Project H.A.M.M.E.R. is D.E.A.D.

At E3, Nintendo said things had been shuffled around, and work had started on new projects. HAMMER, meanwhile, was given a hot seat on the back burner.

Joystiq revisited the episode today and got more of the same from Nintendo’s executive, Beth Llewellyn:

What’s the status of Project H.A.M.M.E.R. or Disaster: Day of Crisis?

Disaster is still in development. Project H.A.M.M.E.R. we’ve sort of shifted resources off that title. But Disaster is still in development.

Are you talking about the reasons why H.A.M.M.E.R. has been cancelled?

No.

Please note how Llewellyn did not correct the crafty Joystiq when it slipped the buzzword "cancelled" into the Q&A. This is bad.