Football 2002
- Developer
- Retro Studios
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Platforms
- Nintendo GameCube
- Genres
- Sport
How it feels
A cancelled NFL-licensed football simulator that never reached players after shifting away from a Mario-themed concept.
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About
The game designers initially wanted to make a Mario Football game, but Nintendo settled on a realistic simulator with the NFL license due to Retro's purpose of creating mature games. The game was canceled in February 2001.
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