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Nintendo continues to insist that Advance Wars 1+2 has not been cancelled, though they're still refusing to provide any updates on when it might release.

The remake of the first two Advance Wars games was expected to release in April 2022, but was delayed due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Since then, it has remained in limbo, despite the fact that it appears to be completed, based on the fact that one user was able to download and play the game with no issues.

After its absence from yesterday's Nintendo Direct, Axios' Stephen Totilo reached out to ask if the title had been cancelled. A Nintendo rep told him that "The release has been delayed. We will announce the new date once it has been determined."

 

[lokomelo]

I'll give Nintendo that, when an English statue died and they postponed a direct because that, so a war that made thousands killed and wounded and millions of refugees had to have a reaction. They, at least, have coherence on their weird way to try to no offend people.

 

[xdarkx]

They could just release the game and be done with it.

 

[Cris1997XX]

But if they are villains, I feel like Nintendo could actually profit off that

You do realize there's also Russia bootlickers in Murica, right?

 

[The Catboy]

You do realize there's also Russia bootlickers in Murica, right?

America isn’t a real place, it’s just a fever dream in a trench coat

 

[CeeDee]

time to put on my tinfoil hat and say this is just a basic PR answer and the game is probably just going to be quietly shelved. seems like it'd already had development issues if the pre-war delay is any indication, maybe it isn't up to snuff and they think they'd be better off just not putting it out.

 

[RedoLane]

I guess there's no harm in putting it on hold, as it's already completed. Meanwhile, WayForward probably works on other games.

 

[DoctorBagPhD]

I feel like this is sensitivity gone way too far. Like, yeah, the war sucks but unless there’s a mission where you are playing as Russia and invading the Ukraine, I doubt anyone would be upset with this game’s existence. If there is someone who’s upset, chances are higher that they were looking to be upset

Some supermarkets no-joke turned off the self-checkout beeps as a mark of respect for the queen's death. It's beyond a fucking joke at this point.

 

[DJPlace]

that's good to hear. i bet it will be out after that one war is done.

 

[The Catboy]

Some supermarkets no-joke turned off the self-checkout beeps as a mark of respect for the queen's death. It's beyond a fucking joke at this point.

I have several questions

that's good to hear. i bet it will be out after that one war is done.

So in like 20 years?

 

[DJPlace]

If Russia wins and they release it, then Nintendo is celebrating Russia's victory. If Ukraine wins and they release it, then Nintendo is celebrating Ukraine's victory.

The only way Nintendo could have avoided appearing political was if they just released it when it was ready back in April. Nobody would have cared.

Now I think that they're going to wait like a year or more after the war finally ends before they release it to put some distance between it, meaning we shouldn't expect this any time soon.

Also, if Russia brings out the nukes and destroys the planet, we're never going to get it.

This is just a bad situation Nintendo voluntarily put themselves in.

i'm sorry i don't mean piss people off by saying this, but that is the most stupidest BULL FUCKING SHIT i have ever heard in my life.

So in like 20 years?

just the urkaine russia war.

 

[diggeloid]

i'm sorry i don't mean piss people off by saying this, but that is the most stupidest BULL FUCKING SHIT i have ever heard in my life.

Which part lol?

 

[chrisrlink]

sure let the survivors of total nuclear war only play it not before hand

 

[DarkCoffe64]

If only that guy that managed to download the game had leaked it online, right now everyone would just be enjoying the game and laughing at craptendo's idiotic decisions
oh well

 

[Prior22]

I think there are some Russian-like villains in the game, which made Nintendo plays it safe.

Sturm is Russian?!!!! Seriously though this is a lighthearted game that doesn’t even discuss actual real life countries. Delaying it wasn’t necessary since this game doesn’t capitalize on real life conflict at all.

 

[Valwinz]

this is so dumb there is always war why is the Ukraine one preventing this game

 

[Viri]

They should just release the stupid game, a few people on Twitter will bitch and complain about it for a day or so, and then move onto the next thing.

 

[AkiraKurusu]

I feel like this is sensitivity gone way too far. Like, yeah, the war sucks but unless there’s a mission where you are playing as Russia and invading the Ukraine, I doubt anyone would be upset with this game’s existence. If there is someone who’s upset, chances are higher that they were looking to be upset

Well, there is an army (the main one, I believe, the one you start out as) named the "Orange Star", which has its units coloured red, so...

 

[DarthDub]

Nintendo needs to grow a backbone and release this already. This is ridiculous!

 

[SG854]

I wanna play this game already. Stop being a bitch Nintendo and release it already.

 

[ertaboy356b]

I think there are some Russian-like villains in the game, which made Nintendo plays it safe.

It's called Blue Moon, and they invade Orange Star in the early game.