Summary
Mighty No. 9 is considered one of theworst spiritual successors of all time. Created by games industry legend Keiji Inafune, and raisingover $4 million across Kickstarterand PayPal, the title was set to bring Mega Man-style action to modern audiences.
The title, which wasincredibly poorly received, was released for a number of platforms, includingPS3,PS4,Wii U, andXbox One, andPlayStation VitaandNintendo 3DSversions were set for a later date.
Unfortunately, however, despite promises, the 3DS and Vita versions never materialized, and it now (as if you needed confirmation) looks like they never will, with Amazon canceling pre-orders.
Amazon Cancels Mighty No. 9 3DS Pre-Orders
The last update on the Mighty No. 9 Kickstarter homepage exclaims, “MIGHTY NO. 9 IS NOW CONFIRMED COMING TO VITA AND 3DS, and PS4 & XBOX ONE!” That post was seemingly madein October 2013, 11 years ago.
While the PS4 and Xbox One versions were released as promised, the PS Vita and Nintendo 3DS versions never saw the light of day. In 2017, developers Comcept said those versions of the game werestill happening, and seven years later, some fans still strangely (and maybe not entirely seriously) had false hopes of it happening, withAmazon pre-orders for the gamestill live. That was until recently.
As shared onBlueskyby user Stuart Gipp, pre-orders for the title have been canceled due to “lack of availability” and the fact that Amazon will “not be able to obtain the following item.”
Alongside the cancelation message, the item is now out of stock and unavailable to order onAmazon.
The cancelation, of course, comes as no major surprise. The PS Vita and Nintendo 3DS consoles are now very much relics of the past. Although three titles were released for Nintendo’s handheld in 2023 and one for Sony’s, nothing has been released since, and a studio as big as Comcept, which is now owned by Level-5, is never going to allocate resources to a title that was received so poorly for platforms of the past. Especially as it wasdelisted from certain digital storefronts in 2019.
