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Mass Effect: Corsair
Mass Effect: Corsair (TBA)
subdirectory_arrow_right Mass Effect (Franchise)
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A spin-off for the Nintendo DS titled Mass Effect: Corsair was in early development but ultimately cancelled. The reason for its cancellation was due to high production costs for the DS game cartridge, according to ex-BioWare producer Mark Darrah. EA predicted the game would only sell 50,000 units with each cartridge costing $10.50 USD to produce.

Corsair would've been a combination of the games Privateer and Star Control set "in a part of the galaxy that was more piratey and not really fully explored". You'd play as an independent character exploring, collecting cargo, and selling information to the Human alliance. The development team had already started working on the flight controls and overall story before it was cancelled.
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Cancelled Release, Development
person KnowledgeBase calendar_month July 6, 2021
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Omega Labyrinth Life
Omega Labyrinth Life (2019)
subdirectory_arrow_right Omega Labyrinth Z (Game)
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After the cancellation of Omega Labyrinth Z's North American localization in 2018, work began on Omega Labyrinth Life for the Nintendo Switch. In May 2019, it was announced that D3 was also working on a censored version for the Playstation 4. Despite the PS4 version being cheaper, the Switch version sold three times as many copies.
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Cancelled Release, Censorship, Console Difference, Development, Version Difference
person raidramon0 calendar_month June 24, 2021
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The Simpsons Game
The Simpsons Game (2007)
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Gameplay of a prototype version from 2004 was uploaded to YouTube. The player controls only Bart Simpson and runs around in the house. The game was played on the original Xbox, suggesting such an OG Xbox version may have been planned at one point.
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Cancelled Release, Development
person GamerBen144 calendar_month May 1, 2021
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Franchise: Doctor Who
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Attachment A Doctor Who video game by Australian studio IR Gurus (later Transmission games) was in development but canceled due to complications. The game was to coincide with the first series of the revived show starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper. Development went for half a year and funded through substantial government subsidies. According to Paul Callaghan who worked at the studio, a possible plot he conceived was that airborne nanobots released by aliens were modifying the human race which included the Doctor's companion Rose Tyler, enabling her to have "...some cool alien powers!"

However, according to then BBC Worldwide head of communications Andy Widger, there were no intentions of releasing the game as it was just "an interactive demo for internal evaluation."
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Cancelled Release, Development
person KnowledgeBase calendar_month December 26, 2020
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Wonder Project J2: Corlo no Mori no Josette
Wonder Project J2: Corlo no Mori no Josette (1996)
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Attachment A port for the PlayStation was reportedly in development though never released. It was aimed for release in late 1997 and would've featured animated sequences that wouldn't have been possible for the Nintendo 64 version due to the cartridge's memory space limitations.
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Cancelled Release, Console Difference, Development, Version Difference
person KnowledgeBase calendar_month December 23, 2020
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Steep
Steep (2016)
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A Nintendo Switch version of the game was planned and even worked on, but, according to the Steep twitter account, this Switch release was canceled in order for the development team to focus on creating more content for the other console versions of the game.
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Cancelled Release, Development, Early Idea
person PirateGoofy calendar_month November 19, 2020
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Star Wars: Battlefront III
Star Wars: Battlefront III (TBA)
subdirectory_arrow_right Star Wars (Franchise)
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Attachment A finished version of the canceled Star Wars: Battlefront III developed by Free Radical was to be released onto Steam by developer Frontwire Studios and renamed to Galaxy in Turmoil. The game would've been free to download with publisher Valve agreeing to let it onto the service, however in June of 2016, Lucasfilm sent Frontwire a letter telling them to halt production.

Frontwire's president, Tony Romanelli, had met with Lucasfilm who told him that although they would've been open to negotiating a license with them, they wouldn't be able to due to the current license with EA and it would be "taking away attention from their Battlefront franchise." Romanelli suggested putting it behind EA's "paywall" and tried directly contacting the company to no avail.
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Cancelled Release, Development, General, Real Life
person KnowledgeBase calendar_month June 10, 2020
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Franchise: Metroid
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Sega's Toshihiro Nagoshi revealed in an interview, where he talked about F-Zero GX, that Sega had also pitched a Metroid game to Nintendo. However, Nintendo had obviously turned down Sega's pitch.
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Cancelled Release, Development, Early Idea, General, Real Life
person PirateGoofy calendar_month June 5, 2020
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NES Remix
NES Remix (2013)
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The game did not receive a 3DS version of the game as series creator Koichi Hayashida believed that the Wii U "had the machine-power" that the 3DS didn't.

The 3DS would eventually get a new installment of the series with Ultimate NES Remix, albeit with the 3D mode turned off.
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Cancelled Release, Development
person GamerBen144 calendar_month April 2, 2020
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Franchise: Earthbound
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Attachment Monolith Soft, known for the Xeno series, had approached Nintendo in 2003 with a pitch for an EarthBound sequel, intended for the GameCube. The game was designed as if it were made of arts and crafts, similar to Kirby's Epic Yarn and Yoshi's Woolly World, and was supposed to be set in America during the 80's.

