it's their own game they're possibly reviving, meaning that it's probably not going to be any non-Nintendo game, ruling out the likes of Scalebound completely, in my opinion.
When I read the headline on the front page, I immediately thought about Project HAMMER, and it's kinda typical to see that both in the interview mentioned in the article and in the comments section, so many people mention that game. It could very well be the one, seeing as it was all but finished when it got canceled.
Some other possible contenders could be Raven Blade, The Grinder, Sadness, Shadow of the Eternals, Metroid Dread and any other number of canceled GameCube and/or Wii games.
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EDIT: Come to think of it, Metroid Dread actually could be a thing, depending on the state it was in, when they canceled it. Now that Metroid Prime 4 is delayed, that could be used to keep the Metroid hype alive, and keep us busy until 2020, or whenever the new game is finally released...
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Although I do seem to remember that most of these other efforts where anything but finished, especially Sadness, which never even got any further than a proof of concept, if even that.
So, ultimately, I wouldn't be surprised at all, if it is indeed Project HAMMER. And back when it was first revealed, and gameplay of the title was shown, I actually kind of liked it, so if they managed to update that to modern standards, then why not?
@TricksterTyler That was called Shadow of the Eternals.
@Anti-Matter I think you REALLY need to re-read the article. It's about a Nintendo game that was already made, but got canceled, so you better guess again, because it's not going to be some weird chibi-boxing game.
@Arshiya I'm hoping for Raven Blade too. That GC game looked promising!
Metroid Dread seems like a good guess, given we're all expecting a Metroid stopgap. Raven Blade would be an intriguing answer to the age-old "what the heck has Retro been up to?" question.
Also Factor 5 is apparently back?! Rogue Squadron IV seems like a licensing nightmare but maybe it's something else from them.
@ThanosReXXX
I didn't even know what Cancelled Nintendo games used to be....
@kepsux Another 2D Mole Mania would be just fine for me but 3D even better.
Doshen the Giant 😄
@Anti-Matter Well, I don't know how long you've been on Nintendo Life, but over the years, they have done many articles on them.
And a quick Google search for "canceled Nintendo games" will also enlighten you on the subject.
@retro_player_22 That was the first game I thought about. I remember when I first heard of that game and watched the concept trailer and I was soooooo excited for it to come out.
@Scottwood101 I’m really hoping Metroid Dread as well.
@jtmnm Don't tug on those Mega Man Legends 3 heart strings!
I think Metroid Dread might make sense. With the success of Metroid: Samus Returns, I think Nintendo could have Mercury Steam update what they had for Dread to make it work for the Switch.
Project HAMMER looks like a colourful version of MadWorld on Wii...
Rogue Squadron Wii. The team wants to make it. Disney licensed RS to GOG a few years ago, proving they owned the franchise license. Nintendo would get a Star Wars exclusive. And the game was purportedly in the final polish stages when canceled.
EA is in hot water with Disney after botching BFII. Having a sudden switch title would do wonders for their argument to renew console exclusivity on the Star Wars license with Disney, which will have to be renegotiated soon. With only 2-3 years left on their licensing agreement and all but one announced project canceled, they could be desperate enough to grab the revived Factor V team to finish their dream project. Factor V has been vocal about wanting it to happen. If all three are on board, licensing would finally be possible.
The timing seems right for both the publisher and the developer for the first time since it was canned. Everyone wins.
Apparently Metroid Dread's story is completely finished and they were just waiting on the right time to make the game, could very well be now, Project HAMMER seems the other likely game, i'd be happy with either.
Less likely to be Shadow of the Eternal or Cosmic Walker, but again, i'd be happy to see both of those too, both seemed interesting.
If i was to have a pure guess of something i'd love, it'd be Battalion Wars 3, but alas, that's extremely unlikely.
I think it's probably project hammer. But I'm hoping it's that dragon game from retro that was supposed to come out on the GameCube, I believe.
I think it'll be that Ubisoft party game for Wii U. As for KH, focus on trying to get The Story So Far on Switch first if you're considering any KH. The XB1 release of KH3 was completely pointless because the compilations are currently exclusive to PS.
Didn't Octopath run on that engine? Anyways I don't care about Kingdom Hearts on the Switch. I played all of them a lot on the PS3 and then PS4. I did beat and unlock the secret ending for 3 and was fully disappointed. The visuals didn't seem to match. After playing KH 1 and 2 and knowing what the enemies looked like, it seemed like they all where touched up on an a computer editing device. They were shiny. I personally would rather have more Final Fantasy remakes. I can't be the only one who wants a Final Fantasy 13, 13 2 and Lightning Returns remake. Or just a port to the Switch.
Imagine if it was Dead Phoenix, the last of the 'Capcom Five' for the GameCube
I figured it was the Links Awakening remaster he was referring to. After all it seemed like it was a dead project since the rumors about it happening started 3 or 4 years ago for the 3ds. I listened to that podcast just before watching the direct and that seemed like the game he was talking about them showing. Not some mystery game they didnt show.
