Is Project HAMMER back from the dead?
Friday, March 28th, 2008 at 10:36am by Jack
Infendo reader Kevin informs us this morning that Project HAMMER, which was reportedly killed off by Nintendo last year to the chagrin of many, could be coming back from the dead.
Granted, all we have is a GameStop placeholder listing the game as back on with a January 2, 2009 release date for $49.99, but why on earth would it suddenly re-appear in the first place?
Mistake by GameStop or did the community backlash against Nintendo, such as it was, make them think twice about axing this decidedly un-Nintendo styled title? Or maybe Malstrom had a point in his latest article: Nintendo has set up the tier one pins over the past year and a half, and now they’re ready to start pushing some varsity games on the tens of millions they’ve hooked with the Wii. Hey, it worked perfectly for the DS, is all I’m saying.
[Thanks, Kevin!]
Updated with a screen grab of the GameStop listing, just in case:
March 28th, 2008 at 11:41 am
Crossing my fingers!!!
March 28th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Not that I’m not at least somewhat intriqued by any new IP from Nintendo, but didn’t this game get panned?
I swear I remember Blake saying it wasn’t all that good. This “delay” of course could have given Nintendo time to completely revamp the game. So who knows…
March 28th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
I didn’t think it was good, but it was an early demo.
If it was re-done, then maybe it turned out a lot better.
Maybe that is why they haven’t shown anything about Disaster:DoC.
Also, Surfer Girl hinted at NST working on something recently.
March 28th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Well, you have to keep in mind that this game would HAVE to be different if it came out now, as opposed to if it had been released way back when the “Revolution” was still around. At least I would count on Nintendo to have used the time to improve it in SOME fashion. Some may say that I have a biased faith in Nintendo, myself included, but I think if it IS truly making a comeback, they probably took the time to improve it, ESPECIALLY if people were panning the demo.
March 28th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Uh-oh, uh-oh, here comes the H.A.M.M.E.R.!
March 28th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
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March 28th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
I played it at E3 2006… it was fun- reminded me of Fighting Force. Didn’t have “Nintendo” polish though. But I was looking forward to it…
March 29th, 2008 at 2:23 am
They still haven’t deleted that huh? They probably still have Sadness on the website as well. >.>
March 29th, 2008 at 9:33 am
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March 29th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Dude DonWii who cares if Surfer Girl said something. She is not a reliable source. Stop wasting your breath on her nonsense.
Anyways this game needed a complete do over to merit a purchase from me. I was glad it got canned. But if it is to come back then it better be Nintendo quality. Which means nothing short of creativity and innovation.
March 29th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
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