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Brutal Legend Wii Cancelled

Posted Wed, 01 Jul 2009 by Damien McFerran

You won't be seeing this on the Wii, sadly

You won't be seeing this on the Wii, sadly

No rockin' sauce for you

It is with a heavy heart that we have to report that the Wii version of Brutal Legend - the Jack Black-starring rock epic from the guy who did Full Throttle - has been cancelled. Terminated. Buried. DESTROYED.

According to Destructoid, the plug was pulled "due to quality and technical concerns".

While little solid information exists about the Wii version - it wasn't even known if Double Fine were actually working on it, or if it had been given to another developer - the promise of rock-related anarchy on the Wii was enough to get us excited.

Now we feel empty inside.

Source: kotaku.com.

Tags: Wii, Cancelled, Disappointment.

User Comments

SuperSonic1990

1. SuperSonic1990 United States 01 Jul 2009, 14:55 BST

Crud. [FIRST!] :P

irken004

2. irken004 United States 01 Jul 2009, 15:04 BST

I don't care about Brutal Legend :P

Terranigma

3. Terranigma United Kingdom 01 Jul 2009, 15:10 BST

Damm shame but never mind, I could just get it for the 360. Doesn't really interest me but I know it does a lot for others.

The Fox

4. The Fox United States 01 Jul 2009, 15:11 BST

Brutal Legend looks awesome. It's a shame that the Wii version got cut, but not too surprising. As long as it hits the 360 I'll be happy.

HappyHappy

5. HappyHappy United States 01 Jul 2009, 15:14 BST

Ah @*%#.

zoipi

6. zoipi Spain 01 Jul 2009, 15:15 BST

But was is announced or something? I've never seen anything that confirms a Wii version of Brutal Legend.

Digiki

7. Digiki Canada 01 Jul 2009, 15:27 BST

Sweet, I don't know anything about it, but the mention of Jack Black means it was probably destined to be terrible.

J Bitties

8. J Bitties United States 01 Jul 2009, 15:28 BST

Good. The wii doesn't need it. It doesn't look funny, it doesn't look original, and it flat out doesn't look good.

I had heard the hype before seeing the game. Saw the footage from E3 and all could think was, 'Really? This is it? This is the big game of E3!?'.

This game makes Redneck Rampage look like a Game of the Century.

The Fox

9. The Fox United States 01 Jul 2009, 15:46 BST

@post 8:
Being wrong on all counts must be a difficult task.

Nero

10. Nero Sweden 01 Jul 2009, 15:46 BST

Didn't even know it was planned, too bad.

Although, now please announce the PC version!

LinktotheFuture

11. LinktotheFuture United States 01 Jul 2009, 16:17 BST

I won't feel bad until the reviews for it come out. If it is great, which I doubt for some reason, then I may be jealous, but if it is one of the worse games of the year, then who cares?

motang

12. motang United States 01 Jul 2009, 16:37 BST

I didn't really care about this game so I won't be missing it but that being said it is sad that Wii isn't getting this game at all. But if it is going to be canceled then this reason

due to quality and technical concerns

is good enough for me if it's true. Better to have a good quality game than crappy games!

sirgrim

13. sirgrim United States 01 Jul 2009, 16:38 BST

the Jack Black-starring rock epic

Anyone else get that far and stop caring?

Objection_Blaster

14. Objection_Blaster United States 01 Jul 2009, 16:40 BST

I was under the impression that it got cancelled a while ago. After all, the final game for other platforms is coming out in September.

Schembeck

15. Schembeck Brazil 01 Jul 2009, 16:47 BST

Ha, there was a Wii version of BL? I would die without knowing about it...

Guess its for the best, I don't think it would be a great hit on the wii. Nevertheless, I'm playing this as soon as possible :)

Phantom5800

16. Phantom5800 United States 01 Jul 2009, 17:48 BST

Wait ... there WAS a Wii version? Huh ... I guess I'll just stick to my plan of getting it for PS3 ...

Stuffgamer1

17. Stuffgamer1 United States 01 Jul 2009, 18:02 BST

Seems that like myself, a lot of people didn't even know there WAS a Wii version. I was planning to play it on PS3 if at all, so no worries for me. :)

mjwild89

18. mjwild89 United States 01 Jul 2009, 18:35 BST

I only though Brutal Legend was for 360 and PS3 but a Wii version? Never seemed real to me.

