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*[[Palps]] | *[[Palps]] | ||
*[[Dr. Mario|Virus]] (old Dr. Mario name) | *[[Dr. Mario|Virus]] (old Dr. Mario name) | ||
| + | *[[SimCity|SimCity (NES)]] | ||
| + | *[[Chip's Challenge]] | ||
===Additional mention=== | ===Additional mention=== | ||
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Sources: [https://nindb.net/vb/cancelled.html] | Sources: [https://nindb.net/vb/cancelled.html] | ||
| + | *[[3D Tank]] | ||
*[[Bound High!]] | *[[Bound High!]] | ||
| + | *[[Doraemon (Virtual Boy)]] | ||
*[[Dragon Hopper]] | *[[Dragon Hopper]] | ||
*Tech demo, possibly planned: [[Donkey Kong Country (Virtual Boy)]] | *Tech demo, possibly planned: [[Donkey Kong Country (Virtual Boy)]] | ||
| − | *Goldeneye 007 (Virtual Boy) (unknown regarding Nintendo's rights to the game) | + | *[[Faceball (Virtual Boy)]] |
| + | *[[Goldeneye 007 (Virtual Boy)]] (unknown regarding Nintendo's rights to the game) | ||
| + | *[[Puyo Puyo Tsu (Virtual Boy)]] | ||
| + | *[[Virtual Bomberman]] | ||
| + | *[[Virtual Boy Mario Kart]] | ||
*[[Virtual Boy Mario Land]] | *[[Virtual Boy Mario Land]] | ||
| + | *[[Virtual Gunman]] | ||
| + | *[[Worms (Virtual Boy)]] | ||
*[[Zero Racers]]/G-Zero | *[[Zero Racers]]/G-Zero | ||
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Sources: [https://nindb.net/gba/cancelled.html] [https://uk.ign.com/articles/2001/01/24/horse-racing-creating-derby] [https://www.unseen64.net/2019/04/11/hanasaki-gassen-gba-cancelled/] [https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,149328/] | Sources: [https://nindb.net/gba/cancelled.html] [https://uk.ign.com/articles/2001/01/24/horse-racing-creating-derby] [https://www.unseen64.net/2019/04/11/hanasaki-gassen-gba-cancelled/] [https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,149328/] | ||
| + | *[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Curse]] | ||
*[[Battland]] | *[[Battland]] | ||
*[[Diddy Kong Pilot]] | *[[Diddy Kong Pilot]] | ||
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*[[Drill Dozer]] (European version), became available as a download on [[Wii U]] Virtual Console | *[[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 | *[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]] (Japanese version, "Game Boy Gallery 4"), became available as a download on Wii U Virtual Console | ||
| + | *[[Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask]] (released on [[Nintendo 3DS]]) | ||
| + | *[[Steel Diver]] (released on Nintendo 3DS) | ||
==Nintendo 64== | ==Nintendo 64== | ||
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*[[64 Wars]] | *[[64 Wars]] | ||
| + | *[[BioSwarm]] | ||
| + | *[[Blade & Barrel]] | ||
*Body Harvest (released out of Japan, Japanese version unreleased and to have been published by Nintendo) | *Body Harvest (released out of Japan, Japanese version unreleased and to have been published by Nintendo) | ||
*[[Buggy Boogie]] | *[[Buggy Boogie]] | ||
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*[[Climber (Nintendo 64)|Climber]] | *[[Climber (Nintendo 64)|Climber]] | ||
*[[Conker's Quest: Twelve Tales 64]] (heavily reworked into the mature game [[Conker's Bad Fur Day]]. The final game was considered to be published by [[Nintendo]] in Europe, however, the decision was for THQ to publish it in that region.) | *[[Conker's Quest: Twelve Tales 64]] (heavily reworked into the mature game [[Conker's Bad Fur Day]]. The final game was considered to be published by [[Nintendo]] in Europe, however, the decision was for THQ to publish it in that region.) | ||
| + | *[[DD Sequencer]] | ||
| + | *[[Desert Island: No Man's Island]] | ||
*[[Dezaemon DD]] | *[[Dezaemon DD]] | ||
