User:The Jacketed Terrapin/List of unrepresented universes/Excluded IPs
While I have tried to include as many IPs with Nintendo-published installments as possible to this project, I didn't want it to feel too semantic, so I decided to make a list of unrepresented universes that don't qualify for the main page. Consider these universes "honorable mentions", if you will.
As a side note, any of the universes with entries here (except for the ones under "Based on non-gaming media" and "Applications/hardware") are allowed to be put on this project.
Based on non-gaming media[edit]
Exceptions:
- Celebrity-based games - As per the Dr. Kawashima clause; must be an original concept and/or must not be directly based on one of their works.
- Non-gaming media owned by Nintendo - As per the Duck Hunt clause; only gets an entry if it has a game adaptation (e.g. Nester's Funky Bowling).
Universe | Nintendo-published installment(s): | Based on: | Other reason(s) for exclusion: |
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The Goonies | •VS. The Goonies (Nintendo VS. System, 1986) | The Goonies (1985 film) | •Port of The Goonies (Famicom, Konami) •No release in Japan |
Top Gun | •VS. Top Gun (Nintendo VS. System, 1987) | Top Gun (1986 film) | •Only distributed by Nintendo; directly published by Konami •Port of Top Gun (NES, Konami) •No release in Japan |
Platoon | •VS. Platoon (Nintendo VS. System, 1988) | Platoon (1986 film) | •Only distributed by Nintendo; directly published by Sunsoft •Port of Platoon (NES, Sunsoft) •No release in Japan |
Barker Bill | •Barker Bill's Trick Shooting (NES, 1990) | Barker Bill's Cartoon Show (1953 animated series) | - |
Pinocchio | •Pinocchio (SNES, 1996)ᵂᵂ | Pinocchio (1940 animated film) | Published by Capcom in Japan |
Maui Mallard | •Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow (SNES, 1996)ᵂᵂ | Donald Duck (debuted in the 1934 cartoon, The Wise Little Hen) |
Published by Capcom in Japan |
Star Wars | •Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Nintendo 64, 1996) •Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (Nintendo 64, 1998) •Star Wars Episode I: Racer (Nintendo 64, 1999) •Star Wars Episode I: Racer (Game Boy Color, 1999) |
Star Wars (1977 film) | - |
Hello Kitty | •Pocket Hello Kitty (Virtual pet, 1998) | Hello Kitty (debuted on a vinyl coin purse) |
- |
Quest for Camelot | •Quest for Camelot (Game Boy Color, 1998) | Quest for Camelot (1998 animated film) | - |
Crazy Castle | •Bugs Bunny: Crazy Castle 3 (Game Boy Color, 1999)ᵂᵂ | Bugs Bunny (debuted in the 1940 cartoon, A Wild Hare) |
Published by Kemco in Japan |
Beauty and the Beast | •Beauty and the Beast: A Board Game Adventure (Game Boy Color, 1999) | Beauty and the Beast (1991 animated film) | - |
The Little Mermaid | •The Little Mermaid II: Pinball Frenzy (Game Boy Color, 2000) | The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000 animated film) | - |
Alice in Wonderland | •Alice in Wonderland (Game Boy Color, 2000) | Alice in Wonderland (1951 animated film) | - |
Gundam | •Famicom Mini - Mobile Suit Z Gundam: Hot Scramble (Game Boy Advance, 2004) •Famicom Mini - SD Gundam World: Gachapon Senshi Scramble Wars (Game Boy Advance, 2004) |
Mobile Suit Gundam (1979 animated series) | - |
Lonpos | •Lonpos (WiiWare, 2009)ᵂᵂ | Lonpos (board game) | Published by Genki in Japan |
Hobonichi Rosenzu | •Hobonichi Rosenzu 2009 (DSiWare, 2009) •Hobonichi Rosenzu 2010: Zengoku 7 Area + Shinkansen Map (DSiWare, 2010) |
Hobonichi Rosenzu (transit map) | - |
Mabeop Cheonjamun | •Mabeop Cheonjamun DS (Nintendo DS, 2009) •Mabeop Cheonjamun DS 2: Choehoui Hanjamabeop (Nintendo DS, 2011) |
Mabeop Cheonjamun (manhwa series) | - |
Purikura | •Sparkle Snapshots (DSiWare, 2009) •Sparkle Snapshots 3D (3DS eShop, 2011) |
Purikura (photo booth) | - |
Rurubu | •Pocket Rurubu: Kyoto (DSiWare, 2009) •Pocket Rurubu: Tokyo (DSiWare, 2009) •Pocket Rurubu: Hokkaido (DSiWare, 2009) •Pocket Rurubu: Okinawa (DSiWare, 2009) •Pocket Rurubu: Osaka (DSiWare, 2009) •Pocket Rurubu: Yokohama Kamakura (DSiWare, 2009) •Pocket Rurubu: Kobe (DSiWare, 2009) •Pocket Rurubu: Nagoya (DSiWare, 2009) •Pocket Rurubu: Izu Hakone (DSiWare, 2010) •Pocket Rurubu: Shinshū (DSiWare, 2010) |
Rurubu (travel guide book) | - |
