E3 06: Snoopy and Pac-Man skipping Xbox?

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted May 2, 2006 12:00 am PT

Previously announced versions of upcoming Namco Bandai mascot titles mysteriously absent from E3 release list; publisher mum on future Xbox support.

Namco Bandai has taken the wraps off a portion of its lineup for next week's Electronics Entertainment Expo, and some of the company's previously announced titles are notably absent. In particular, the Xbox versions of the multiplatform mascot games Snoopy vs. the Red Baron and Pac-Man World Rally are mysteriously absent, while every other version of both games is still being promoted.

Namco Bandai representatives did not return requests for comment on the status of the Xbox versions of those games and whether or not the company had discontinued its support of the original Xbox console. With those two games off the publisher's release list, it has no currently announced projects in development for Microsoft's first console.

Snoopy vs. the Red Baron is still slated for release on the PlayStation 2, PSP, and PC, and Pac-Man World Rally still looks to be coming to the PS2, PSP, PC, and GameCube.

35 Comments

  • Fumpa

    Posted Nov 23, 2006 4:06 am PT

    damn!!! i want this game.

  • pyth0n13

    Posted May 12, 2006 10:22 pm PT

    that's nintendo stuff anyway

  • weazel1838

    Posted May 3, 2006 10:31 am PT

    oh no!!!!!!!!!!!! sorry, really dont care, but i bet the little ones are crying right now!

  • chrisdojo

    Posted May 3, 2006 6:19 am PT

    at least it is the REAL snoopy and not a snoop dog game LOL

  • troakun

    Posted May 2, 2006 6:39 pm PT

    Oh no, not Snoopy and Pac-Mario Kart, not them! Geez, now if we could only get these games off the other consoles, then we would be set.

  • XeroTheory142

    Posted May 2, 2006 3:35 pm PT

    i find it humorous that a lot of people are offended by this "oh no! xbox may lose support from certain developers!" when the gamecube has been cast aside by so many companies. whenever a game is only on two of the three consoles, its always ps2 and xbox. i mean, gc has been basically abandoned by lucasarts, robbing it of some really sweet star wars games. so, please, stop complaining.

  • SnowFarmer

    Posted May 2, 2006 3:08 pm PT

    It is hard not to see this as the first in what will become a wave of companies discontinuing support for the Xbox. The Xbox is not dead, but it certainly is dying, how many stores will continue to give the hardware or software shelf space after this summer? Not many when they have 2 new consoles and the 360 for this holiday season.

    And for those that thinks this means Namco is going to pull support for the 360, it is far too early to even begin to tell if that is the case. Although given the sales of the 360 in Japan I could see why some might start to think that way.

  • sabru8

    Posted May 2, 2006 2:10 pm PT

    okay

  • buckybuckster

    Posted May 2, 2006 12:37 pm PT

    Unfortunately, this could just be the beginning of many such announcements. Primarily due to the XBox360, software sales for the XBox fell around 60% this past holiday season. I wouldn't be surprised to see some announced XBox titles shifted to 360. By no means is it fair, but it's reality.

  • spidey008

    Posted May 2, 2006 11:22 am PT

    Pac-Man would be great as a XBL marketplace download. I could care less about Pac-Man World.

  • JACKOFALLTRADES

    Posted May 2, 2006 11:13 am PT

    namco....they used to matter!

  • Blazer88

    Posted May 2, 2006 9:25 am PT

    Somehow I doubt this is loss.

  • smbius

    Posted May 2, 2006 9:22 am PT

    They understand demographics of XBox owners. I'm still a bit curious as to why they would create on the PC. Then again the PC games do get stupid crap from publishers (i.e. Barbie) once in awhile. Plus the PC does not have to deal with splitting royalties. I don't see Namco going away from 360 in the future despite not having pacman and snoop.

  • dergy

    Posted May 2, 2006 9:20 am PT

    wow...i really dont care. those games are stupid anyways

  • Pablo620

    Posted May 2, 2006 9:18 am PT

    Oh my hell just froze over

  • mickel_darmawan

    Posted May 2, 2006 8:46 am PT

    [This message was deleted at the request of a moderator or administrator]

  • Cheeseboy90

    Posted May 2, 2006 8:20 am PT

    They are kiddie games anyways. No big lost!

  • Cheeseboy90

    Posted May 2, 2006 8:18 am PT

    [This message was deleted at the request of the original poster]

  • metdevthegamer

    Posted May 2, 2006 8:17 am PT

    Yawn.

  • ufopuller

    Posted May 2, 2006 7:05 am PT

    Not missing much there

Pac-Man World Rally Quick Links

Summary | News | Previews & Features | Images | Videos | Answers | Forum

  • GameSpot ScoreN/ANo Rating
  • Critic ScoreN/ANo Reviews
  • User Score4.31 vote
  • Your Score N/A

    hover & click to rate

advertisement
advertisement
Click Here

Tags

pac-man   snoopy   xbox   namco   namco bandai   e3   pc   e3 2006   psp   pac man
Pac-Man World Rally

Game Stats

Full Game Details »Close
Also on

Games you may like…

  • ()

Users who looked at content for this game also looked at these games.

See More Similar Games
advertisement
Click Here