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This article is a list of [[Nintendo]] developed works (or works with Nintendo planned as the publisher) that were ultimately unreleased.
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==Arcade==
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*[[Space X]]
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*[[Star Fox (Arcade)]]
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==NES==
 
==NES==
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Sources: [https://nindb.net/nes/cancelled.html]
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Sources: [https://nindb.net/nes/cancelled.html] [https://www.glitterberri.com/developer-interviews/how-the-famicom-was-born/developing-the-famicom-modem/] [https://twitter.com/LuigiBlood/status/1311270365503598595] [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FjpLkq4YGoae-5fK5wXTTpMEcM7Ke4jTCnRz1v5SFwo/edit#gid=195145769]
  
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*[[Balloon Fight]] ([[Famicom Disk System]] version)
 
*[[Bowling]]
 
*[[Bowling]]
 
*[[Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi]]
 
*[[Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi]]
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*[[EarthBound]] (US translation)
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*[[Mother|Earth Bound (Beginnings)]] (US localization, released later as a Virtual Console title)
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*[[Go (Famicom Network System)]] (and four other unknown prototypes for the same service)
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*[[Gomoku Narabe Renju]] (Famicom Disk System version)
 
*[[Jump Burger]]
 
*[[Jump Burger]]
 
*[[Palps]]
 
*[[Palps]]
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*[[Return of Donkey Kong]]
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*Parunuts
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*[[SimCity (NES)]]
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*Pazu Card
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*[[Dr. Mario|Virus]] (old Dr. Mario name)
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*SimCity (NES) (An NES adaptation of [[SimCity|SimCity (SNES)]])
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===Finalised on a different platform===
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*[[Sutte Hakkun|Action Puzzle: Sutte Hakkun]] (Famicom version of Super Famicom game Sutte Hakkun). It may also be related to the unrelated Famicom game Glass Bird Puzzle. Sutte Hakkun was also originally in development for [[Famicom Disk System]] for [[Nintendo & Dentsu Game Seminar]].<ref>[https://book.mynavi.jp/ebooks/detail_summary/id=45354 【第4回】インディーズゼロ　ゲームデザイナー　鈴井匡伸 ―（4） マイナビブックス(MyNavi Ebooks)]</ref>
  
 
==SNES==
 
==SNES==
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Sources: [https://nindb.net/snes/cancelled.html]
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Sources: [https://nindb.net/snes/cancelled.html] [http://chirimenzeyo.webcrow.jp/game_nintendo/nintendo_soft/tyuusi_ikou_soft.html] [https://twitter.com/Dom_Auffret/status/1289834825608658944]
  
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*[[Star Fox 2]]
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*[[Black Out]]
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*[[Star Fox 2]] (released later on the [[SNES Classic Edition]])
 
*[[Kid Kirby]]
 
*[[Kid Kirby]]
 
*[[Sound Fantasy]]
 
*[[Sound Fantasy]]
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*[[Fighting Polygon]]
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*[[Comanche]]
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*[[Special Tee Shot]] (a later version was released exclusively in Japan for the [[Satellaview]])
  
 
==Virtual Boy==
 
==Virtual Boy==
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*[[Bound High!]]
 
*[[Bound High!]]
 
*[[Dragon Hopper]]
 
*[[Dragon Hopper]]
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*[[Donkey Kong Country (Virtual Boy)]]
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*[[Donkey Kong Country (Virtual Boy)]]  
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*[[Goldeneye 007 (Virtual Boy)]]
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*[[GoldenEye 007 (Virtual Boy)]]
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*[[Virtual Boy Mario Kart]]
 
*[[Virtual Boy Mario Land]]
 
*[[Virtual Boy Mario Land]]
 
*[[Zero Racers]]
 
*[[Zero Racers]]
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==Game Boy/Game Boy Color==
 
==Game Boy/Game Boy Color==
 
Sources: [https://nindb.net/gb/cancelled.html]
 
