List of canceled games

Also known as vaporware - these are a list of games that were announced while still in development, but were cancelled or moved to another system.

Famicom

 * Arc Hound (available on the NES as Contra Force)
 * Deep Dungeon (available only on the Disk System)
 * Monster Party (released on the NES by Bandai)
 * Ninja Cop Saizou 2
 * Rune Master
 * Seiken Densetsu: The Emergence of Excalibur (Moved to the SNES)
 * Spirit Animal Genesis

NES

 * 10th Frame (Available for PC)
 * A Boy and His Blob 2
 * The Addams Family 2 (Available on Game Boy and SNES)
 * American Crisis
 * Arcadia VI
 * Backgammon
 * Bee 52 (Aladdin)
 * Big Nose: The Witch Doctor
 * Bio Force Ape
 * Black Tiger
 * Blaster Master 2 (Available on Genesis)
 * California Raisins: The Grape Escape
 * Card Sharks
 * Caveman Ninja (Released as Joe and Mac)
 * Creation
 * Deja Vu II: Lost in Las Vegas (Later released on Game Boy Color)
 * Dr. Franken (Unreleased Prototype, available for Game Boy)
 * Drac's Night Out (Not commercially released)
 * Final Fantasy IV (Moved to the SNES)
 * Genjuu Souseki
 * Happy Camper
 * Hard Drivin'
 * Hoppin Mad
 * Hit the Ice (Not commercially released)
 * Inspector Gadget (Available on SNES)
 * John Madden Football
 * Kitty's Catch
 * The Legend of Zelda: The Triforce of Saga (Later turned into The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past for the SNES)
 * Licence to Kill
 * Married... With Children
 * Mii (Concept moved to Wii)
 * Monster Party II
 * Off Zarken
 * The Price is Right
 * Return of Donkey Kong
 * RoboCop versus The Terminator (Available for SNES and Game Boy)
 * Secret Ties (Not commercially released)
 * Solomon's Key 2 (Released as Fire & Ice)
 * Space Ace
 * Sim City (Moved to the SNES)
 * Spy vs Spy: The Island Caper
 * Street Fighter 2
 * Sunman (Not commercially released)
 * Super Password
 * Talking Super Password
 * Time Diver: Eon Man (Not commercially released)
 * Titan Warriors (Not commercially released)
 * USA Bowling

SNES

 * Final Fantasy VII (Moved to the PlayStation)
 * FX Fighter - (Available for PC)
 * GoldenEye 007 (Moved to the N64)
 * Kid Icarus SNES
 * Mortal Kombat: Arena Edition
 * The Shadow
 * Socks the Cat Rocks the Hill
 * Sound Fantasy
 * Star Fox 2
 * Steven Segal: The Final Option (Redesigned as Deadly Honor for Nintendo 64 and PlayStation)
 * Super Mario FX

N64

 * 1080 Snowboarding 2 - (Moved to the GCN under the name of 1080 Avalanche)
 * 40 Winks - (N64 version cancelled, available for PlayStation [With a Nintendo Power quote on it])
 * 64 Wars
 * BassMasters 2000 - (Appeared at E3 1999, but cancelled)
 * Beetle Adventure Racing 2
 * Buggie Boogie
 * Cabbage
 * Catroots
 * Climber
 * Dinosaur Planet - (Moved to GCN under the name of StarFox Adventures)
 * Disney's Dinosaur - (Available on PlayStation)
 * Doubutsu Banchou - (Moved to the GCN under the name of Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest)
 * Earthbound 64 - (Cancelled, then revived and released for the GBA as Mother 3)
 * Echo Delta
 * Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem - (Moved to the GCN)
 * F1 '98
 * Final Fantasy VII - (Moved to the PlayStation)
 * Fire Emblem 64 - (Moved to the GCN)
 * First Samurai 64
 * Freak Boy
 * Glover 2
 * Harrier 2001
 * Hello Kitty 64
 * HeroQuest 64
 * Jack and the Beanstalk
 * Japan Pro Golfer 64
 * Joust 64
 * Jungle Emperor Leo
 * Kameo: Elements of Power - (Moved to the Xbox 360)
 * Kirby Air Ride - (Moved to the GCN)
 * Looney Tunes: Space Race
 * Luigi's Mansion - (Moved to the GCN)
 * Mario Artist: Sound Maker
 * Mega Man 64 2 - (Available as Mega Man Legends 2 for PlayStation)
 * Metroid 64
 * Mini Racers
 * NBA Showtime 2000
 * NHL Blades of Steel 2000
 * Nightmare Creatures II
 * O.D.T. - (Available for PlayStation & PC)
 * Pilotwings 64 2
 * Pitfall
 * Pokemon Colosseum - (Moved to the GCN)
 * Pokemon de Panepon 64 - (Japanese Release of Pokemon Puzzle League, available in USA and Europe)
 * Powerslide
 * Project Cairo
 * Quest 2
 * Quest for Camelot 64
 * Red Baron
 * Renegade Racers
 * Resident Evil 0 - (Moved to the GCN)
 * Robotech: Crystal Dreams - (Moved to the GCN)
 * Sea-Doo HydroCross - (Available for PlayStation)
 * Shadowgate Rising
 * SimCopter 64
 * Smurfs 64
 * Super Mario 64 2 - (Moved to the GCN under the name of Super Mario Sunshine)
 * Sydney 2000 - (Available for PlayStation and Dreamcast)
 * Teo
 * Ura Zelda - (Tweaked and moved to GCN under the name "Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest")

