Nintendo News | Camelot Ditches Nintendo?

Update: It is being reported that there was a mistranslation from the original source by GameFront, now. It is said that Camelot projects for Nintendo consoles have not been cancelled and have been merely postponed while they focus on Golf Kaisuki: I Love Golf - Camelot moving away from Nintendo development was misinterpreted from them saying there would not be a port for Nintendo platforms of the PC title. Therefore, hopefully the panic is over!

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Original story:

Thanks to GameFront, reports are filtering through that Camelot have decided to leave Nintendo. They had acted as a second party, and this can't come as good news to Nintendo as they prepare to enter their risky next-generation.

It will come as a disappointment to many gamers, too. Previously, they have developed the Golden Sun titles on Game Boy Advance, Mario Golf on Gamecube and Mario Power Tennis on both Game Boy Advance and Gamecube. It seems that those waiting for a Golden Sun sequel on DS or Wii, both of which have been rumoured to be in development at some point, have had their hopes dashed as they have chosen to move away from traditional console development into the realm PC development. Teaming up with Eleven-Up Inc. and Yahoo! Japan, they will be creating an online golf title called Golf Kaisuki: I Love Golf. When questioned, Camelot executives ruled out the possibility of a port to Nintendo consoles.

The circumstances for this are not really known at the moment, with the only word being that Camelot wanted to refocus and refresh their attentions to game development. It is unknown how many, if any, members of Camelot will jump ship as a result of this, and it is similarly unknown whether Nintendo did anything to warrant the departure. We'll keep you updated as more news comes through (unless they choose to be secretive and we just have to come to our own conclusions).

Thanks to patjuan32 for the tip off.

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