Sources: [https://nindb.net/gb/cancelled.html]
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*[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Curse]]
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*[[Jet Force Gemini (Game Boy Color)|Jet Force Gemini]]
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*[[Game Boy Bunko: Hajimari no Mori]]
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*[[Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru DX]]
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*[[Hello Kitty Pocket Camera]]
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*[[Kirby's Dream Land 2 DX]]
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*[[Sutte Hakkun GB]]
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*[[Pokémon Picross (Game Boy Color)]] (see also: [[Pokémon Picross (Nintendo 3DS)]])
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*[[X]] (English translation, rejected by Nintendo for being 'too complex'<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wf2cn7fcD0 Dylan Cuthbert via Devs Play interview]</ref>), also known as ''Lunar Chase''.
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*Balloon Kids (Japanese version of [[Balloon Kid]]; later released in the form of [[Hello Kitty World]] and [[Balloon Fight GB]])<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyxsgSS18eY Game Boy kiosk promotion]</ref>
  
 
===Finalised as a significantly different game===
 
===Finalised as a significantly different game===
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*[[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Capsule Monsters]] (early concept for Pokémon Red and Blue with a few significantly different elements to the final games)
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*[[Pokémon Red and Green Versions#Development|Capsule Monsters]] (early concept for Pokémon Red and Green with a few significantly different elements to the final games)
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*[[Untitled balloon/bubble pushing games]] (after it was decided to control the character instead, eventually the character Starfy (or a character like him) was introduced and the game later became Densetsu no Starfy for Game Boy Color)
 
*[[Densetsu no Starfy|Densetsu no Starfy (Game Boy Color)]] (became Densetsu no Starfy for Game Boy Advance)
 
*[[Densetsu no Starfy|Densetsu no Starfy (Game Boy Color)]] (became Densetsu no Starfy for Game Boy Advance)
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*[[Tomato Adventure|Gimmick Land]] (became Tomato Adventure for Game Boy Advance)
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*[[Game Boy Music]] (moved to Game Boy Advance, but became [[Daigassou! Band Brothers]] for [[Nintendo DS]])
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*[[Tomato Adventure|Gimmick Land]] (became Tomato Adventure for Game Boy Advance. Gimmick Land was going to be released for the Game Boy Color, and wasn't meant to be published by Nintendo, but instead by AlphaDream, unlike the GBA Tomato Adventure where it got published by Nintendo.)
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*[[Panel de Pon GB]] ([[Pokémon Puzzle Challenge]] was released instead, but a demo of it is hidden in the software and can be accessed with a series of button presses)
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*[[Pokémon Picross (Game Boy Color)]] (A [[Pokémon Picross (Nintendo 3DS)|game]] with the same title was later released on the Nintendo 3DS.)
 
*[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons|The Legend of Zelda: Mystical Seed of Power, Wisdom, and Courage]] (became The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons)
 
*[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons|The Legend of Zelda: Mystical Seed of Power, Wisdom, and Courage]] (became The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons)
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*[[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Pokémon Gold and Silver]] (originally known as Pokémon 2), seems (based on Nintendo Space World 1997 accounts and an alleged leak which leaked as a ROM on the Internet) to have had a different plan of available monsters including many unreleased ones, before the final games were released. Many differences were also present in the gameplay. The lines between Generation I and Generation II are also blurred with unreleased Pokémon such as "Raitora" being added but unreleased to both Capsule Monsters and the Nintendo Space World 1997 Gold/Silver demo.
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*[[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Pokémon Gold and Silver]] (originally known as Pokémon 2), seems (based on Nintendo Space World 1997 accounts and the eventual leaks) to have had a different plan of available monsters, specifically this can be seen with starting monsters Honoguma, Happa and Kurusu but lots of cut Pokémon are hidden in the code. Many differences were also present in the gameplay, such as folders instead of bag pockets, cut moves, items, trainers and the inclusion of Pokémon Red and Green music.
  
