HappySqurriel on 29 December 2008
Just a hypothetical argument ...
Suppose for a moment that Factor 5 was developing Kid Icarus and it was supposed to be released in October or November to be a big holiday release. If Factor 5 needed to delay the game Nintendo would analyze the progress and quality of the project and they may have decided to "Cancel" the project (potentially farming it out to another developer). With Factor 5's financial position and how poorly Lair was received , a cancelation of a game from Nintendo might push Factor 5 over the edge and few publishers would want to deal with them in that position.
