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Handheld ports of the game for the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita were planned after a $3.5 million dollar stretch goal for the game's Kickstarter campaign was reached. The ports were passed around to two different developers, Abstraction Games and Engine Software, but their development was marred by issues preventing Unreal Engine 3 from running on the 3DS, a botched attempt at a demake of the game, and delayed communication issues with developer Comcept. Despite work on the ports eventually dying down in 2017, Comcept never formally announced they were cancelled, with their last update claiming they would be released at the end of that year.
The United Kingdom branch of online retailer Amazon would continue accepting pre-orders for the unreleased 3DS port for over eight years despite it being listed as unavailable in other regions, while the PS Vita port was never available to pre-order. This availability period surpasses the game's release on other platforms in 2016, Comcept's acquisition by Level-5 in 2017, and the discontinuation of the consoles the ports were planned for. The listing most likely stayed up for that long because the branch was simply unaware of the port's development ending and nobody bothered to inform them. It wouldn't be until 2025 that Amazon UK finally listed the 3DS port as being out of stock and started issuing order cancellations, with the order drawing attention to this having originally been placed in 2022.
The United Kingdom branch of online retailer Amazon would continue accepting pre-orders for the unreleased 3DS port for over eight years despite it being listed as unavailable in other regions, while the PS Vita port was never available to pre-order. This availability period surpasses the game's release on other platforms in 2016, Comcept's acquisition by Level-5 in 2017, and the discontinuation of the consoles the ports were planned for. The listing most likely stayed up for that long because the branch was simply unaware of the port's development ending and nobody bothered to inform them. It wouldn't be until 2025 that Amazon UK finally listed the 3DS port as being out of stock and started issuing order cancellations, with the order drawing attention to this having originally been placed in 2022.
GameSpot article:
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/almost-a-decade-later-preorders-for-this-3ds-game-are-being-canceled/1100-6528621/
Amazon UK page for Mighty No. 9's Nintendo 3DS version:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mighty-No-9-Nintendo-3DS/dp/B00X14PG7E
Archive of the Amazon UK page for Mighty No. 9's Nintendo 3DS version with orders still open from March 12, 2024:
https://web.archive.org/web/20240312123057/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mighty-No-9-Nintendo-3DS/dp/B00X14PG7E
Archive of the American branch of Amazon's unavailable listing for the game from April 22, 2022:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220422024135/https://www.amazon.com/Mighty-No-9-Nintendo-3DS/dp/B00X14PG7E/
Original Kickstarter campaign:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mightyno9/mighty-no-9/description
NintendoLife article:
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/09/mighty_no_9_sets_an_ambitious_3ds_stretch_goal
Vice article:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/where-the-hell-did-mighty-no-9-for-vita-and-3ds-go/
Polygon article:
https://www.polygon.com/2017/6/15/15809060/mighty-no-9-3ds-vita-where-the-hell-is-it
Destructoid article:
https://web.archive.org/web/20180910160859/https://www.destructoid.com/a-complete-history-of-mighty-no-9-s-unseen-3ds-and-vita-ports-and-the-hunt-to-find-out-what-happened-516622.phtml
Gematsu article:
https://www.gematsu.com/2017/06/level-5-acquires-comcept-now-level-5-comcept
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/almost-a-decade-later-preorders-for-this-3ds-game-are-being-canceled/1100-6528621/
Amazon UK page for Mighty No. 9's Nintendo 3DS version:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mighty-No-9-Nintendo-3DS/dp/B00X14PG7E
Archive of the Amazon UK page for Mighty No. 9's Nintendo 3DS version with orders still open from March 12, 2024:
https://web.archive.org/web/20240312123057/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mighty-No-9-Nintendo-3DS/dp/B00X14PG7E
Archive of the American branch of Amazon's unavailable listing for the game from April 22, 2022:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220422024135/https://www.amazon.com/Mighty-No-9-Nintendo-3DS/dp/B00X14PG7E/
Original Kickstarter campaign:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mightyno9/mighty-no-9/description
NintendoLife article:
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/09/mighty_no_9_sets_an_ambitious_3ds_stretch_goal
Vice article:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/where-the-hell-did-mighty-no-9-for-vita-and-3ds-go/
Polygon article:
https://www.polygon.com/2017/6/15/15809060/mighty-no-9-3ds-vita-where-the-hell-is-it
Destructoid article:
https://web.archive.org/web/20180910160859/https://www.destructoid.com/a-complete-history-of-mighty-no-9-s-unseen-3ds-and-vita-ports-and-the-hunt-to-find-out-what-happened-516622.phtml
Gematsu article:
https://www.gematsu.com/2017/06/level-5-acquires-comcept-now-level-5-comcept
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