 
==Game Boy Advance==
 
==Game Boy Advance==
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*[[Donkey Kong: Coconut Crackers]]
 
*[[Donkey Kong: Coconut Crackers]]
 
*[[Donkey Kong Plus]]
 
*[[Donkey Kong Plus]]
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*[[Advance Wars|Game Boy Wars Advance]] (Japanese version of Advance Wars, later released in [[Game Boy Wars Advance 1+2]])
 
*[[Hanasaki Kassen]]
 
*[[Hanasaki Kassen]]
 
*[[Horse Racing Creating Derby]]
 
*[[Horse Racing Creating Derby]]
 
*[[Game Boy Music]]
 
*[[Game Boy Music]]
 
*[[Luna Blaze]]
 
*[[Luna Blaze]]
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*[[Unreleased Pokémon versions|Pokémon WaterBlue]] (may have been an early consideration for the name of Pokémon LeafGreen)<ref>[https://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir/2004/08/index.html Game Freak blog August 30th 2004]</ref>
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*[[Unreleased Pokémon versions|Pokémon Yellow (Game Boy Advance)]]<ref>[https://nintendosoup.com/pokemon-generation-3-games-source-code-leaked-documents-hint-at-yellow-and-blue-remakes/ NintendoSoup (2)]</ref>
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*[[Untitled online Pokémon project]] (and possibly PC)
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*Sabre Wulf (Japanese version)
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*[[Unreleased Game Boy Advance Custom Robo GX successor]]
 
*[[Warlocked 2]]
 
*[[Warlocked 2]]
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*English version of [[Densetsu no Starfy]] (contained profanity)<ref>[https://twitter.com/LuigiBlood/status/1273395758201475072/photo/2 Screenshots from an unknown English Densetsu no Starfy prototype (mirrored by LuigiBlood on Twitter)]</ref>
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*European version of [[Kururin Paradise]] (source needed)
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*European version of [[WarioWare: Twisted!]]
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===Finalised on a different platform===
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*[[Drill Dozer]] (European version), became available as a download on [[Wii U]] Virtual Console
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*[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]] (Japanese version, "Game Boy Gallery 4"), became available as a download on Wii U Virtual Console
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Notes: [[Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue]] was shown at [[E3 2003]]. Some have interpreted that it (may have been) released for North America but it got soon cancelled.
  
 
==Nintendo 64==
 
==Nintendo 64==
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Sources: [https://nindb.net/n64/cancelled.html]
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Sources: [https://nindb.net/n64/cancelled.html] [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/9911/02/index.html]
  
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*[[1080° Snowboarding 2]]
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*[[64 Wars]]
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*[[BioSwarm]]
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*[[Blade & Barrel]]
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*Body Harvest (released out of Japan, Japanese version unreleased and to have been published by Nintendo)
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*[[Buggy Boogie]]
 
*[[Cancelled Mario Artist games]]
 
*[[Cancelled Mario Artist games]]
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*[[Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest|Animal Leader]]
 
 
*[[Cabbage]]
 
*[[Cabbage]]
 
*[[CatRoots]]
 
*[[CatRoots]]
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*[[Climber]]
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*[[Climber (Nintendo 64)|Climber]]
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*[[Conker's Quest: Twelve Tales 64]]
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*[[Conker's Quest (Twelve Tales: Conker 64)]] (heavily reworked into the mature game [[Conker's Bad Fur Day]]. [[Nintendo]] of Europe considered to publish it, but instead, THQ published the game in that region. Nintendo only published it in North America.)
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*[[Dinosaur Planet]]
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*[[DD Sequencer]]
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*[[EarthBound 64]]
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*[[Desert Island: No Man's Island]]
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*[[Dezaemon DD]]
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*[[Digital Horse Racing Newspaper]]
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*[[Digital Sports Newspaper]]
 
*[[Echo Delta]]
 
*[[Echo Delta]]
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*[[Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem#Eternal Darkness|Eternal Darkness (Nintendo 64)]]
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*[[Famicom Classics Vol. 1]]
 
*[[Fire Emblem 64]]
 
*[[Fire Emblem 64]]
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*[[Kirby's Air Ride#Development|Kirby Bowl 64]]
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*[[Gendai Dai-Senryaku: Ultimate War]] (64DD)
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*[[Go Carts]]
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*[[Grabbed by the Ghoulies]]
 
*[[Jack & Beans]]
 
*[[Jack & Beans]]
 
*[[Jungle Emperor Leo]]
 