The meeting for this new EarthBound game was arranged by Nintendo's then-CEO Satoru Iwata without Shigesato Itoi (EarthBound's creator) knowing about it. Despite Itoi not knowing about this project, it's unclear what led to the cancellation of the game.
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Cancelled Release, Development, Early Idea, General, Real Life
person GamerBen144 calendar_month March 28, 2020
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Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark (1992)
subdirectory_arrow_right Alone In The Dark (Game), Alone in the Dark (Game)
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The game was going to be remade by Eden Games, who developed the critically panned 2008 sequel to the series, also titled Alone in the Dark. After the mostly negative response to the sequel, the remake was temporarily cancelled. Later however in 2018, Atari SA would sell the series rights to THQ Nordic, who would revive the remake now being developed by Pieces Interactive, and it released for Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 in 2024.
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Cancelled Release, Development
person Mass Distraction calendar_month March 27, 2020
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Night Trap
Night Trap (1992)
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According to a SEGA.jp interview with Ryoichi Hasegawa, the game was banned in Germany for its “excessive” content. While not banned in Japan, Ryoichi mentioned that there were news reports about the game in Japan, describing it as “a game where you chase around and try to capture women in their underwear”.
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Cancelled Release, Censorship, Development, General, Real Life, Regional Difference, Version Difference
person ProtoSnake calendar_month March 27, 2020
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Platform: Wii
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In December 2016, Red Fly Studios showcased several Wii prototypes of various games the developer had conceptualized for the console. These games include: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Devil May Cry, a reimagining of Namco's Dig Dug, and Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter.
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Cancelled Release, Development
person Yoshispacedragon calendar_month March 26, 2020
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Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz (2006)
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In an interview with SPoNG.com, Monkey Ball creator Toshihiro Nagoshi said that he planned to release the game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game was later released for the Wii exclusively, and no such announcement for other consoles were made. A reversal of this later happened with the 2006 edition of Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic and the Secret Rings.
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Cancelled Release, Development, Early Idea
person GamerBen144 calendar_month March 26, 2020
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Company: Rare
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Grant Kirkhope, music composer for Rare at the time, reused songs he had composed for Rare's unreleased game Project: Dream for several other titles, including Banjo-Kazooie, Banjo-Tooie, Donkey Kong 64 and Viva Piñata.
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Cancelled Release, Development, Early Idea, Easter Egg, General, Hidden Credit, Inspiration, Music, Reference, Unused Audio, Unused Content
person ChocoPain calendar_month March 23, 2020
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Dead or Alive: Code Chronos
Dead or Alive: Code Chronos (TBA)
subdirectory_arrow_right Dead or Alive (Franchise)
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Attachment A game called Dead or Alive: Code Chronos was in development for the Xbox 360. The game would have been a prequel to the series and would relay the story of Ayane and Kasumi before the first tournament. However, the progress of Code Chronos came to a halt due to Itagaki's dispute with Tecmo. In 2010, the project was then confirmed canceled by the current head of Team Ninja, Yosuke Hayashi.

A promotional image advertising Dead Or Alive 4 featured an ad for Code Chronos in the bottom-right corner.
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Cancelled Release, Development
person DrakeVagabond calendar_month November 18, 2019
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Dance Dance Revolution Solo 2000
Dance Dance Revolution Solo 2000 (1999)
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Attachment Unused graphics in the data suggest this game could have been brought to European countries under the name "Dancing Stage Solo". It is unknown why this version was not released.
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Cancelled Release, Development, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
person psyducklover13 calendar_month September 11, 2019
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Ratatouille
Ratatouille (2007)
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The data for the American version of the GBA release suggests that a Japanese version for the game was planned. However, because the GBA was discontinued the previous year in that country, it was cancelled.
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Cancelled Release, Console Difference, Development, Version Difference
person GamerBen144 calendar_month September 9, 2019
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Has-Been Heroes
Has-Been Heroes (2017)
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In the Nintendo Switch version, there is unused data. This includes text and button icons for the Wii U controller, that may suggest a Wii U version was planned at some point.
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Cancelled Release, Development, Early Idea, Suggested, Theory, Unused Code, Unused Content, Unused Graphic, Unused Text
person PirateGoofy calendar_month September 8, 2019
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Tekken Tag Tournament
Tekken Tag Tournament (1999)
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According to producer Katsuhiro Harada, SEGA offered a free Virtua Fighter character to be added into the game if the game was ported to the Dreamcast.
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Cancelled Release, Development, Early Idea, General, Real Life
person ZpaceJ0ck0 calendar_month July 30, 2019
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