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Konami Wii and PS3 games not cancelled

Flesh Into GearFlesh Into Gear Registered User regular
edited January 2007 in Games and Technology
Reported from 1up
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3156366
We previously reported that Konami had cancelled a number of Wii and PS3 titles. However, today Konami went on record to deny these cancellations, saying the printed release listings in Japanese magazines, Famitsu and Dengeki, are actually errors and the games are still going ahead as planned. None of the games currently have release dates, however.

Since the mistake happened in two magazines, we can only presume that someone at Konami provided the wrong information to the publishers. It should be noted that this does not apply to Coded Arms Assault, however, which was officially cancelled last week. We're just relieved that a new Gradius is still in the works.

Hooray if anyone cares!

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  • slash000slash000 Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    New Gradius!



    Allelujah!


    ....edit... which system, though?

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  • DarlanDarlan Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Obligatory old joke: Thank god for "Role Playing Game"!

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  • Flesh Into GearFlesh Into Gear Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    New Gradius!



    Allelujah!


    ....edit... which system, though?

    PS3

    For now

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  • BartholamueBartholamue Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Bah, no use buying a whole new system if just for one game.

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  • BarcardiBarcardi All the Wizards Under A Rock: AfganistanRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    isnt 1up getting bought by mtv?

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  • ThreepioThreepio New Westminster, BCRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Great news for those of us with PS3s. Huzzah.

    Now... the task of making sure that some Sony executive doesn't open their damn mouths and turn this into something stupid...

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  • slash000slash000 Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Hm.


    I guess the next important questions are:

    Is Treasure developing it?


    Does the cost of development and the low installed base of the PS3 (for now anyway) make developing a SHMUP viable for the platform? It's rather a niche market.

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  • ArcticXCArcticXC Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    The Gradius game was put on indefinite hold long long ago, so I doubt we'll be seeing it anytime soon. If you're looking for a treasure shmup then look towards the 360.

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  • Target PracticeTarget Practice Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I really have difficulty seeing Gradius on the PS3.

    Didn't SCEA give them shit about putting it even on the PS2?

    SCEA haet 2D.

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  • TerrorbyteTerrorbyte __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2007
    Nice to see that the game journalism industry is still blaming their inability to do anything more than regurgitate press releases on everyone but themselves.

    Did 1UP even try to contact Konami before they went to press? How utterly embarrassing.

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  • ViscountalphaViscountalpha The pen is mightier than the sword http://youtu.be/G_sBOsh-vyIRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    ArcticXC wrote:
    The Gradius game was put on indefinite hold long long ago, so I doubt we'll be seeing it anytime soon. If you're looking for a treasure shmup then look towards the 360.

    What 360 shmup? And damn konami for not making a gradius for the Wii. That might be fucking awesome with the wiimote.

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  • Target PracticeTarget Practice Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Viscountalpha wrote:
    ArcticXC wrote:
    The Gradius game was put on indefinite hold long long ago, so I doubt we'll be seeing it anytime soon. If you're looking for a treasure shmup then look towards the 360.

    What 360 shmup? And damn konami for not making a gradius for the Wii. That might be fucking awesome with the wiimote.
    There's a "Radiant Silvergun 3" in development for the 360.

    It probably won't actually be called that when it comes out, though. ("Radiant Silvergun 2" is Ikaruga.)

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  • TerrorbyteTerrorbyte __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2007
    Target Practice wrote:
    Viscountalpha wrote:
    ArcticXC wrote:
    The Gradius game was put on indefinite hold long long ago, so I doubt we'll be seeing it anytime soon. If you're looking for a treasure shmup then look towards the 360.

    What 360 shmup? And damn konami for not making a gradius for the Wii. That might be fucking awesome with the wiimote.
    There's a "Radiant Silvergun 3" in development for the 360.

    It probably won't actually be called that when it comes out, though. ("Radiant Silvergun 2" is Ikaruga.)

    Treasure already talked about it.
    1UP: So would you consider it a new game in Radiant Silvergun "series"? Even though Ikaruga wasn't technically a sequel to Radiant Silvergun, it was the spiritual successor.
    MM: I would say no, actually. I know what you mean about Ikaruga being a spiritual successor and I would have to say that this game is totally different.

    And, really, Ikaruga isn't Radiant Silvergun 2. They're almost nothing alike, aside from both being shmups. It was an internal development name (RS2) that caught on with fans.

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  • Unco-ordinatedUnco-ordinated NZRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Target Practice wrote:
    I really have difficulty seeing Gradius on the PS3.

    Didn't SCEA give them shit about putting it even on the PS2?

    SCEA haet 2D.
    Gradius would work pretty well on the PS Store, as a downloadable game.

    And didn't NIS say in an interview that the whole 'SCEA hates 2D' thing is bullshit?

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  • sethsezsethsez Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Terrorbyte wrote:
    Ikaruga isn't Radiant Silvergun 2. They're almost nothing alike, aside from both being shmups.
    Shmups with color-chaining systems and the same final boss, which is close enough to "sequel" for me.

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