*[[Jungle Emperor Leo]]
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*[[Mini Racers]]
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*[[Kakutou Game Ryūō]] (became ''[[Super Smash Bros. (game)|Super Smash Bros.]]'')
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*[[Project: Dream]]
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*[[Metal Slader Glory 64]]
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*[[Metroid 64]] (see Metroid Wiki's {{met|Metroid 64}} article)
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*[[Mini Racers]] (later name Surikka Rajikka)
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*[[Monster Dunk]]
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*[[Montezuma's Return!]]
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*[[Mystics]]
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*NBA Basketball '98 (Japanese version), possibly became NBA In The Zone '98 ?
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*[[Oriental Blue: Ao no Tengai (Nintendo 64DD)]]
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*[[Pro-Am 64]] (The game was presented to Nintendo, and following this, converted into [[Diddy Kong Racing]])
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*[[Project Dream]]
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*[[Quest 64 II]]
 
*[[RiQa]]
 
*[[RiQa]]
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*[[Ura Zelda]]
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*[[Shogi (64DD)]]
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*[[Tetris Plus]]
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*[[Tetrisphere]] (Japanese version only)<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20100407075726/http://www.geocities.jp/chirimenyugido/game_nintendo/nintendo_soft/tyuusi_ikou_soft.html Chirimenyugido's cancelled game list (in Japanese)]</ref><ref>[https://menokenkou.work/tetorisu/#toc6 Menokenkou.work (in Japanese)]</ref>
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*[[Thornado]]
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*[[Wall Gai]]
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*[[Wild Metal Country 64]]
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*[[Zenith]]
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===Finalised on a different platform===
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*[[1080° Snowboarding 2]] (moved to [[Nintendo GameCube]], [[1080° Avalanche]] was released in its place)
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*[[Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest|Animal Leader]] (became Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest for Nintendo GameCube)
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*[[Dinosaur Planet]] (became [[Star Fox Adventures]] and the original protagonists were altered to fit the Star Fox universe)
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*[[EarthBound 64]] (Became [[Mother 3]] for Game Boy Advance)
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*[[Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem#Eternal Darkness|Eternal Darkness (Nintendo 64)]] (released om GameCube)
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*[[Kameo: Elements of Power]] (eventually released on Xbox 360)
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*[[Kirby Air Ride#Development|Kirby Bowl 64]] (became Kirby Air Ride for Nintendo GameCube)
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*[[Predecessor to Luigi's Mansion]] (became Luigi's Mansion for Nintendo GameCube)<ref>[https://www.nsidr.com/archive/the-making-of-the-game-luigis-mansion/ The Making of the Game - Luigi's Mansion (nsidr) (January 21, 2005)] - [https://web.archive.org/web/20030118103502/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0109/lu_inter/index.html Translation of Nintendo Online Magazine No. 39 (September 2001)]</ref>
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*Pokémon Stadium (Nintendo 64DD version)
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*Pokémon Snap (Nintendo 64DD version)
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*[[Ura Zelda]] (Released on the GameCube as [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest]])
  
 
==Nintendo GameCube==
 
==Nintendo GameCube==
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*[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2]]
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*[[Action Adventure]]
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*[[Donkey Kong Racing]]
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*[[Football 2002]]
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*[[Geist]] (Japanese version)
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*[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2]] (later title '''Roll-o-Rama''', without Kirby)
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*[[Marionette]]
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*[[Ningen Copy Manebito]] (with Game Boy Advance [[GameEye]] (Manebito Camera)) (based on the also cancelled game Stage Debut)<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/interview/rfnj/vol2/index.html Iwata Asks: Wii Fit (in Japanese)]</ref>
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*[[Nintendo Pennant Chase Baseball]]
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*[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]] (European version)
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*[[Raven Blade]]
 
*[[Stage Debut]]
 
*[[Stage Debut]]
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*[[Too Human]]
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*[[Thunder Rally]]
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*[[Untitled EarthBound game (Nintendo GameCube)]]
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*[[Untitled Kid Icarus prototype (Wii)]]
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*[[Untitled Kirby prototypes (Nintendo GameCube, Wii)]]
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===Finalised on a different platform===
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*[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]] (moved from Nintendo GameCube to Wii)
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*[[Eyeshield 21: Field Saikyou no Senshi Tachi]] (moved from Nintendo GameCube to Wii)
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*[[Grabbed by the Ghoulies]] (moved to Xbox)
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*[[Kameo: Elements of Power]] (moved to Xbox 360)
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*[[Perfect Dark Zero]] (moved to Xbox 360)
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*[[Super Mario 128]] (moved from Nintendo GameCube to Wii; concepts from the experiment were finalised in [[Super Mario Galaxy]] and [[Pikmin]]. Also refers to Super Mario 128 as a tech demo.)
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*[[Super Paper Mario]] (moved from Nintendo GameCube to Wii)
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*[[Yoshi Touch & Go]] (as puzzle-platformer; moved to Nintendo DS)
  
