Why was Budokai 3 never released for GameCube?

[TheGameTagerZ]

They were under contract they couldn't release it for gamecube at the time.

Source
http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/dr ... 845p2.html

As of now, the game is only coming to PS2. Why is that? I'm glad you asked, because so did I. It turns out PS2 has one-year exclusivity on these titles, which explains why GameCube is so far behind. As for Xbox, more people own Hummers in Japan than Microsoft's big box, so they don't bother developing the game for it.

[Ryuman]

Yeah, the Gamecube was one of Nintendo's biggest failures.

It was one of their weakest consoles, but hardly a failure. You make it sound like it was among the Game Boy Micro and Virtual Boy.

Well, yeah. There's failures, but then there's disasters. In all seriousness though, I suppose I did exaggerate a bit. But to be fair, it was Nintendo's next big console. For it to get such poor sales in comparison to the competition, you'd think they'd be a little more than upset. At least it had some friggin' awesome games!

[Super Sayian Prime]

They were under contract they couldn't release it for gamecube at the time.

Source
http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/dr ... 845p2.html

As of now, the game is only coming to PS2. Why is that? I'm glad you asked, because so did I. It turns out PS2 has one-year exclusivity on these titles, which explains why GameCube is so far behind. As for Xbox, more people own Hummers in Japan than Microsoft's big box, so they don't bother developing the game for it.

That was in regards to Budokai Tenkaichi. If Namco Bandai wanted to port B3 to Gamecube the could've done so in 2005 (when that interview was published), but they obviously didn't for a reason other than timed-exclusivity.

[Metalwario64]

Every console is wonderful to someone who liked it for what it was and found the games they wanted for it.

Case in point: me and Virtual Boy (Galactic Pinball, dawg).

I miss the Virtual Boy... I used to have one, but now it's missing.

No system with Metroid Prime could ever be considered a failure. Besides, if it was a failure, it wouldn't have lasted as long as it did. It seems that with video games, everyone thinks that it's either a smash hit, or it's a total failure. I don't understand that mindset, and it seems developers are taking in that mindset now too.

[Insertclevername]

Never thought I'd see two people on the same forum gush their nostalgia over the friggin' Virtual Boy.

[Metalwario64]

Never thought I'd see two people on the same forum gush their nostalgia over the friggin' Virtual Boy.

Virtual Boy Wario Land was awesome, yo.

[Hellspawn28]

I remember getting the virtual boy for Christmas as a kid and I hated it. Back on topic, If Budokai 3 was on the Gamecube then it will most likely have the same features that the Japanese version had. Budokai 2 had some bonus outfits for Goku and Piccolo along with day and night time stages from what I can remember.