The team working on the game failed to complete it on time

May 20, 2013 22:31 GMT  ·  By

Video game maker and publisher Nintendo says that it initially envisioned Game & Wario as a launch title for the Wii U home console that was supposed to be pre-installed on the device.

Satoru Iwata, the leader of the company, states during one of his question and answer sessions that, “The original plan was that the game would come pre-installed on the Wii U console, so it wasn't actually conceived of as being part of the WarioWare series.”

According to the executive, Nintendo was scrambling to create a game that was easy to understand and play.

One of the major goals was to show it during E3 2012 in order to reveal some of the core capabilities of the Wii U.

The new console has been disappointing in terms of sales and Nintendo has a plan to revive its fortunes later in 2013.