5 Canceled Games For Nintendo Consoles

Okay, so we are fudging things right off the bat, but the idea of Halo DS is just too cool to not cover. Halo DS was a Halo game (duh) that was planned to be released on the Nintendo DS, but was canceled as a deal didn't come together.

The idea of Microsoft and Nintendo working together is crazy, which is probably why this one never got out of the proof on concept demo stage. Then again, Microsoft didn't have a handheld console so Halo on the DS could have, in theory, brought people to the Xbox 360 to get on that Halo 3 train.

IGN got their hands on a playable build of the game in late 2007, but kept quiet on the details surround the game. That said, they showed off a playable build that demonstrated work featuring dual-wielding and a version of the Halo 2 map Zanzibar.

Bungie employees later explained the Halo DS demo was in fact an unsolicited pitch that was never taken on. But the idea that the people at Bungie wanted to see Halo on a portable device says a lot about what everyone thought of the potential that was the Nintendo DS.

G-Zero, sometimes referred to as Zero Racers, is a canceled Virtual Boy game that was supposed to be the sequel to F-Zero. Fun Fact: G-Zero was worked on alongside F-Zero X.

What is frustrating is that no known footage of the game exists on the Internet. We know a prototype of the game exists as it was shown to the public at E3 1995, but chances are the only known ROM is in a vault at Nintendo HQ.

With so much coverage chances are that footage is out there just sitting on someones ancient VHS tape in the attic, or in the archives of a local news station in Los Angeles (we should do some digging).

Nintendo Power did cover the game in their E3 feature in issue 86, although they call the machines in the game "planes" for some odd reason. They then call the original F-Zero machines "cars" because nothing makes sense.

Time Diver: Eon Man is a side-scrolling action game for the Nintendo Entertainment System that, due to unknown reasons, was never released to the public. Though

What's strange is that the game was fully complete and managed to get reviewed in Nintendo Power. But because it was complete the game was copied and the ROM was released online.

Time Diver: Eon Man had you jumping through time in an attempt to protect your past, present and future. If it sounds bloody well cool, well, you're right!

With your Eon Man powers(?) you work to save time in stages such as: Peaceful 1993, Wild West 1882, Devastated 2052, Devastated 1993, and Peaceful Utopia 2052.

For those serious NES fans you can even find some places online that will stick the game on an actual NES cartridge so you can experience this unreleased title as it was originally intended.

Project H.A.M.M.E.R. was a beat 'em up game designed for the then new Nintendo Wii console. Helmed internally at Nintendo by Nintendo Software Technology, the game was supposed to show off the Wii's potential.

The game got tons of press as had features written about it after it debuted at E3 in 2006. You used the Wii Remote to swing your hammer around and cause all manner of mayhem. Project H.A.M.M.E.R. also broke the mold as it was a dark and gritty title, something Nintendo was not used to producing.

Unfortunately, Project H.A.M.M.E.R. just never really came together in a satisfying way. Internal reports indicate that the Wii motion controls just never felt right or were enjoyable. Nintendo put a lot into the idea behind the game and even though it was nearly completed, restarted development changing the title to "Wii Crush" with cuter graphics but similar gameplay.

The team began to disband and some developers stated that the game's failure was due too the culture and racism of Nintendo Software Technology's senior Japanese leads. The leads ignored input on the cultural interests of the game's Western market, hence the cute overhaul more in line with other Nintendo games.

Even all these years later people are demanding that Capcom release Mega Man Legends 3. And of all the titles on this list, this one was the closest to getting into players hands as it was complete and even had a prototype version released onto the eShop.

Problems with the game popped up when Keiji Inafune left Capcom to go do his own thing that would later give with the wholly average Mighty No. 9. Capcom didn't really know what to do and the prototype version was done to essentially buy themselves some time.

Them the studio canceled the game and went on to say it was they fans fault for them killing it. Responding to one user via the Capcom Europe Twitter, the company commented: "it's a shame the fans didn't want to get more involved  if we saw there was an audience for MML3 people might change minds."

How insane is that! It's a damn shame because the footage out there of the title looks really great running on the 3DS. Capcom said the game failed to meet internal standards and that Inafune's departure had nothing to do with the games cancellation. Sure.