| + | *[[Digital Horse Racing Newspaper]] | ||
| + | *[[Digital Sports Newspaper]] | ||
*[[DT]] | *[[DT]] | ||
*[[EarthBound 64]] | *[[EarthBound 64]] | ||
*[[Echo Delta]] | *[[Echo Delta]] | ||
*[[Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem#Eternal Darkness|Eternal Darkness (Nintendo 64)]] | *[[Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem#Eternal Darkness|Eternal Darkness (Nintendo 64)]] | ||
| + | *[[Famicom Classics Vol. 1]] | ||
*[[Fire Emblem 64]] | *[[Fire Emblem 64]] | ||
*[[Gendai Dai-Senryaku: Ultimate War]] (64DD) | *[[Gendai Dai-Senryaku: Ultimate War]] (64DD) | ||
| + | *[[Go Carts]] | ||
| + | *[[Grabbed by the Ghoulies]] | ||
*[[Jack & Beans]] | *[[Jack & Beans]] | ||
*[[Jungle Emperor Leo]] | *[[Jungle Emperor Leo]] | ||
| + | *[[Kameo: Elements of Power]] | ||
| + | *[[Metal Slader Glory 64]] | ||
*[[Mini Racers]] (later name Surikka Rajikka) | *[[Mini Racers]] (later name Surikka Rajikka) | ||
| + | *[[Monster Dunk]] | ||
| + | *[[Montezuma's Return!]] | ||
| + | *[[Mystics]] | ||
*NBA Basketball '98 (Japanese version), possibly became NBA In The Zone '98 ? | *NBA Basketball '98 (Japanese version), possibly became NBA In The Zone '98 ? | ||
*[[Oriental Blue: Ao no Tengai (Nintendo 64DD)]] | *[[Oriental Blue: Ao no Tengai (Nintendo 64DD)]] | ||
*[[Project Dream]] | *[[Project Dream]] | ||
| + | *[[Quest 64 II]] | ||
*[[RiQa]] | *[[RiQa]] | ||
*[[Shogi (64DD)]] | *[[Shogi (64DD)]] | ||
| + | *[[Tetris Plus]] | ||
| + | *[[Thornado]] | ||
*[[Wall Gai]] | *[[Wall Gai]] | ||
| + | *[[Wild Metal Country 64]] | ||
| + | *[[Zenith]] | ||
===Finalised on a different platform=== | ===Finalised on a different platform=== | ||
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*[[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) | ||
*[[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) | ||
| + | *[[Luigi's Mansion]] (released on Nintendo GameCube) | ||
*Pokémon Stadium (Nintendo 64DD version) | *Pokémon Stadium (Nintendo 64DD version) | ||
*Pokémon Snap (Nintendo 64DD version) | *Pokémon Snap (Nintendo 64DD version) | ||
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*[[Geist]] (Japanese version) | *[[Geist]] (Japanese version) | ||
*[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2]] (later title '''Roll-o-Rama''', without Kirby) | *[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2]] (later title '''Roll-o-Rama''', without Kirby) | ||
| + | *[[Nintendo Pennant Chase Baseball]] | ||
*[[Rare|Perfect Dark Zero]] | *[[Rare|Perfect Dark Zero]] | ||
*[[Raven Blade]] | *[[Raven Blade]] | ||
*[[Stage Debut]] | *[[Stage Debut]] | ||
*[[Super Mario 128]] | *[[Super Mario 128]] | ||
| + | *[[Too Human]] | ||
*[[Thunder Rally]] | *[[Thunder Rally]] | ||
*[[Untitled EarthBound game (Nintendo GameCube)]] | *[[Untitled EarthBound game (Nintendo GameCube)]] | ||
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*[[Fire Emblem Wii]] | *[[Fire Emblem Wii]] | ||
*[[Project H.A.M.M.E.R.]] | *[[Project H.A.M.M.E.R.]] | ||
| + | *[[Super Mario Spikers]] | ||
*[[Untitled Kirby prototypes (Nintendo GameCube, Wii)]] | *[[Untitled Kirby prototypes (Nintendo GameCube, Wii)]] | ||
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*[[List of cancelled Nintendo hardware]] | *[[List of cancelled Nintendo hardware]] | ||
*[[List of Nintendo tech demos]] | *[[List of Nintendo tech demos]] | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cancelled_games_for_Nintendo_consoles Wikipedia article (also used for reference)] | ||
[[Category:Lists]] | [[Category:Lists]] | ||
Revision as of 17:45, 23 September 2019
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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.
