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'''Veteran C-Stick Control''' - Veteran C-Stick Control is incorporated into all aspects of game play. Pitching allows players to put additional spin on the ball. Batting allows players to decide which part of the field to hit to. Fielders can move back on fly balls to increase throw power. Runners can choose which direction to slide into the bag. | '''Veteran C-Stick Control''' - Veteran C-Stick Control is incorporated into all aspects of game play. Pitching allows players to put additional spin on the ball. Batting allows players to decide which part of the field to hit to. Fielders can move back on fly balls to increase throw power. Runners can choose which direction to slide into the bag. | ||
== History == | |||
Exile Interactive's most recent project, ''[[World Series Baseball 2K3]]'', was released on March 10th, 2003. On September 13th, 2003, Dan Tudge told the Victoria ''Times Colonist'' in an interview that Exile Interactive was "in the process of developing the 'next great game' for a major publisher" but "there likely won't be any kind of advertising splash until just before the new game is released in 2005." | |||
On January 31st, 2005, Take-Two announced an exclusive licensing deal with MLB and MLBPA that will take effect Spring 2006. The deal leaves an exception for first-party sports games to continue licensing deals with MLB, so Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo are allowed to publish their own baseball games. | |||
''Nintendo Pennant Chase Baseball'' was announced on January 27th, 2005. ''Game Informer'' saw a preview of the game at their offices in late January but before the announcement. The release date was set for April 4th, 2005. | |||
On March 30th, Nintendo of America announced the game would be delayed to June 13th. | |||
Nintendo held a press event for ''Pennant Chase Baseball'' at Mariners opening day on April 4th, 2005, letting several publications try the Speed Play mode only, and giving interviews. | |||
''Pennant Chase'' was playable in a demo kiosk at E3 2005, held from May 18th-20th. At the event, GameSpot was told the game was delayed to July 5th. | |||
On June 13th, Nintendo announced the game was delayed indefinitely. No more official news was released after this point on the game's status. | |||
== E3 2005 Trailer == | == E3 2005 Trailer == | ||
