2011: The swan song year for

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Squilliam on 02 January 2011

One or both of PSP and PS2. I can't see Sony supporting two near death systems with a baby on the way.

Tease.

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Lanceuppercut said:

I don't anticipate it getting major first party releases after Pokemon Black and White, but we may see a few here and there.

Agreed. There's Kirby, maybe Fire Emblem, that Pokemon Typing game... other than that, I think the best we can hope for are 3rd party pickups, like Level 5 and Dragon Quest localizations.

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Kennyheart on 02 January 2011

wii in japan

psp died everywhere else but japan

360 in japan

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mhsillen said:

hmm, where are the360 and ps3?

Considering 360 is in the middle of its best year, I think it is fair to say 360 should not be on the list, also Wii prob shouldnt either. I see why DS though as 3DS is coming.

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alfredofroylan said:

stopstopp said:

DS won't be discontinued, Gameboy Micro says hi.

It's about losing support. Even if Nintendo released the gameboy micro they didn't release any games for the system.

What?

The GBA Micro came out I think in November 2005. However, Nintendo localised Final Fantasy VI, my 2nd favourite game ever made and IMO the best RPG ever, in the summer of 2007.

Don't forget the likes of Mother 3, Tales of Phantasia and Rhythm Heaven GBA (or whatever it was called), they all are very high profile games launched after the GBA Micro landed.

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jarrod on 02 January 2011

For comparison, looking to GBA/DS and PS2/PS3 support might give us a good idea.

Looking at just US releases, after DS launched Nintendo still published the following on GBA...

Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls (Square Enix / Tose Software) Dec 2004
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Capcom / Flagship) Jan 2005
Mario Party Advance (Hudson / A.I.) Mar 2005
Wario Ware Twisted! (Nintendo / Intelligent Systems) Apr 2005
Pokemon Emerald (Game Freak / Creatures Inc) May 2005
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (Intelligent Systems) May 2005
Yoshi Topsy-Turvy (Artoon) Jun 2005
Pokemon: Jhoto Photo Finish (GBA Video) Jun 2006
Dynasty Warriors Advance (Koei / Omega Force) Aug 2005
DK: King of Swing (Paon) Sep 2005
Donkey Kong Country 3 (Rare) Nov 2005
Dr. Mario & Puzzle League (Nintendo / Intelligent Systems) Nov 2005
Final Fantasy IV Advance (Square Enix / Tose Software) Dec 2005
Mario Tennis: Power Tour (Camelot Software Planning) Dec 2005
Drill Dozer (Game Freak) Feb 2006
Tales of Phantasia (Namco / Namco Tales Studio) Mar 2006
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team (Chunsoft) Sep 2006
Final Fantasy V Advance (Square Enix / Tose Software) Nov 2006
Final Fantasy VI Advance (Square Enix / Tose Software) Feb 2007

... and after PS3 launched, SCEA still published the following on PS2...

Rogue Galaxy (Level 5) Jan 2007
MLB 07: The Show (SCE Studios San Diego) Feb 2007
God of War II (SCE Studios Santa Monica) Mar 2007
SingStar Pop (SCE London Studio) Apr 2007
Hot Shots Tennis (Clap Hanz) Jul 2007
Singstar Amped (SCE London Studio) Sep 2007
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror (Sony Bend) Sep 2007
Singstar 80s (SCE London Studio) Sep 2007
NBA 08 (SCE Studios San Diego) Oct 2007
Buzz! The Mega Quiz (Relentless Software) Oct 2007
Buzz! Junior: Jungle Party (Relentless Software) Oct 2007
Buzz! Junior: Monster Rumble (Relentless Software) Oct 2007
Twisted Metal: Hean On Extra Twisted Edition (Eat Sleep Play) Feb 2008
MLB 08: The Show (SCE Studios San Diego) Mar 2008
Buzz! Junior: Robo Jam (Relentless Software) Mar 2008
Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz (Relentless Software) Mar 2008
Singstar 90s (SCE London Studio) Mar 2008
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matter (High Impact Games) Mar 2008
Singstar Vol. 2 (SCE London Studio) Sep 2008
NBA 09: The Inside (SCE Studios San Diego) Oct 2008
Singstar Country (SCE London Studio) Oct 2008
Singstar Legends (SCE London Studio) Nov 2008
Singstar ABBA (SCE London Studio) Dec 2008
MLB 09: The Show (SCE Studios San Diego) Mar 2009
Secret Agent Clank (High Impact Games / Sanrazu Games) May 2009
Singstar Queen (SCE London Studio) Aug 2009
MotorStorm: Arctic Edge (bigBig Studio / Virtuos) Oct 2009
Jak and Daxter: the Lost Frontier (High Impact Games) Nov 2009
MLB 10: The Show (SCE Studios San Diego) Mar 2010
Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (Sony Bend) Jun 2010
Singstar Latino (SCE London Studio) Nov 2010
MLB 11: The Show (SCE Studios San Diego) Mar 2011

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alfredofroylan on 02 January 2011

MrT-Tar said:

Don't forget the likes of Mother 3, Tales of Phantasia and Rhythm Heaven GBA (or whatever it was called), they all are very high profile games launched after the GBA Micro landed.

We never get Mother 3 and Rhythm Heaven here in America and Tales of Phantasia was a really small release.