It's been revealed Nintendo once asked Burnout developer Criterion to create a new F-Zero title to launch with the Wii U.
According to Nintendo Life, Nintendo of Europe wanted Criterion to have a brief demo of the game ready to show at E3 2011 before the full game launched alongside the Wii U, but unfortunately this tight turnaround meant the developer had to turn it down as Need for Speed: Most Wanted was taking up most of its resources. Criterion founder Alex Ward verified timing was the issue.
The last full F-Zero game was F-Zero Climax, a Game Boy Advance title that was never released outside of Japan in 2004. Since then, we've had to make-do with cameos in the likes of Nintendo Land and Mario Kart 8.
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According to Nintendo Life, Nintendo of Europe wanted Criterion to have a brief demo of the game ready to show at E3 2011 before the full game launched alongside the Wii U, but unfortunately this tight turnaround meant the developer had to turn it down as Need for Speed: Most Wanted was taking up most of its resources. Criterion founder Alex Ward verified timing was the issue.
The last full F-Zero game was F-Zero Climax, a Game Boy Advance title that was never released outside of Japan in 2004. Since then, we've had to make-do with cameos in the likes of Nintendo Land and Mario Kart 8.
Continue reading…
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