 
==Nintendo DS==
 
==Nintendo DS==
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*[[Metroid Dread]]
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*[[ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat]] (North American version)
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*Untitled [[Baten Kaitos]] game
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*[[Jet Impulse]] (North American version)
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===Finalised on a different platform===
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*[[Advance Wars: Days of Ruin]] (the Japanese version was originally unreleased, until becoming available as a digital download Club Nintendo promotion for Nintendo eShop)
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*[[Steel Diver]] (moved from Nintendo DS to Nintendo 3DS, originally a tech demo at E3 2004, see [[Submarine Tech Demo]])
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*[[Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask]] (released on [[Nintendo 3DS]])
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*[[Metroid Dread]] (released on [[Nintendo Switch]])
  
 
==Wii==
 
==Wii==
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*[[Baten Kaitos 2 / 3]]
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*[[100-Go de Start! Ei Kaiwa]]
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*[[Captain Rainbow]] (Summer 2009 European version)
 
*[[Cosmic Walker]]
 
*[[Cosmic Walker]]
 
*[[Fire Emblem Wii]]
 
*[[Fire Emblem Wii]]
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*[[Knight Wars]]
 
*[[Project H.A.M.M.E.R.]]
 
*[[Project H.A.M.M.E.R.]]
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*[[Super Mario Spikers]]
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*[[Untitled Kirby prototypes (Nintendo GameCube, Wii)]]
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*[[Untitled Wii Vitality Sensor game]]<ref>[http://kyoto-report.wikidot.com/forum/t-13117402/vitality-sensor-game-unreleased Kyoto Report forum]</ref>
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*[[Wii Relax]]<ref>[https://n4g.com/news/456869/wii-relax-spotted-in-north-america N4G]</ref>
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===Finalised on a different platform===
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*[[Pikmin 3]] (moved from Wii to Wii U)
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==Wii U==
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*[[Project Giant Robot]]
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*[[Wii U Play]]
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*[[Wii Karaoke U]] (Australian version){{refneeded}}
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==Nintendo Switch==
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*[[Metroid Prime 4|Unreleased Bandai Namco Metroid Prime 4 game]]
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==Unknown platform==
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*[[Adam and Eve]]
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*[[Untitled Pilotwings game]]s
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*[[Untitled Retro Studios The Legend of Zelda game]]
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*[[Yoshi Racing]] (a prototype became Croc: Legend of the Gobbos)
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==Cancelled iQue games==
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===Game Boy Advance===
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*[[Densetsu no Starfy]]
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*[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]]
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*[[DK: King of Swing]]
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*[[Tomato Adventure]]
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*Famicom Mini Collection (compilation of [[Classic NES Series]] games)
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*[[Kuru Kuru Kururin]]
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*[[Kururin Paradise]]
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*[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]
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*[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]
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===Nintendo DS===
  
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==Documented through leak==
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[[NetCard]] [[chess and card series]]:
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*[[Densetsu no Starfy]] (Chinese translation)
 
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*[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]] (Chinese translation)
 
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*[[DK: King of Swing]] (Chinese translation)
 
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*[[Tomato Adventure]] (Chinese translation)
 
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*[[Famicom Mini Collection]]
 
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*[[Kuru Kuru Kururin]] (Chinese translation)
 
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*[[Kururin Paradise]] (Chinese translation)
 
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*[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]] (Chinese translation)
 
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*[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]] (Chinese translation)
 
  
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==Rumored==
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*[[Zhēng Shàngyóu]]
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*Blackout (SNES)
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*[[Tuōlājī Dàzhàn]]
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*Creator (N64)
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*[[Zhōngguó Xiàngqí]]
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*Boogie Buggy (N64)
 
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*Fighting Polygon (SNES)
 
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*Modern Battle: Ultimate War
 
