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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.
 
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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*[[Space X]]
 
*[[Space X]]
 
*[[Star Fox (Arcade)]]
 
*[[Star Fox (Arcade)]]
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==Game & Watch==
 
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===Renamed===
 
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*Laundry (became [[Rain Shower]])
 
  
 
==NES==
 
==NES==
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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]
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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]
  
 
*[[Balloon Fight]] ([[Famicom Disk System]] version)
 
*[[Balloon Fight]] ([[Famicom Disk System]] version)
 
*[[Bowling]]
 
*[[Bowling]]
 
*[[Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi]]
 
*[[Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi]]
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*[[Mother|Earth Bound (Beginnings)]] (US translation)
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*[[Mother|Earth Bound (Beginnings)]] (US localization, released later as a Virtual Console title)
 
*[[Go (Famicom Network System)]] (and four other unknown prototypes for the same service)
 
*[[Go (Famicom Network System)]] (and four other unknown prototypes for the same service)
 
*[[Gomoku Narabe Renju]] (Famicom Disk System version)
 
*[[Gomoku Narabe Renju]] (Famicom Disk System version)
 
*[[Jump Burger]]
 
*[[Jump Burger]]
 
*[[Palps]]
 
*[[Palps]]
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*[[Dr. Mario|Virus]] (old Dr. Mario name)
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*Parunuts
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*[[SimCity|SimCity (NES)]]
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*Pazu Card
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*SimCity (NES) (An NES adaptation of [[SimCity|SimCity (SNES)]])
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===Additional mention===
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===Finalised on a different platform===
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*Joust (Atari Famicom)
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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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*[[Black Out]]
 
*[[Black Out]]
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*[[Star Fox 2]] (released on the [[SNES Classic Edition]])
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*[[Star Fox 2]] (released later on the [[SNES Classic Edition]])
 
*[[Kid Kirby]]
 
*[[Kid Kirby]]
 
*[[Sound Fantasy]]
 
*[[Sound Fantasy]]
 
*[[Fighting Polygon]]
 
*[[Fighting Polygon]]
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*[[Special Tee Shot]] (released exclusively in Japan for the [[Satellaview]])
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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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*[[Game Boy Bunko: Hajimari no Mori]]
 
*[[Game Boy Bunko: Hajimari no Mori]]
 
*[[Hello Kitty Pocket Camera]]
 
*[[Hello Kitty Pocket Camera]]
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*[[Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru DX]]
 
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*[[Unreleased Pokémon versions|Pokémon Pink]]<ref>[https://nintendosoup.com/pokemon-pink-leaked-in-source-code-for-pokemon-yellow/ NintendoSoup]</ref>
 
 
*[[Sutte Hakkun GB]]
 
*[[Sutte Hakkun GB]]
 
*[[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''.
 
*[[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''.
 
*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>
 
*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>
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*DX ports of [[Metroid II: Return of Samus DX]] and [[Kirby's Dream Land 2 DX]]
 
  
 
===Finalised as a significantly different game===
 
===Finalised as a significantly different game===
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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.)
 
*[[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.)
 
*[[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)
 
*[[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)]] (in a conceptual context. May have became [[Pokémon Picross (Nintendo 3DS)]])
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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.)
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*SimCity (NES) (became [[SimCity|SimCity (SNES)]])
 
 
*[[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)
 
*[[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.
 
*[[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.
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*[[Digital Horse Racing Newspaper]]
 
*[[Digital Horse Racing Newspaper]]
 
*[[Digital Sports Newspaper]]
 
*[[Digital Sports Newspaper]]
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*[[EarthBound 64]]
 
 
*[[Echo Delta]]
 
*[[Echo Delta]]
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*[[Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem#Eternal Darkness|Eternal Darkness (Nintendo 64)]]
 
 
*[[Famicom Classics Vol. 1]]
 
*[[Famicom Classics Vol. 1]]
 
*[[Fire Emblem 64]]
 
*[[Fire Emblem 64]]
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*[[Jack & Beans]]
 
*[[Jack & Beans]]
 
*[[Jungle Emperor Leo]]
 
*[[Jungle Emperor Leo]]
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*[[Kakutou Game Ryūō]] (became ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'')
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*[[Kakutou Game Ryūō]] (became ''[[Super Smash Bros. (game)|Super Smash Bros.]]'')
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*[[Kameo: Elements of Power]]
 
 
*[[Metal Slader Glory 64]]
 
*[[Metal Slader Glory 64]]
 
*[[Metroid 64]] (see Metroid Wiki's {{met|Metroid 64}} article)
 
*[[Metroid 64]] (see Metroid Wiki's {{met|Metroid 64}} article)
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*[[Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest|Animal Leader]] (became Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest for Nintendo GameCube)
 
*[[Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest|Animal Leader]] (became Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest for Nintendo GameCube)
 
*[[Dinosaur Planet]] (became [[Star Fox Adventures]] and the original protagonists were altered to fit the Star Fox universe)
 
*[[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)
 
*[[Kirby Air Ride#Development|Kirby Bowl 64]] (became Kirby Air Ride for Nintendo GameCube)
 
