Konami Cans PS3 and Wii Games

Luckily, Metal Gear Solid 4 is still on

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The latest issue of Japan’s Weekly Famitsu reveals that Konami has withdrawn a few planned Wii and PS3 projects from its development schedule.

The only two titles that were named were Gradius Series (PS3) and Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball (PS3). No great shakes there then. Especially seeing as you can go and play classic Gradius via Wii’s Virtual Console right now.

The other four titles – two for PS3 and two for Wii – all had generic ‘to be confirmed’ working titles. SPOnG is gutted that New Action Adventure Game 2 for Wii is never to see the light of day!

The full list of canned titles is as follows:

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)

While the following still make the cut:

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)

Cutesy Wii game, Eledees (Elebits in the US) is the company’s first Wii title due in Europe this spring (pictured below).

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RiseFromYourGrave 12 Jan 2007 11:59
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i dont think i am missing your point, but im certainly pressing my own. with something less system taxing like loco roco, maybe the difference wouldnt be huge, fair enough. but there would be a difference, and that is what ive been saying. with bigger games the gulf would be quite large, large enough to make many companies think twice.
Rutabaga 12 Jan 2007 12:18
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Not every game needs to be huge though does it? The whole issue of this protracted thread was that because PS3 was so "costly" to develop for Konami canned some Wii games, which lets be honest was a load of bollox anyway. People have then butted in saying "cuz it's hi def, it cost a lot more". All I've said is it's game dependendent. How much do you reckon Zelda TP cost to develop? They've been working on it for 4 years.
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SCiARA 12 Jan 2007 13:04
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sigh....

Let’s talk round figures here, in the interest of this thread I’ll try and make it easy buying using basic rounded up figures. If they have a budget of say 10million in total to make PS3 games and 5mil to make wii game. MGS is looking to go over budget by 5mil. I'd guess in this situation they will can wii game as the return on the MGS is a safer bet.
I see it as a possible scenario and am not stating fact

Obviously I’m dumbing down to basics here so lets not take my word as gospel and if anyone thinks this is bashing Sony then so be it…
SCiARA 12 Jan 2007 13:39
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Rutabaga wrote:
SCiARA wrote:

why not? this is a forum isnt it?


Indeed it is. So your gut reaction to hearing this terrible news was that it's got to be down to Sony and there incredible development costs forcing poor little Konami to can some Wii games?


yes it was.
Rutabaga 12 Jan 2007 13:47
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SCiARA wrote:

yes it was.

Man, you have issues.
SCiARA 12 Jan 2007 13:51
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aha

can i reckomend some sites for you?

http://www.playstation3.net/
http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/
http://pleasedontsay.anythingaboutmy/favouritecompanyoriwill_throwahissyfit.com/
Rutabaga 12 Jan 2007 13:52
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SCiARA wrote:

Let’s talk round figures here, in the interest of this thread I’ll try and make it easy buying using basic rounded up figures. If they have a budget of say 10million in total to make PS3 games and 5mil to make wii game. MGS is looking to go over budget by 5mil. I'd guess in this situation they will can wii game as the return on the MGS is a safer bet.
I see it as a possible scenario and am not stating fact

So let me try to clarify, you're speculating with some speculative figures based on your speculation on some news story that turned out to be wrong anyway.... mmm...ok!

Why would a PS3 game be a safer bet than a Wii title. There have been far more Wii's sold than PS3. Surely the Wii should be the safer/cheaper option.
SCiARA 12 Jan 2007 13:55
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Rutabaga wrote:

So let me try to clarify, you're speculating with some speculative figures based on your speculation on some news story that turned out to be wrong anyway.... mmm...ok!


thats right yea.
Rutabaga 12 Jan 2007 14:00
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SCiARA wrote:
aha
can i reckomend some sites for you?
http://pleasedontsay.anythingaboutmy/favouritecompanyoriwill_throwahissyfit.com/


So you do have issues. Just because I'm defending Sony against your nonsence doesn't make me a Sony fan, not everything is so polorized. Just because you don't like a company doesn't mean everything they do is wrong and Vice Versa.
SCiARA 12 Jan 2007 14:10
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probably the second link i sent will be more suited
RiseFromYourGrave 12 Jan 2007 14:21
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right. im saying that it costs more to develop for the 360 than the Wii, and youve admitted as much, so what have we got left to argue about?
SCiARA 12 Jan 2007 14:23
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RiseFromYourGrave wrote:
right. im saying that it costs more to develop for the 360 than the Wii, and youve admitted as much, so what have we got left to argue about?


mate, he's only gonna read SONY ARE S**T no matter what you reply
Rutabaga 12 Jan 2007 15:11
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Have you guys got any work to do? Read the whole thread back again then repost some sence. You guys are crazy!
SCiARA 12 Jan 2007 15:14
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Rutabaga wrote:
Have you guys got any work to do? Read the whole thread back again then repost some sence. You guys are crazy!


i knew it
RiseFromYourGrave 12 Jan 2007 15:24
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Subliminal Marketing, i shouldve known
Rutabaga 12 Jan 2007 15:32
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SCiARA wrote:

i knew it

LOL. But seriously; I thought I made some quite valid points but your responces seem to of turned into some playground petty name calling.
SCiARA 12 Jan 2007 15:52
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You started something out of nothing, then proceeded to try and get someone (anyone) to spout anti-Sony so you could carry on.

not to mention assuming my original post was "Sony bashing" and "having a go at Sony" when all i said was maybe development costs for the PS3 was drawing more on budget and forcing the canning of wii games. This on the knowledge that NamcoBandai have stated that it will take 500k PS3 sales to brake even.

Seriously, i have been here many times with so called xxxx-fans who desperatly try to make it sound like they are not and it just ends up going over n over n over. its boring now. If it makes you happy then yea your right in what ever you say. "huge development cost a myth most of the time" yea "What was the implication of your original post? Was it not to have a dig at Sony?" yea it was "Why did you feel the need to speculate on a story" how dare me "When someones done bad have ago. When someones not done bad, don't have ago, simple" can someone add this one to the forum rules please?



Rutabaga 12 Jan 2007 16:19
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SCiARA wrote:
You started something out of nothing, then proceeded to try and get someone (anyone) to spout anti-Sony so you could carry on.

....but it was you who started something out of nothing, with your first post. The story turned out to be bollox, so your whole point is moot anyway.

If you think I responded to this thread to get "anyone to spout anti-Sony" then you must be insane, seriously I think your deluded.

Finally why is it just because I've ended up defending Sony does that make me a Sony fanboy, everything isn't black & white. You need an open mind.
Jay 12 Jan 2007 16:23
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Ditto 12 Jan 2007 16:24
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Rutabaga wrote:
....but it was you who started something out of nothing, with your first post. The story turned out to be bollox, so your whole point is moot anyway.


I think you read it as lot more anti-Sony than he intended - to me a looked like a point for discussion as PS3 has a reputation for being expensive.
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