SilentJ

19. SilentJ United States 01 Jul 2009, 18:36 BST

I didn't think it was coming to the Wii in the first place. I'd rather get it for my PS3 anyway. Better graphics and trophies.

Kid_A

20. Kid_A United States 01 Jul 2009, 19:11 BST

This game doesn't appeal to me much anyways. I thought it looked really stupid.

the shpydar

21. the shpydar United States 01 Jul 2009, 19:15 BST

I'm with those who were pretty sure there was never a Wii version in the works (i'm betting maybe they had a team tryng to port a version but couldn't get it done). Probably was going to be picking this up for the 360 anyway, depending on how reviews look.

apocalypse217

22. apocalypse217 United States 01 Jul 2009, 19:47 BST

Good I hate Jack Black but never knew they was working on a Wii version

the shpydar

23. the shpydar United States 01 Jul 2009, 20:04 BST

BTW, to those who are hating on the game, you do realize it's from Tim "Psychonauts" Schafer, right?

Ricardo91

24. Ricardo91 United States 01 Jul 2009, 20:27 BST

Whatever. I wasn't gonna buy the Wii version anyway. Like pretty much all multiconsole games on Wii, it was probably gonna look like s**t and be inferior to the original. I'm getting it for 360.

@Shpydar. Exactly! This is Tim Schafer people, the guy who made Escape from Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, and Psychonauts! I personally think the game looks very unique and awesome! And to everyone complaining about Jack Black, I hate him too, but it's only his voice, and it's not like it's gonna ruin the actual gameplay or anything.

The Fox

25. The Fox United States 01 Jul 2009, 20:34 BST

Clearly not too many gamers here can feel the awesome power of metal.

Olimar_91

26. Olimar_91 United States 01 Jul 2009, 20:42 BST

So basically a rumor on top of a rumor? It was never confirmed for Wii in the first place, so why bother rumoring it's been canceled? Just diffuse the old rumor and leave it at that. I guess that would be too easy.

theblackdragon

27. theblackdragon United States 01 Jul 2009, 21:27 BST

i hadn't even realized there was a Wii version of this in the works, so i'm glad i never had my hopes up for it in the first place -- otherwise, i would be hella disappointed at the moment. :(

Terranigma

28. Terranigma United Kingdom 02 Jul 2009, 00:15 BST

@malninm - What about a DDI game? Would you be said if they cancelled one of theirs?

slapshot82

29. slapshot82 United States 02 Jul 2009, 00:27 BST

Ill definately be buyin this on PS3 for sure. Mostly the Wii gets crappy ports of HD games anyways so prob not a bad thing that people arent wasting their money on a game that is suppose to be great isn't because of tech limitations.

Mickeymac

30. Mickeymac United States 02 Jul 2009, 05:08 BST

Unsurprising.

opeter

31. opeter Slovenia 02 Jul 2009, 07:51 BST

Hell, all good games are going around the Wii... can someone tell me, if EU will get Ghostbusters for Wii? Thanks.

Stuffgamer1

32. Stuffgamer1 United States 02 Jul 2009, 10:08 BST

@opeter: Is there any particular reason you guys wouldn't get the Wii version? It was finished and released in NA, after all...I see no reason they wouldn't just localize it alongside the other versions.

Why are so many people hating on Jack Black? He's quite good in some things (School of Rock; that one episode of the X-files; Be Kind, Rewind), even if some of his other work isn't so good (I hated Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny). I think he'll fit into Brutal Legend quite well.

Jockolantern

33. Jockolantern United States 02 Jul 2009, 12:43 BST

I love Tim Schafer, but I simply don't like this mash-up of high fantasy and heavy metal he's come up with... especially when it "stars" Jack Black. Couldn't care less that it won't make it to the Wii.

Popyman

34. Popyman United States 02 Jul 2009, 15:13 BST

Damn it, now I need a PS3 even sooner. It's driving me crazy not being able to play this, Ratchet and Clank, Disgaea 3, and Metal Gear Solid 4!

Crazed

35. Crazed United States 02 Jul 2009, 17:19 BST

I could see this doing extremely well on the 360 or PS3, but a Wii version would have been awkward and probably wouldn't sell as well as it will on the other counsles. I'll look for it on the 360, but this is probably for the best anyway.

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