Crossword House | •Puzzle Iroiro: Gekkan Crossword House Vol. 1 (DSiWare, 2009) •Puzzle Iroiro: Gekkan Crossword House Vol. 2 (DSiWare, 2009) •Puzzle Iroiro: Gekkan Crossword House Vol. 3 (DSiWare, 2009) •Puzzle Iroiro: Gekkan Crossword House Vol. 4 (DSiWare, 2009) •Puzzle Iroiro: Gekkan Crossword House Vol. 5 (DSiWare, 2009) •Puzzle Iroiro: Gekkan Crossword House Vol. 6 (DSiWare, 2009) |
Crossword House (magazine) | - |
NHK Kōhaku Quiz Gassen | •NHK Kōhaku Quiz Gassen (Wii, 2009) | NHK quiz shows (television series) | - |
Hobonichi Techō | •Hobonichi no Kenkō Techō (DSiWare, 2010) | Dear DoctorS 5-Year Health Diary (notebook) | - |
Little Charo | •Eigo de Tabisuru: Little Charo (Nintendo DS, 2011) | Little Charo (2008 animated series) | - |
Karaoke Joysound | •Karaoke Joysound for Wii U (Wii U, 2012) •Karaoke Joysound for Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch, 2017) |
Karaoke Joysound (karaoke service by Xing) | - |
Shaun the Sheep | •Hitsuji no Shaun 3D: Dai-1-Kan (Nintendo 3DS, 2013) •Hitsuji no Shaun 3D: Dai-2-Kan (Nintendo 3DS, 2013) •Hitsuji no Shaun 3D: Dai-3-Kan (Nintendo 3DS, 2013) •Hitsuji no Shaun 3D: Dai-4-Kan (Nintendo 3DS, 2013) •Hitsuji no Shaun 3D: Dai-5-Kan (Nintendo 3DS, 2013) |
Shaun the Sheep (2007 animated series) | - |
Lego City | •Lego City Undercover (Wii U, 2013) •Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins (Nintendo 3DS, 2013) |
Lego City (part of the Lego toyline) |
- |
Disney Magical World | •Disney Magical World (Nintendo 3DS, 2014)ᵂᵂ •Disney Magical World 2 (Nintendo 3DS, 2016)ᵂᵂ |
Crossover of several film characters from Disney | Published by Bandai Namco in Japan |
Phonics Fun | •Phonics Fun with Biff, Chip & Kipper Vol. 1 (Nintendo 3DS, 2014)ᴾᴬᴸ •Phonics Fun with Biff, Chip & Kipper Vol. 2 (Nintendo 3DS, 2014)ᴾᴬᴸ •Phonics Fun with Biff, Chip & Kipper Vol. 3 (Nintendo 3DS, 2014)ᴾᴬᴸ |
Oxford Reading Tree (book series) | Published by IE Institute in Japan |
Real Escape Game | •Real Dasshutsu Game × Nintendo 3DS: Chō Hakai Keikaku Kara no Dasshutsu (Nintendo 3DS, 2015) | Real Escape Game (events by Scrap) | - |
Marvel Ultimate Alliance | •Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order (Nintendo Switch, 2019) | Crossover of several comic book characters from Marvel Comics | - |
DC Super Hero Girls | •DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power (Nintendo Switch, 2021) | DC Super Hero Girls (2019 animated television series) | - |
Nintendo VS. System games not directly sold by Nintendo[edit]
Universe | Nintendo-distributed installment(s): | Publisher: | Port of: | Other reason(s) for exclusion: |
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Star Luster | •VS. Star Luster (Nintendo VS. System, 1985) | Namco | Star Luster (Famicom, Namco) | - |
Tank Battalion | •VS. Battle City (Nintendo VS. System, 1985) | Namco | Battle City (Famicom, Namco) | - |
Ninja JaJaMaru-kun | •VS. Ninja JaJaMaru-kun (Nintendo VS. System, 1986) | Jaleco | Ninja JaJaMaru-kun (Famicom, Jaleco) | - |
Family Stadium | •VS. Pro Baseball: Family Stadium (Nintendo VS. System, 1986) | Namco | Pro Baseball: Family Stadium (Famicom, Namco) | - |
Bomb Jack | •VS. Mighty Bomb Jack (Nintendo VS. System, 1986) | Tecmo | Mighty Bomb Jack (NES, Tecmo) | - |
Mystery Tower | •VS. Tower of Babel (Nintendo VS. System, 1986) | Namco | Tower of Babel (Famicom, Namco) | - |
Super Chinese | •VS. Super Chinese (Nintendo VS. System, 1986) | Namco | Kung-Fu Heroes (NES, Namco) | - |
Family (Namco series) | •VS. Family Tennis (Nintendo VS. System, 1987) | Namco | Family Tennis (Famicom, Namco) | - |
R.B.I. Baseball | •VS. Atari R.B.I. Baseball (Nintendo VS. System, 1987) | Namco | R.B.I. Baseball (NES, Tengen Games) | No release in Japan |
Ring King | •VS. T.K.O. Boxing (Nintendo VS. System, 1987) | Data East | Ring King (NES, Namco) | No release in Japan |
Gradius | •VS. Vulcan Venture (Nintendo VS. System, 1988) | Konami | Gradius II (Famicom, Konami) | No release in Japan |
Freedom Force | •VS. Freedom Force (Nintendo VS. System, 1988) | Sunsoft | Freedom Force (NES, Sunsoft) | No release in Japan |
Published by third-party in Japan[edit]
Note:
- Games published by Nintendo in Japan, but a third-party in Western regions - The reason I decided not to include these games here stems from the ordering of the Rayman Legends and Shovel Knight spirits in Ultimate, which are grouped with the first-party series instead of the third-party ones, likely due to Nintendo publishing those games in Japan.