Contents
NES
- Bowling
- Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi
- Earth Bound (Beginnings) (US translation)
- Go (Famicom Network System) (and four other unknown prototypes for the same service)
- Jump Burger
- Palps
- Virus (old Dr. Mario name)
- SimCity (NES)
- Chip's Challenge
Additional mention
- Joust (Atari Famicom)
SNES
- Star Fox 2
- Kid Kirby
- Sound Fantasy
- Fighting Polygon
- Tetrisphere (Japanese version)
Virtual Boy
Sources: [5]
- 3D Tank
- Bound High!
- Doraemon (Virtual Boy)
- Dragon Hopper
- Tech demo, possibly planned: Donkey Kong Country (Virtual Boy)
- Faceball (Virtual Boy)
- Goldeneye 007 (Virtual Boy) (unknown regarding Nintendo's rights to the game)
- Puyo Puyo Tsu (Virtual Boy)
- Virtual Bomberman
- Virtual Boy Mario Kart
- Virtual Boy Mario Land
- Virtual Gunman
- Worms (Virtual Boy)
- Zero Racers/G-Zero
Game Boy/Game Boy Color
Sources: [6]
- Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru DX
- Kirby's Dream Land 2 DX
- Metroid II: Return of Samus DX
- Pokémon Picross (Game Boy Color) (see also: Pokémon Picross (Nintendo 3DS))
Finalised as a significantly different game
- Capsule Monsters (early concept for Pokémon Red and Blue 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)
- SimCity (NES) (became SimCity (SNES))
- Gimmick Land (became Tomato Adventure for Game Boy Advance)
- 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 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.
Game Boy Advance
- Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Curse
- Battland
- Diddy Kong Pilot
- Donkey Kong: Coconut Crackers
- Donkey Kong Plus
- Game Boy Wars Advance (Japanese version of Advance Wars, later released in Game Boy Wars Advance 1+2)
- Hanasaki Kassen
- Horse Racing Creating Derby
- Game Boy Music
- Luna Blaze
- Sabre Wulf (Japanese version)
- Unreleased Game Boy Advance Custom Robo GX successor
- Warlocked 2
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
- Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (released on Nintendo 3DS)
- Steel Diver (released on Nintendo 3DS)
Nintendo 64
- 64 Wars
- BioSwarm
- Blade & Barrel
- Body Harvest (released out of Japan, Japanese version unreleased and to have been published by Nintendo)
- Buggy Boogie
- Cancelled Mario Artist games
- Cabbage
- CatRoots
- Climber
- Conker's Quest: Twelve Tales 64 (heavily reworked into the mature game Conker's Bad Fur Day. The final game was considered to be published by Nintendo in Europe, however, the decision was for THQ to publish it in that region.)
- DD Sequencer
- Desert Island: No Man's Island
- Dezaemon DD
- Digital Horse Racing Newspaper
- Digital Sports Newspaper
- DT
- EarthBound 64
- Echo Delta
- Eternal Darkness (Nintendo 64)
- Famicom Classics Vol. 1
- Fire Emblem 64
- Gendai Dai-Senryaku: Ultimate War (64DD)
- Go Carts
- Grabbed by the Ghoulies
- Jack & Beans
- Jungle Emperor Leo
- Kameo: Elements of Power
- Metal Slader Glory 64
- Mini Racers (later name Surikka Rajikka)
- Monster Dunk
- Montezuma's Return!
