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== History == | == 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." | 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." | ||
''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 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. | 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. | ||
A February 22nd, 2005 story in the Victoria ''Times Colonist'' reported the game took 21 months to complete. If February is the "completion date" then this would mean the project started in May 2003. | |||
On March 30th, Nintendo of America announced the game would be delayed to June 13th. | On March 30th, Nintendo of America announced the game would be delayed to June 13th. | ||
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On June 13th, Nintendo announced the game was delayed indefinitely. No more official news was released after this point on the game's status. | On June 13th, Nintendo announced the game was delayed indefinitely. No more official news was released after this point on the game's status. | ||
Exile Interactive appears to have closed its doors as a studio in May 2006. | |||
== E3 2005 Trailer == | == E3 2005 Trailer == | ||
