Konami cancelling some Wii and PS3 games

[gljvd]

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/754/754307p1.html

Here's the full list of cancelled titles.

Gradius Series (PS3)
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball (PS3)
New Action Game (PS3)
New Role Playing Game (PS3)
New Action Adventure Game 2 (Wii)
Role Playing Game (Wii)

With those titles gone, Konami's Wii and PS3 lineup reads as follows:

Pro Baseball Spirits Series (PS3)
Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3)
World Soccer Winning Eleven Series (PS3)
Music Simulation Game (Wii)
New Action Adventure Game (Wii)
Sports Game -- Soccer (Wii)
Sports Game -- Baseball (Wii)



Hmm wtf happend ?

[koten]

That's a very good question...

[Viper]

No big deal. None of these were even named titles yet. Basically just conceptual ideas.

Now that both systems are out and they have a better understanding of their sales position and user base, they'll rearrange their far planned future line up accordingly.

Every company does this. Why this got published as news is beyond me.

[speed stick]

Did they cancel any 360 games?

[Viper]

No because like I said, this is simply a restructuring based on the systems now that they are out. X360 has been out for over a year, they already have their plans solidified for it.

[IEatFriedPikmin]

are they even making any 360 games?

[HolyPaladin]

They canceled games? Oh, no! That's never happened in the industry before!

Oh, wait. It has. In fact, it happens all the time. It's just not normally posted all over the internet as news, especially when the games that are canceled are just in their conceptual stages.

[dementia]

I lament the loss of Gradius VI

[Coded-Dude]

So.......Coded Arms may still be "in the pipe."
(since these are all untitled)

[homelesscarl]

It's good that more PS3 games got booted then Wii games.

[Coded-Dude]

bumped.......not booted
You will probably see many of these untitled titles come back once each userbase is much larger.

[masteratt]

Pointless thread.

These games don't even have titles so who the hell cares and in case this thread was made to make people think Konami "hatesorz the wi and th ps3!" That's not the case at all.

Konami said a few times that PS is their favourite platform to work with and them waiting for PS3 dev kits to start working on the next Winning Eleven backs up this claim and since Wii is easy and fun to work with, I am sure no developer will hate or back away from making a Wii game.

[VG Aficionado]

No, Konami hasn't cancelled any games :)

Konami games not canned (http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=71740)

Looks like Konami isn't guilty of mass cancellations of Wii and PS3 projects, nor quietly deciding not to bother continuing with a handful of prototypes either: those games listed by Famitsu this week haven't been cancelled after all.

Previous reports, based on a Famitsu entry, claimed that sketchily detailed next-gen titles Gradius Series, Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball, "New Action Game" and "New Role Playing Game" (all PS3) along with "New Action Adventure Game 2" and "Role Playing Game" (both Wii) had been wiped off the release schedule.

Not so says, er, Famitsu, which has apparently updated its website to claim something of a printing error. Konami has kept quiet throughout.

Which leaves us with little else to say, even about dewdrops brushed gaily from the strings of a mangled hummock, other than perhaps that Konami continues to support the various next-gen formats including Wii (Eledees/Elebits), PS3 (something called Metal Gear Solid 4) and Xbox 360 (Pro Evolution Soccer), although it's showing little love for the Gizmondo, which must be doing well or they'd have mentioned it on the news.
Now, someone find official confirmation of the cancellation of Coded Arms: Assault, because I remember reading the rumour originated from Famitsu as well. Just because stupid sites like 1UP and themagicbox report it as cancelled, it doesn't make it official.