@Yosher There's a video aout the whole game on Unseen64 that details its development and cancellation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lMLRIwiB_c
@Heavyarms55 I always wonder how these companies view their numbers and statistics and how they view them so sideways. Sure PSXBox has much higher numbers, but they're not factoring in multiple purchases due to either hardware failure, or late life upgrades (I.E. double counting the X1X/PS4Pro upgraders), the active users (most Switch users will be active while PSXBox will have an inactive base that fell off), and more importantly for Squeenix, and KH in particular, Nintendo has an audience tailored to be tuned largely to their products, (as their own sales on the platform show) while the other consoles have large chunks of audience not interested in the types of games they make. When you distill the numbers to what they mean versus just looking at the tally column, the numbers are probably much more aligned for actual potential market reach.
@Linoshi the grinder was released on Xbox. Totally changed of course.
@NODDASMURF That was never an officially canceled and dead title, so that's definitely not it.
@gamermole Ah, yes. I remember that one. Totally crap top-down "horror survival" game. Completely changed the entire premise of what the game was supposed to be. The original Wii trailer looked far more promising, so an HD version of that original game could still have some potential.
But now that you've reminded us of that Xbox travesty that they made of it, I consider the chances of the original Grinder game to reappear slim to none, unfortunately.
@ThanosReXXX I don’t know, the phrasing doesn’t say anything specific to the game being a Nintendo one, just that the company is reviving A game, which could be first, second or even third party.
@Kmno Well, it's apparently about a game that THEY canceled, which, if correctly interpreted, would definitely rule out third party, and would then only concern either a game by Nintendo themselves, or one made for Nintendo by one of their second party developers.
That suspicion also seems to be confirmed by the fact that Nintendo is the one reviving that game. They wouldn't be able to do that with a third party game, unless they'd bought the rights or the third party in question agreed to it and/or allowed for them to do so.
@westman98 So... F-Zero sequel from Sega CS1?
@graysoncharles It could, but they'd need to put in a lot of work optimizing it for Switch. And considering the fact that more graphically intense games (e.g. AC Odyssey and RDR 2) consistent outperform both on new and old 8th-gen consoles... from a technical viewpoint, KH3 on Switch unoptimized would be a dumpster fire.
@ddowler85 Intriguing, but it'd need a graphical overhaul for sure if they want it to sell. For comparison's sake, this footage is running on Xbox One, far more powerful than the Switch. It's... less than desirable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnwv_vv7uNg
It's gotta be that E.T. Atari game
Big chance ogf it be the game wich retro is doing.But it have no conection with Kingdom hearts, obviously.
Who tjink Kingdom Hearts is not feasible on the switch dont played Bayo 2 obviously. All busllshit.
@NintenGuy I only deleted them to better comply with the community rules. Clearly it wasn't worth it because you're still hypocritically throwing around childish insults yourself. So go pat yourself on the back knowing just how "angry" you made some random person online.
Project H.A.M.M.E.R. is actually the first game that came to mind when I heard this. For years now, I've been hoping that Nintendo was going to announce a resurrection alongside M-09's inclusion in Smash.
I like to guess f zero but if i was going to put something that hasn't had a new game in a while it be kid iccarus. Although a new f zero would be banging also lol. And Kh 3 got mixed reviews and is a very much one and done kind of game if you can be bothered to complete it the first time.
Perhaps the weird Kid Icarus reboot for Wii? I'd love Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2, though the Wii U would've been the ideal system for it..
@Heavyarms55
I could care less that you got angry. I do appreciate you updating your post though. Thanks.
@Regpuppy I see. Well that sucks. Anyway, I can't imagine what other game I'll be really interested in that is worth reviving that isn't a recognisable AA title or a big AAA title.
Hmm... I hope that revived game is really Scalebound, it would be a perfect opportunity in many ways.
And how's Kingdom Hearts 3 unfeasible on Switch? I mean, they're making an excellent port of Dragon Quest XI, a game that runs at half the max framerate of KH3 on both PS4 and Pro; and runs on the same engine! I think those talks were made on 2017, a year when the engine wasn't fully optimized on Switch...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbMqqQunr0A
@kalosn That doesn't seem plausible considering Nomura said he'd look into KH3 on Switch after finishing the game.
I just thought of it now! One of my fave games from GameCube days... Geist!
@gamermole
Yes, I was not a fan of how the game ended up at all. I'd still totally dig something like the original vision.
Mario 128 confirmed!
Pilot Wings?
That would be cool.
@John_Koshiro Thanks! I'll be sure to give that a watch when I can.
Wasn't there a punch-out game they cancelled because of ARMS? That seems pretty likely because there are no really big motion control first party control games announced yet.
Project HAMMER
@Yodalovesu HEAR HEAR!! Well said
If the Switch isn't going to get Star Wars games from EA, then isn't there a possibility of somebody else crafting a game for the system without any conflict of interest. Maybe a separate license could apply. Surely Disney wants their ip on such a fast selling console with much of their audience.
@justin233 Jungle Beat on GC was the best DK game ever!
@GrailUK For me, that’s DKC2, but Jungle Beat is definitely near the top when played with bongos.
Did anyone ever work out what this was?
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