GameCube

 * Alias - (Available on PC)
 * Area 51 - (Available for PlayStation 2 & Xbox)
 * Army Men: Air Cavalry
 * Banjo-Threeie (Cancelled due to Rare and Nintendo breaking up)
 * Barbie Horse Adventures: Wild Horse Rescue - (Available on PlayStation 2 & Xbox)
 * Cabela's Dangerous Hunts - (Available for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PSP)
 * Crash Twinsanity - (Cancelled due to poor sales of the PlayStation 2 & Xbox versions.)
 * The Crocodile Hunter
 * Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - (Available for PlayStation 2 & Xbox)
 * Damage Inc.
 * Dead Phoenix
 * DK Bongo Blast - (Moved to Wii as Donkey Kong Barrel Blast)
 * Donkey Kong Racing
 * Dr. Seuss The Cat in the Hat - (Available for PlayStation 2 & Xbox)
 * Driv3r - (Available for PlayStation 2 & Xbox)
 * Family Guy: The Video Game - (Available for PlayStation 2 & Xbox)
 * Fight For Your Right
 * Futurama - (Available for PlayStation 2 & Xbox)
 * Grabbed by the Ghoulies - (Moved to the Xbox)
 * Gravity Games Bike - (GameCube version cancelled, available for PlayStation 2 & Xbox)
 * Jonny Moseley's Mad Trix 2
 * Joust
 * Juiced - (Available on PlayStation 2 & Xbox)
 * Kameo: Elements of Power - (Moved to the Xbox 360)
 * Kirby GCN - (Moved to the Wii under the tentative name of Kirby Wii.)
 * Kirby Tilt 'N' Tumble GCN
 * Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter - (Available for PlayStation 2 & Xbox)
 * Mario 128 - (Original concept for Pikmin)
 * Marionette
 * Meowth's Party - (GC Tech Demo, unlockable video in Pokemon Channel)
 * NARC - (Available for PlayStation 2 & Xbox)
 * NASCAR Thunder 2004 - (Available for PlayStation 2 and Xbox)
 * NFL Retro Football
 * Nintendo Pennant Chase Baseball
 * Perfect Dark Zero - (Moved to the Xbox 360)
 * Pilotwings - (Moved to Wii)
 * Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy - (Available for PlayStation 2 & Xbox)
 * Rally Fusion: Race of Champions - (Available for PlayStation 2 & Xbox)
 * Raven Blade
 * Richard Burns Rally - (Available for PC, PlayStation 2 & Xbox)
 * RTX Red Rock - (Available for PlayStation 2)
 * Showdown: Legends of Wrestling - (Available for Xbox)
 * Spy Hunter 2 - (Available for PlayStation 2 & Xbox)
 * Stage Debut
 * StarCraft: Ghost
 * The Suffering - (Available for PlayStation 2 & Xbox)
 * Thunder Rally
 * Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter - (Available for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Xbox 360)
 * Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear
 * Too Human - (Moved to the Xbox 360)
 * Super Monkey Ball 3 - (Transferred to Wii)
 * Super Paper Mario - (Moved to the Wii)
 * Yoshi platformer (Moved to Nintendo DS as Yoshi Touch & Go)

Wii

 * Beijing 2008 (Cancelled in favor of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Available for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3)
 * Dance Factory (Available for PlayStation 2)
 * Jon & Kate Plus 8 - (Available on Nintendo DS)
 * Project H.A.M.M.E.R.
 * Skate It 2 (Available as Skate 2 on PS3 and Xbox 360)
 * Sonic The Hedgehog (Port of Xbox 360 version cancelled in favor of Sonic & The Secret Rings)
 * Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (Cancelled due to Virtual Console, available for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3)
 * Stuntman: Demolition
 * Vancouver 2010 - (Cancelled in favor of Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games, available for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3)

Game Boy/Color

 * Denetsu no Starfy (Moved to GBA)
 * Game Boy Music
 * Kirby's Dream Land 2 DX
 * The Legend of Zelda: Mystical Seed of Courage
 * Mega Man V (Game Boy Color enhanced version)
 * Metroid II: Return of Samus DX
 * Rhino Rumble Puzzle

Game Boy Advance

 * A Boy And His Blob
 * Aero the Acro-Bat 2
 * Battland
 * Diddy Kong Pilot - (Remade and released as Banjo-Pilot)
 * Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers - (Remade and released as It's Mr. Pants!)
 * Donkey Kong Plus
 * Game & Watch Gallery 4 (only Japan, which would have been known as Game Boy Gallery 4)
 * Luna Blaze
 * Mega Man Anniversary Collection
 * Mega Man Mania
 * Pocket Music

Nintendo DS

 * A Boy And His Blob DS (while the NES franchise didn't make a return on the DS as initially planned, it was later revived on the Wii)
 * Advance Wars: Days of Ruin (Japan only)
 * America's Next Top Model - (U.S. Exclusive Release, Available in UK)
 * Baten Kaitos DS
 * Beijing 2008 - (Cancelled in favor of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, available for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3)
 * Black & White Creatures
 * Halo DS
 * Jam With the Band
 * Jet Impulse (outside Japan)
 * Katamari Damacy
 * Lizzie McGuire & That's So Raven
 * Mobile Suit Gundam Seed
 * Super Pac-Man Pinball
 * Tokyo Xtreme Racer DRIFT
 * Vancouver 2010 - (Cancelled in favor of Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games, available for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3)
 * Wander Donkey

Arcade

 * Star Fox Arcade (May have been Star Fox Assault)