Konami games cancelled, not so much
by Nick Doerr 
{ Jan 12th 2007 at 3:00PM }
Thanks to a misprint inside Famitsu magazine, reports spread over the internet like fildwire (not wildfire) about the multitude of Konami games getting the can across multiple systems. We didn't hop on it instantly because it seemed way too fishy and for good reason. Konami came out and said the report is false and the games listed as cancelled in the magazine are still very much in production. Here are the games falsely reported as cancelled:- Gradius Series (PS3) I nearly cried at this one. I love Gradius and refused to believe the lies.
- Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball (PS3) Oh, thank goodness... huh?
- "New Action Game" (PS3) Phew!
- "New Role-Playing Game" (PS3) Again, phew! These games sound new!
- "New Action-Adventure Game 2" (Wii) We knew the title couldn't end with such a cliffhangar... New Action-Adventure Game really deserved a sequel.
- "Role-Playing Game" (Wii) Apparently not as new as the others.
That's really it. If you were worried about the mass-cancellation, don't. The unnamed games still have a TBA for their release date, as do the named games. But really, this was all a ruse for us to plug the awesomeness that will be Gradius Series and the fact that it's still coming!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Colin @ Jan 12th 2007 4:09PM
Gradius on the PS3 makes me so happy I almost accidently smiled. I didn't, but I *almost* did.
So glad its not cancelled!
-Colin
EH @ Jan 12th 2007 4:17PM
Gradius !!!! 1985 game !!!!!!!!!!!!does not compute, running on PS3 2005 hardware help help.
Andir2.0 @ Jan 12th 2007 8:45PM
EH: Have you ever hear of remakes? They take the game mechanics, upgrade the graphics, sounds, levels, etc. and release a new version of it. There are tons of those old games that are fun as hell, but they lack the visual stamina to keep people interested today. Thus, the remake.
Fortissimo 7777 @ Jan 13th 2007 6:42PM
Look at me! Im like luke smith from 1up!!!!111111
Errrr not so much....
LOLZ
Ggame @ Jan 13th 2007 7:37AM
Heah! Lastest..Konami has announced statement to "DENY" that rumor.
Fortunately for our.
alienclay @ Jan 14th 2007 1:00PM
what! have you guys played gradius 5 on the ps2? i think it and the gradius collection on psp is a must have for any gradius fan.
classic gameplay updated and the graphics to keep up. just as long as they don't try to kid themselves with a $60 price ($35-40 maybe). i'm sold!