Contrary to their recent success together,NintendoandRockstar Games’partnership didn’t get off to the best of starts.
Whilst there’s certainly never been any serious bad blood between the two, sales for Rockstar’s titles on Nintendo systems were never exactly strong.
Although the critical reception for Rockstar titles such asMax Payneon the Game Boy Advance andGrand Theft Auto: Chinatown Warsranged from decent to incredible, the family-friendly market Nintendo had cultivated led to disappointing sales numbers in the long run.
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So perhaps in light of that, the recent news that two Rockstar-led titles that were developed for Nintendo systems were ultimately cancelled should come as no surprise - but it doesn’t stop the news from hurting.
One of their sources was quoted saying “…We finished the game. It was actually f**king fun to play. But there it sits never to be released because that’s when the PSP was gaining momentum and we weren’t really seeing good returns on Nintendo.”
The same source also stated that another beloved Rockstar title,Bully, almost saw its way to the Nintendo DS. According to the source, the DS version ofBullywas ultimately canned soon into development - possibly as a result ofGrand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars’poor sales on the same platform.
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They told Time Extension “We had Bully on the DS. Right away Chinatown Wars, we did Bully. The same thing. Top down and everything.”
Time Extension did however note that whilst they were able to mostly confirm the existence of Game Boy Advance version ofThe Warriorsafter speaking to other sources, they had less luck corroborating the same claim for the DS version ofBully- although one other Rockstar source noted that it was certainly “plausible”.
Still, considering GBA version ofThe Warriorswas reportedly so close to completion, it is a shame it’ll never see the light of day.
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Unless of course, Nintendo and Rockstar fancied releasing it on the Nintendo eShop? Would be a waste not to, right folks?
Topics:Rockstar Games,Nintendo
