GameDynamo - "According to the LinkedIn profile of Scott Rogers, Creative Manager at THQ, Saints Row Drive-By has been cancelled for XBLA and PSN, though it appears the game will go forward on Nintendo 3DS."
Pop Arma writes, "Developers have begun to regard the platform with caution. Some titles, such as Gabrielle’s Ghostly Groove 3D and Crush3d!, have been delayed until their respective companies can assess the current state of the 3DS while an alarming number of others have been outright cancelled. Consumers and analysts began to cry doom, comparing (as has become tradition) the console to Nintendo’s infamous Virtual Boy, and even numbering the 3DS’s days.
But are these cancellations really testaments to the console’s health?"
Okay, Mega Man 3 wasn't going to happen because Capcom never had intentions of letting it release. Assassin's Creed isn't cancelled as the concept for the 3DS game became Revelations. DJ Hero 3D got cancelled because Activision killed the entire franchise. Saints Row was an XBLA port and never got off the ground, while My Garden was mostly a tech-demo and lacked substance.
So, no, they aren't signs of a failing system.
I couldn't agree with you more about them not being signs of the system's "failure".
The purpose of this article is to address the myriad I've seen that consider these cancellations the death knell of the 3DS.
Signs of a failing system? No. Signs that these companies don't care about us? Almost for certain.
It's not a sign that they don't care, because ultimately they do. They want us to be happy so we give them their money. (Except for Nintendo, who apparently doesn't like money.)
It's a sign that the companies don't believe these titles would be worth the cost of production. Instead of produce a predicted flop, they'd rather cut their losses and put their resources into something that's going to keep their company alive.
Hmm, this is wierd , i feel like they should refund peoples money back and work on something more amazing, or the option to get the newer NEXT GEN worthy console for alot less, when i bought my Sega Dreamcast, a few months later i heard they were discontinuing it and i just traded it back in for my money, very simple no Remorse or hatred, if they would have announced a revised more powerful Sega Game Console, i would have gladly have waited ... But after no news of anything new from sega ,i put that money together and sold my ps1 with my 20 games, and Bought a PS2' i was a Twisted Metal Fan and that TM: Black trailer was amazing.... Main thing that puts me off of this console was the way the top screen and bottom screen hit each other and the displat versions at best buy had the buttons lifting up and people complaining about 3D headaches, theres something wrong with my eyes where i really have to strain my eyes and focus in order to get any 3d effect, even watching Avatar on the Huge IMAX screen ... Was a pain , maby i need thicker glasses or im sorta crossed eyed' im hoping this fad will fad sooner than later, bring on the OLED Holographic technology
Chris Buffa (Modojo): Video games get cancelled all the time. In fact, we'd bet a large sum of cash that Nintendo nixes games on a yearly basis, many of which the public never hears about.
It has been revealed today that THQ will no longer be releasing a Nintendo 3DS version of their popular Saints Row franchise. Originally announced as in development under the name Saints Row: Drive By, the game was also in development for Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network, both of which have reportedly also been cancelled.
3DS needs some good games to boost its sales. GTA clones will only make it look worse.
EDIT:Yeah the profits took a nosedive because people finally realized that THQ can only rip off of other good games and that GTA is better.
3ds sales are very good for 1 month.
And dont forget this entire project was cancelled. The game was a multiplat
this probably has more to do with thq's profits taking a nosedive........
EA had a mega profit nosedive and they delayed and cancelled projects to
In terms of Graphics, GTA4 wipes the floor with Saints Row. Saints Row bitch slaps GTA4 though when it comes to the Story and Gameplay.
GTA 4 was a step backwards as far as content is concerned. Saints Row 2 is THE true successor to San Andreas. I hope that with the GTA, Rockstar don't ignore those Gamers who want a Super Serious Game that is realistic, and return to their roots with GTA and make just an all out fun game just like previous GTA games on PS2!
Saints row beats GTA4 in story and gameplay?
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Wait isn't this only Saints Row: Drive-by that has been cancelled? As far as i was aware, there were two Saints Row games in development for 3DS. Wasn't Drive By just a mini game like Red Faction Battlegrounds?
@MARIOFTW: No the same game was coming to PSn and XBL to let you unlock contet fron S.R 3. you were also going to be abloe to unlock content in S.R.3 for Drive by as well.
Oh no, I had this on pre-order :(.
good news
Well just as long there bot cancelling Saints Row the Third.
I think this is all down to how much bad reception Red Faction: Battlegrounds received and have decided to give it the slip. The reviews weren't all that great and i don't think hardly anyone bought it.
Still am glad it still on the way to the 3DS so all is not lost.
I Think They Are Focusing On Saints Row The Third More So They Decided To Not Make It For Consoles As It Will Make Their Team Lose Focus On SR3
really did anyone even think this had a chance at being good?!