List of cancelled Wii games

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The following games were initially announced as Nintendo Wii titles, but were subsequently cancelled or postponed indefinitely by developers or publishers.

Cancelled Wii games
Title(s) Cancellation date Developer Publisher
Batman: Arkham Asylum 2016[1][2][3] Red Fly Studios Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Blitz: The League 2006[4] Midway Chicago Midway Games
Brütal Legend July 1, 2009[5] Double Fine Productions Electronic Arts
Call for Heroes: Pompolic Wars Quotix Software Data Design Interactive
Castlevania: The Arcade Konami
Civilization Revolution June 10, 2008[6] Firaxis Games 2K Games
Dark Salvation Mangled Eye Studios Mangled Eye Studios
Dead Space 2 2011[7] Visceral Games Electronic Arts
Doodle Hex 2008[8] Tragnarion Studios Pinnacle Software
Dragon's Crown 2014[9] Vanillaware Atlus (Japan), Atlus USA (North America), NIS America (Europe)
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera 2008[10] Blue Tongue THQ, Nick Games
Explodemon 2009[11] Curve Studios Curve Studios
Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse 2014[12] Heavy Iron Studios Activision
Garfield Gets Real Gravity-i Zushi Games
Gray Matter 2009[13] Wizarbox dtp entertainment
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2008[14] Ubisoft Bucharest Ubisoft
Hospital Hustle 2008[15] GameInvest Merscom
Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights Juice Games THQ
Just Dance 2021 2020[16] Ubisoft Paris Ubisoft
Lazy Raiders 2010[17] Sarbakan Nintendo
Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust Team17 Codemasters
Lucha Libre AAA: Héroes del Ring Sabarasa Slang
Machinarium November 2011[18] Amanita Design Amanita Design
Medal of Honor: Airborne August 2007[19] EA Los Angeles Electronic Arts
Pikmin 3 2011[20] Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Project H.A.M.M.E.R. 2006[21] Nintendo Software Technology Nintendo
[PROTOTYPE] 2009[22] Radical Entertainment
Puzzle Agent 2011[23] Telltale Games Telltale Games
Rock of the Dead October 4, 2010[24] Epicenter Studios Conspiracy Entertainment, UFO Interactive Games
Sadness 2010[25] Nibris
SBK-08: Superbike World Championship Black Bean Games Milestone srl
Silent Hill: The Arcade Konami
Sonic Generations May 6, 2011[26] Sonic Team Sega
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) 2006[27] Sonic Team Sega
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II December 30, 2011[28] Sonic Team Sega
Space Station Tycoon August 9, 2007[29][30] Wahoo Studios Namco Bandai
Star Fox Zero 2014[31] Nintendo EPD, PlatinumGames Nintendo
Super Mario 128 2007[32] Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Super Mario Spikers 2007[33] Next Level Games Nintendo
Super Meat Boy 2008[34] Team Meat Team Meat
Sword of Legendia 2006[21] Namco Bandai Games Namco Bandai Games
Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff May 27, 2009[35] Polygon Magic Tecmo
A Vampyre Story 2006[36] Autumn Moon Entertainment Crimson Cow, The Adventure Company
The Wonderful 101 2013[37] PlatinumGames Nintendo
Young Justice: Legacy 2013[38] Little Orbit Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Zombies 2008[39] Babaroga Twilight Creations Inc.
Zoombies: Animales de la Muerte 2008[40] High Voltage Software MTV Games

References

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