Sony Gets The Shaft

*Ninjinister* · 05-06-2009, 12:21 PM

Important note before we roll into discussion: this is not a console war topic. Any flaming will probably get hacked out of the thread and sent to The Disintegrator Unit.

All righty... it seems that Sony's systems have gotten the relative shaft when it comes to TMNT games, at least in comparison to its contemporaries. Check out the history...

"Fifth-Generation"

Ninja Turtles: Next Mutation is announced for Playstation, in development by Playmates Interactive Entertainment. The game is canceled before any solid details can be released, and quietly slips away from everybody's mind.

"Sixth-Generation"

All three major consoles are home to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare. However, TMNT: Mutant Melee is released for PS2 in Europe only, thus is missing in the franchise's country of origin.

"Seventh-Generation"

Due to its financial success, 2007's TMNT becomes slated for port to the PlayStation 3. The port is never released.
The original TMNT arcade is released for Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA), the original NES game for Wii Virtual Console, and a remake of Turtles in Time is slated for XBLA and possibly WiiWare. No PlayStation Network installments of TMNT have been confirmed as of this writing.

Current Handhelds

At this time, Nintendo DS has two games (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare and TMNT), whereas PSP only has TMNT.

Now this track record isn't terrible - I mean, it could be a lot worse - I think the worst thing is that while 360 and possibly Wii are gearing up for their second downloadable TMNT release, it's still all quiet on the PSN front. That seems just a wee bit strange, to me.

Just something interesting that came to mind.

05-06-2009, 12:21 PM	#1
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	Sony Gets The Shaft Important note before we roll into discussion: this is not a console war topic. Any flaming will probably get hacked out of the thread and sent to The Disintegrator Unit. All righty... it seems that Sony's systems have gotten the relative shaft when it comes to TMNT games, at least in comparison to its contemporaries. Check out the history... "Fifth-Generation" Ninja Turtles: Next Mutation is announced for Playstation, in development by Playmates Interactive Entertainment. The game is canceled before any solid details can be released, and quietly slips away from everybody's mind. "Sixth-Generation" All three major consoles are home to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare. However, TMNT: Mutant Melee is released for PS2 in Europe only, thus is missing in the franchise's country of origin. "Seventh-Generation" Due to its financial success, 2007's TMNT becomes slated for port to the PlayStation 3. The port is never released. The original TMNT arcade is released for Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA), the original NES game for Wii Virtual Console, and a remake of Turtles in Time is slated for XBLA and possibly WiiWare. No PlayStation Network installments of TMNT have been confirmed as of this writing. Current Handhelds At this time, Nintendo DS has two games (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare and TMNT), whereas PSP only has TMNT. Now this track record isn't terrible - I mean, it could be a lot worse - I think the worst thing is that while 360 and possibly Wii are gearing up for their second downloadable TMNT release, it's still all quiet on the PSN front. That seems just a wee bit strange, to me. Just something interesting that came to mind. __________________