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[Father_Brain]

Not really much of a surprise, at this point.

http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/starcraftghost/news.html?sid=6137109

Starcraft: Ghost not beaming onto GameCube
Blizzard confirms the Warcraft maker's first console game won't be released for Nintendo's current-gen console.

When it showed off Starcraft: Ghost to the crowd at Blizzcon last weekend, Blizzard Entertainment did not mention any specific platform the game was being released for. Many assumed that was because those attending the event were familiar with the long story behind the publisher's first foray into the console market. Announced in 2002, Starcraft: Ghost has seen its fair share of woes, with its original developer, Nihilistic Software (Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption ), being replaced by Swingin' Ape (Metal Arms: Glitch in the System) in the summer of 2004 for undisclosed reasons.

Despite switching developers, Starcraft: Ghost's consoles have always been consistent--until this week, anyway. Speaking to GameSpot, a Blizzard staffer confirmed that the game is now only being released for the Xbox and PlayStation 2, meaning the previously announced GameCube edition has been canceled. The staffer did not give a reason why it had been scrapped.

Luckily, a moderator on the forums of Battle.net, the official Starcraft and Warcraft Web site, did lay out the official motivation behind shelving Ghost for the GameCube. "In order to provide the game envisioned by the console team, a set and readily available online solution was needed," said the moderator. "Unfortunately the GameCube has no online service and since so much work is going in to the online portion, it would be additional work to release only part of the intended game."

That said, the moderator was quick to point out that the cancellation was not due to Blizzard being biased against the Mario factory. "Nintendo systems certainly aren't something that we are against supporting," he said. "The GameCube and Revolution will still be considered for future products."

 

[bitwise]

heh i remember i asked about the GC version of it just the other day on here.

well, not surprised.

 

[Mrbob]

Without reading the article I bet lack of online is the main culprit.

*reads article*

Woot.

 

[Agent X]

GameSpot thinks this is Blizzard's first console game?

 

[White Man]

In before legions of ninthings proclaiming that they never cared about the game in the first place.

 

[Wollan]

I wonder what the future projects will be.

Diablo 3 on PC, PS3, X360 and Revolution?

(StarCraft DS, Diablo 2 PSP)

 

[dog$]

HAHAHA - the GameCube curse strikes again! First Accliam, now Midway...
WHO'S NEXT?!

Poor Blizzard

 

[DonasaurusRex]

thats what i was thinking , they started out on console and have made quite a few, how can you forget the lost vikings HOW!

 

[Ninja Scooter]

they should can all of them and move it to nextgen.

 

[John Harker]

I played it for GC at E3 and enjoyed it

 

[FeedMeAStrayCat]

Yeah, even though this game was looking shitty in recent screenshots, many seem to forget that screenshots aren't among the important aspects of quality gaming.. things such as gameplay and control certainly are, though. :lol But anyways, I was looking forward to picking this up for the Cube. Ah well.

 

[the year 20XX]

Finally, the GC is ahead of the curve on a third-party game!

 

[acidviper]

Make Starcraft DS and watch DS sales gain 100000% sales in Korea.

 

[koam]

"The GameCube and Revolution will still be considered for future products."

 

[John Harker]

"The GameCube and Revolution will still be considered for future products."

Fixed.

I'm considering developing for it too...

 

[Spike]

Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone and another one gone
Another one bites the dust
Hey I'm gonna get you too
Another one bites the dust

 

[Sho Nuff]

Good! It looked crappy anyway and we didn't need that game!

 

[Zen]

At this point, release it for sure on the current gen. It was envisioned on the current gen and Blizzard isn't made of money. It will probably be good and then let them start envisioning StarCraft Ghost 2 from scratch with the power of the next gen systems in mind.

 

[krypt0nian]

Good! It looked crappy anyway and we didn't need that game!

nice!

 

[Spike]

Well, since I won an Xbox 360 in the Pepsi contest, I want an Xbox360 version!!

Still, I just hope that the Xbox version ships with compatibility for the X360. Otherwise, I'll just pick up the PS2 version and play it on my PS3.

 

[krypt0nian]

I'm still there for you my precious Swingin Ape.

Do me proud.

 

[Mrbob]

Good! It looked crappy anyway and we didn't need that game!

 

[Snaku]

One down, three more to go.

 

[gamergirly]

Why is this important again?

 

[krypt0nian]

Why is this important again?

Maybe Cube people were looking forward to this? Swingin Ape were big Cube supporters in interviews/game threads.

 

[dog$]

No, no, she's right, it's not important.

For other consoles, cancelled games are bad things, but for Nintendo's, it's ok.

Keep the blinders straight and the procession forward.