- Mystics
- NBA Basketball '98 (Japanese version), possibly became NBA In The Zone '98 ?
- Oriental Blue: Ao no Tengai (Nintendo 64DD)
- Project Dream
- Quest 64 II
- RiQa
- Shogi (64DD)
- Tetris Plus
- Thornado
- Wall Gai
- Wild Metal Country 64
- Zenith
Finalised on a different platform
- 1080° Snowboarding 2 (moved to Nintendo GameCube, 1080° Avalanche was released in its place)
- 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)
- Kirby Bowl 64 (became Kirby Air Ride for Nintendo GameCube)
- Luigi's Mansion (released on Nintendo GameCube)
- Pokémon Stadium (Nintendo 64DD version)
- Pokémon Snap (Nintendo 64DD version)
- 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)
Nintendo GameCube
- Action Adventure
- Donkey Kong Racing
- Football 2002
- Geist (Japanese version)
- Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2 (later title Roll-o-Rama, without Kirby)
- Nintendo Pennant Chase Baseball
- Perfect Dark Zero
- Raven Blade
- Stage Debut
- Super Mario 128
- Too Human
- Thunder Rally
- Untitled EarthBound game (Nintendo GameCube)
- Untitled Kirby prototypes (Nintendo GameCube, Wii)
Finalised on a different platform
- Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (moved from Nintendo GameCube to Wii)
- Eyeshield 21: Field Saikyou no Senshi Tachi (moved from Nintendo GameCube to Wii)
- Super Paper Mario (moved from Nintendo GameCube to Wii)
Nintendo DS
Finalised on a different platform
- Advance Wars: Days of Ruin (the Japanese version was originally unreleased, until becoming available as a digital download Club Nintendo promotion for Nintendo eShop)
- Steel Diver (moved from Nintendo DS to Nintendo 3DS, originally a tech demo at E3 2004, see Submarine Tech Demo)
Wii
- 100-Go de Start! Ei Kaiwa
- Cosmic Walker
- Fire Emblem Wii
- Project H.A.M.M.E.R.
- Super Mario Spikers
- Untitled Kirby prototypes (Nintendo GameCube, Wii)
Finalised on a different platform
- Pikmin 3 (moved from Wii to Wii U)
Wii U
Nintendo Switch
Unknown platform
- Adam and Eve
- Yoshi Racing (a prototype became Croc: Legend of the Gobbos)
Documented through leak
Translations
- Kousoku Card Battle: Card Hero (English translation; incomplete English translated text found in code)
- Densetsu no Starfy (Chinese translation)
- Densetsu no Starfy 2 (Chinese translation)
- DK: King of Swing (Chinese translation)
- Tomato Adventure (Chinese translation)
- Famicom Mini Collection (Chinese, may not have actually been intended for release)
- Kuru Kuru Kururin (Chinese translation)
- Kururin Paradise (Chinese translation)
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (Chinese translation)
- Mario Kart: Super Circuit (Chinese translation)
Cat protagonist game?
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.
File:Unnamed cat assets.png File:Unknown cat.png
The Legendary Starfy series prototypes?
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.
File:Unused Starfy assets 1.png File:Unused Starfy assets 2.png
Rumored
- Balloon Kids (Balloon Kid in Japan; later released in the form of Hello Kitty World and Balloon Fight GB)
- Blackout (SNES)
- Creator (N64)
- Pilotwings 64 II
- Pocket Monsters RPG/Pocket Monsters 64
- 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)
- Super Mario 64 II
- Super Mario FX (SNES)
- The Legendary Starfy successor (may simply not be finished or misinformation) - according to an interview
- Return of Donkey Kong