*[[Kirby Air Ride#Development|Kirby Bowl 64]] (became Kirby Air Ride for Nintendo GameCube)
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*[[Luigi's Mansion]] (released on 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>
 
*Pokémon Stadium (Nintendo 64DD version)
 
*Pokémon Stadium (Nintendo 64DD version)
 
*Pokémon Snap (Nintendo 64DD version)
 
*Pokémon Snap (Nintendo 64DD version)
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*[[Ura Zelda]] (it is believed this (at least partly) became [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest]] later featured on the Nintendo GameCube)
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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]] (later title '''Roll-o-Rama''', without Kirby)
 
*[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2]] (later title '''Roll-o-Rama''', without Kirby)
 
*[[Marionette]]
 
*[[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>
 
*[[Nintendo Pennant Chase Baseball]]
 
*[[Nintendo Pennant Chase Baseball]]
 
*[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]] (European version)
 
*[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]] (European version)
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*[[Rare|Perfect Dark Zero]]
 
 
*[[Raven Blade]]
 
*[[Raven Blade]]
 
*[[Stage Debut]]
 
*[[Stage Debut]]
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*[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]] (moved from Nintendo GameCube to Wii)
 
*[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]] (moved from Nintendo GameCube to Wii)
 
*[[Eyeshield 21: Field Saikyou no Senshi Tachi]] (moved from Nintendo GameCube to Wii)
 
*[[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)
 
*[[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.)
 
*[[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.)
 
*[[Super Paper Mario]] (moved from Nintendo GameCube to Wii)
 
*[[Super Paper Mario]] (moved from Nintendo GameCube to Wii)
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*Untitled [[Baten Kaitos]] game
 
*Untitled [[Baten Kaitos]] game
 
*[[Jet Impulse]] (North American version)
 
*[[Jet Impulse]] (North American version)
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===Finalised on a different platform===
 
===Finalised on a different platform===
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*[[Cosmic Walker]]
 
*[[Cosmic Walker]]
 
*[[Fire Emblem Wii]]
 
*[[Fire Emblem Wii]]
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*[[Odama]] (port of GameCube version)
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*[[Knight Wars]]
 
*[[Project H.A.M.M.E.R.]]
 
*[[Project H.A.M.M.E.R.]]
 
*[[Super Mario Spikers]]
 
*[[Super Mario Spikers]]
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==Unknown platform==
 
==Unknown platform==
 
*[[Adam and Eve]]
 
*[[Adam and Eve]]
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*[[Untitled Pilotwings game]]s (including through rumors for [[Nintendo GameCube]] and [[Game Boy Advance]])
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*[[Untitled Pilotwings game]]s
 
*[[Untitled Retro Studios The Legend of Zelda game]]
 
*[[Untitled Retro Studios The Legend of Zelda game]]
 
*[[Yoshi Racing]] (a prototype became Croc: Legend of the Gobbos)
 
*[[Yoshi Racing]] (a prototype became Croc: Legend of the Gobbos)
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*[[Tuōlājī Dàzhàn]]
 
*[[Tuōlājī Dàzhàn]]
 
*[[Zhōngguó Xiàngqí]]
 
*[[Zhōngguó Xiàngqí]]
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==Rumored==
 
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*Creator (N64)
 
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*Pilotwings 64 II
 
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*Pocket Monsters RPG/Pocket Monsters 64
 
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*Pokémon Gray
 
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*Pokémon Moss (in unused [[Mobile Trainer]] text ([https://tcrf.net/Mobile_Trainer link]))
 
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*Pokémon X (mobile phone supported game, dismissed as Japanese [[Pokémon Crystal Version]] 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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*[[The Legendary Starfy]] successor (may simply not be finished or misinformation) - [http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2009/05/interviews_nintendotose_the_legendary_starfy according to an interview]
 
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*Return of Donkey Kong
 
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*[[Zero: Tsukihami no Kamen]] (European version)
 
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Based on Nintendo of America card-hero.com domain name:
 
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*English version of [[Trade & Battle: Card Hero]]
 
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===Datamining===
 
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From [[The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition]] code:
 
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*Japanese version of [[Dr. Mario 64]]
 
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*[[Panel de Pon 64]]
 
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From unused Kousoku Card Battle: Card Hero code, and a registered Card Hero trademark by Nintendo of America:
 
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*English version of [[Kousoku Card Battle: Card Hero]]
 
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===Leak===
 
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Lots of content was leaked from the [[2019 Nintendo, Microsoft data breach case]].
 
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===Cat protagonist game?===
 
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Exclusively to the Korean version of [[Super Paper Mario]], there are unused assets for landscapes featuring a cat protagonist and various cat characters. Specific details are unknown. If this would be a game, it is not known who the developers or publishers would have been.
 
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[[File:Unnamed cat assets.png]] [[File:Unknown cat.png]]
 
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===The Legendary Starfy series prototypes?===
 
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Similarly, cancelled assets from unrelated games (likely [[TOSE]] teams) can be found in the Japanese version of [[Super Princess Peach]] and [[Densetsu no Starfy 4]], as well as possibly assets from [[The Legendary Starfy series]] prototypes.
 
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[[File:Unused Starfy assets 1.png]]
 
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[[File:Unused Starfy assets 2.png]]
 
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

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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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