 

[siege]

Even Nintendo fans have sold or thrown out their Gamecubes at this point, so I don't see this news as coming as any sort of disappointment.

 

[Error]

Even Nintendo fans have sold or thrown out their Gamecubes at this point, so I don't see this news as coming as any sort of disappointment.

I haven't!

 

[gamergirly]

No, no, she's right, it's not important.

For other consoles, cancelled games are bad things, but for Nintendo's, it's ok.

Keep the blinders straight and the procession forward.

lol, a canned game isnt "okay" :lol, but why is it important? Are we supposed to make a thread about EVERY cancelled game for a console? GC was going to get the shaft anyway, whatever version it ended up with.

 

[Mrbob]

Starcraft Ghost will be contender for 2006 GOTY alongside Crackdown!

 

[jman2050]

This game still exists?

 

[yoopoo]

Why is this important again?

Another 3rd party game from a big name publisher not on Cube....nope not important at all.

 

[MadOdorMachine]

I'm disappointed, but not too suprised. GC is pretty much dead at this point so I can see why they canceled it. Am I the only one that thinks the "No Online" for GC is just an excuse third parties tell people as to why they cancel games? Either way, I really enjoyed Metal Arms, I hope this game gets the credit it deserves. No Cube version still sucks though.

 

[krypt0nian]

lol, a canned game isnt "okay" :lol, but why is it important? Are we supposed to make a thread about EVERY cancelled game for a console? GC was going to get the shaft anyway, whatever version it ended up with. It's a negative, bad thing but who cares?

When there are so few coming, esp high profile ones coming from Blizzard its important.

Hell losing Barbie Horse Breeding would be important at this point in the Cube Story.

 

[Willy Wanka]

If any Cube-only owners are really disappointed, buy a second console already Xbox and PS2 are both cheap now so you can finally play all those exclusives and non Cube multiplatform games that you have been calling shit for the last 3-4 years

 

[momolicious]

why do so many poeple on this board hate Nintendo fans and make fun of them?

well Online play was one of the bigger aspects of the game

 

[Spruce Moose]

StarCraft: Ghost for GameCube cancelled

Will soon be simply be StarCraft: Ghost cancelled

 

[SyNapSe]

StarCraft: Ghost for GameCube cancelled

Will soon be simply be StarCraft: Ghost cancelled

A lot of people thought Ghost would be cancelled as it wasn't turning out, but they bought Swingin Ape and dumped Nihilistic from creating it, if I remember right. Apparently, Blizzard decided to spend money to make a good game out of it instead of dropping the idea as a whole.

 

[7Th]

Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone and another one gone
Another one bites the dust
Hey I'm gonna get you too
Another one bites the dust

It's good to smoke marijuana!

 

[xsarien]

I completely forgot about Ghost. Isn't it, like, two years late at this point?

 

[Musashi Wins!]

I completely forgot about Gamecube. Isn't it, like, two years dead at this point?

yea I'm sorry. GC sucks is very 12 months ago.

 

[Of All Trades]

lol, a canned game isnt "okay" :lol, but why is it important? Are we supposed to make a thread about EVERY cancelled game for a console? GC was going to get the shaft anyway, whatever version it ended up with.

Well, considering how many times it showed up on "games coming out for GC" lists, I always assumed it was a key title for many of the N-hive.

why do so many poeple on this board hate Nintendo fans and make fun of them?

Aside from being more irrational than "normal" fans that prefer Sony or MS (and I feel this can be objectively proven), neither a SonyPony nor an Xbot have brought down GAF because they felt their console of choice was being insulted too much.

 

[Dark Age Iron Savior]

why do so many poeple on this board hate Nintendo fans and make fun of them?

for the same reason they select "easy mode" when they think no one is watching.

 

[UltraMarioMan]

SC Ghost to Revolution?

 

[yoopoo]

I wonder who is more obsessed with Nintendo? Nintendo fans or Nintendo haters....it really is difficult to tell around here.

^^
I posted that today in another thread

 

[gamergirly]

^^
I posted that today in another thread

So which side are you on? You cant stay in the middle

 

[Shard]

So which side are you on? You cant stay in the middle

Yes you can, just think that both sides are full of shit and try to ignore them as best as you can.

 

[Soul4ger]

Wasn't the announcement originally for the GC version? This is kinda sad.

 

[Odysseus]

Am I the only one that thinks the "No Online" for GC is just an excuse third parties tell people as to why they cancel games?

It's better than saying "no one owns a GameCube, and the few people that do don't buy multiplatform games unless a Nintendo mascot is thrown in."

 

[vatstep]

I find the lack of Bootsguy disturbing..