Every Major Game Nintendo Has Ever Canceled

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Nintendo has come a long way since its founding in 1889. Originally a company that produced playing cards, Nintendo went on to manufacture a variety of children's toys for the Japanese market. In 1977, Nintendo produced its first video game console, the Color TV-Game, which was eventually followed by the NES in 1985, and the rest is history. Over the last few decades, Nintendo has earned its status at the top of the gaming industry, with a plethora of superb franchises and a history of excellent consoles under its belt.

As Nintendo's brand has grown over the years, so has the company's reputation for taking the time to ensure that its products are only of the highest quality. While that's not always the case, Nintendo's reputation for quality control is often proved true, and in the past the publisher hasn't shied away from trashing a project altogether, no matter how large-scale or high-stakes it was.

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Nintendo is no stranger to canceling even the biggest projects if they're not deemed of a high enough quality, or if the game just isn't turning out how the publisher had expected. Star Fox 2 is one such game. An immediate smash-hit on the SNES, the original Star Fox boasted some impressive visuals and some intuitive, satisfying mechanics.

Nintendo immediately started work on a sequel, which was going to use the same engine and much of the same gameplay, albeit with a handful of new mechanics thrown in. However, development was taking a little longer than expected, and Nintendo was ready to release the Nintendo 64, so a 2D Star Fox sequel wasn't going to cut it anymore. However, Star Fox 2 would eventually see the light of day when it was