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Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:54 pm |
 Post subject: Nintendo Wii Denial: Crash Bandicoot Rumor "Rubbish" |
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By John Finnegan
Wii thought this would happen
Just yesterday we reported that TVG had learned that the early unofficial PlayStation mascot Crash Bandicoot would be coming to Nintendo Wii. That was so 48 hours ago.
IGN's Matt Casamassina researched this one and it turns out that Vivendi's statements had been either misquoted at worst or misinterpreted at best. Here's the word from IGN:
The rumor started shortly after a Vivendi-held European games summit. Within hours, an overseas website was reporting that Crash Bandicoot would hit Wii sometime in 2007. We called Vivendi for clarification and it turns out that the rumor is false. During a question and answer session, a Vivendi representative was apparently asked about next generation development and replied loosely that the publisher was looking into all consoles. The rumor snowballed from there. A Vivendi spokesperson flatly denied the Crash Bandicoot Wii rumor, calling it "rubbish."
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Source: Nintendo Wii News: With A Side Order Of Everything Else Nintendo -
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