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*Pilotwings 64 II
 
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*Pocket Monsters RPG
 
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*Pokémon X (mobile phone supported game, dismissed as Japanese [[Pokémon Crystal]] which did support the [[Mobile System GB]] with [[Mobile GB Adapter]] in its final game)
 
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*Super Mario 64 II
 
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*Super Mario FX (SNES)
 
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*Wall Street
 
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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*[[List of cancelled Nintendo hardware]]
 
*[[List of Nintendo tech demos]]
 
*[[List of Nintendo tech demos]]
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{{stub}}
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==External links==
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cancelled_games_for_Nintendo_consoles Wikipedia article (also used for reference)]
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==References==
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<references/>
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[[Category:Lists]]

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This article is a list of Nintendo developed works (or works with Nintendo planned as the publisher) that were ultimately unreleased.

Arcade

NES

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4]

Finalised on a different platform

SNES

Sources: [5] [6] [7]

Virtual Boy

Sources: [8]

Game Boy/Game Boy Color

Sources: [9]

Finalised as a significantly different game

  • Capsule Monsters (early concept for Pokémon Red and Green with a few significantly different elements to the final games)
  • Untitled balloon/bubble pushing games (after it was decided to control the character instead, eventually the character Starfy (or a character like him) was introduced and the game later became Densetsu no Starfy for Game Boy Color)
  • Densetsu no Starfy (Game Boy Color) (became Densetsu no Starfy for Game Boy Advance)
  • Game Boy Music (moved to Game Boy Advance, but became Daigassou! Band Brothers for Nintendo DS)
  • Gimmick Land (became Tomato Adventure for Game Boy Advance. Gimmick Land was going to be released for the Game Boy Color, and wasn't meant to be published by Nintendo, but instead by AlphaDream, unlike the GBA Tomato Adventure where it got published by Nintendo.)
  • Panel de Pon GB (Pokémon Puzzle Challenge was released instead, but a demo of it is hidden in the software and can be accessed with a series of button presses)
  • Pokémon Picross (Game Boy Color) (A game with the same title was later released on the Nintendo 3DS.)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Mystical Seed of Power, Wisdom, and Courage (became The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons)
  • Pokémon Gold and Silver (originally known as Pokémon 2), seems (based on Nintendo Space World 1997 accounts and the eventual leaks) to have had a different plan of available monsters, specifically this can be seen with starting monsters Honoguma, Happa and Kurusu but lots of cut Pokémon are hidden in the code. Many differences were also present in the gameplay, such as folders instead of bag pockets, cut moves, items, trainers and the inclusion of Pokémon Red and Green music.

Game Boy Advance

Sources: [10] [11] [12] [13]

Finalised on a different platform

  • Drill Dozer (European version), became available as a download on Wii U Virtual Console
  • Game & Watch Gallery 4 (Japanese version, "Game Boy Gallery 4"), became available as a download on Wii U Virtual Console

Notes: Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue was shown at E3 2003. Some have interpreted that it (may have been) released for North America but it got soon cancelled.

Nintendo 64

Sources: [14] [15]

Finalised on a different platform

Nintendo GameCube

Finalised on a different platform

Nintendo DS

Finalised on a different platform

Wii

Finalised on a different platform

Wii U


Nintendo Switch

Unknown platform

Cancelled iQue games

Game Boy Advance

Nintendo DS

NetCard chess and card series:

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ 【第4回】インディーズゼロ　ゲームデザイナー　鈴井匡伸 ―（4） マイナビブックス(MyNavi Ebooks)
  2. ↑ Dylan Cuthbert via Devs Play interview
  3. ↑ Game Boy kiosk promotion
  4. ↑ Game Freak blog August 30th 2004
  5. ↑ NintendoSoup (2)
  6. ↑ Screenshots from an unknown English Densetsu no Starfy prototype (mirrored by LuigiBlood on Twitter)
  7. ↑ Chirimenyugido's cancelled game list (in Japanese)
  8. ↑ Menokenkou.work (in Japanese)
  9. ↑ The Making of the Game - Luigi's Mansion (nsidr) (January 21, 2005) - Translation of Nintendo Online Magazine No. 39 (September 2001)
  10. ↑ Iwata Asks: Wii Fit (in Japanese)
  11. ↑ Kyoto Report forum
  12. ↑ N4G
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