Universe | Nintendo-published installment(s): | Japanese publisher: | Other reason(s) for exclusion: |
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Boulder Dash | •Boulder Dash (Game Boy, 1990)ᴾᴬᴸ | Victor Interactive Software | Port of Boulder Dash (Atari 8-bit computers, First Star Software) |
Othello (Kawada) | •Othello (Game Boy, 1990)ᴾᴬᴸ | Kawada | Port of Othello (Famicom Disk System, Kawada) |
Super Pinball | •Super Pinball: Behind the Mask (SNES, 1994)ᵂᵂ | Meldac | - |
Red Alarm | •Red Alarm (Virtual Boy, 1995)ᴺᴬ | T&E Soft | - |
Eggerland | •Adventures of Lolo (Game Boy, 1995)ᴾᴬᴸ | Imagineer | - |
Terranigma | •Terranigma (SNES, 1996)ᴾᴬᴸ | Enix | - |
Mischief Makers | •Mischief Makers (Nintendo 64, 1997)ᵂᵂ | Enix | - |
Arkanoid | •Arkanoid: Doh It Again (SNES, 1997)ᵂᵂ | Taito | - |
Space Invaders | •Space Invaders (SNES, 1997)ᵂᵂ | Taito | Port of Space Invaders DX (Arcade, Taito) |
Shadowgate | •Shadowgate Classic (Game Boy Color, 1999)ᵂᵂ | Kemco | Port of Shadowgate (NES, Kemco) |
Top Gear | •Top Gear Rally (Game Boy Advance, 2003)ᵂᵂ | Kemco | - |
Dynasty Warriors | •Dynasty Warriors Advance (Game Boy Advance, 2005)ᵂᵂ | Koei | - |
Tenchu | •Tenchu: Dark Secret (Nintendo DS, 2006)ᵂᵂ | FromSoftware | - |
DS Kageyama Method | •Personal Trainer: Math (Nintendo DS, 2008)ᵂᵂ | Shogakukan | - |
Professor Layton | •Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo DS, 2008)ᵂᵂ •Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (Nintendo DS, 2009)ᵂᵂ •Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (Nintendo DS, 2010)ᵂᵂ •Professor Layton and the Last Specter (Nintendo DS, 2011)ᵂᵂ •Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (Nintendo 3DS, 2012)ᵂᵂ •Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy (Nintendo 3DS, 2013)ᵂᵂ •Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Nintendo 3DS, 2014)ᵂᵂ |
Level-5 | - |
Samurai Warriors | •Samurai Warriors 3 (Wii, 2010)ᵂᵂ | Tecmo Koei | - |
Inazuma Eleven | •Inazuma Eleven (Nintendo DS, 2011)ᴾᴬᴸ •Inazuma Eleven 2: Firestorm and Blizzard (Nintendo DS, 2012)ᴾᴬᴸ •Inazuma Eleven Strikers (Wii, 2012)ᴾᴬᴸ •Inazuma Eleven 3: Lightning Bolt and Bomb Blast (Nintendo 3DS, 2013)ᴾᴬᴸ •Inazuma Eleven 3: Team Ogre Attacks! (Nintendo 3DS, 2014)ᴾᴬᴸ •Inazuma Eleven GO: Light and Shadow (Nintendo 3DS, 2014)ᴾᴬᴸ •Inazuma Eleven GO Chrono Stones: Wildfire and Thunderflash (Nintendo 3DS, 2015)ᴾᴬᴸ |
Level-5 | All versions of Inazuma Eleven 3 were ported from the Nintendo DS, all originally published by Level-5 |
Fortune Street | •Fortune Street (Wii, 2011)ᵂᵂ | Square Enix | - |
Ninja Gaiden | •Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge (Wii U, 2012)ᵂᵂ | Koei Tecmo | Port of Ninja Gaiden 3 (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3, Koei Tecmo) |
Kersploosh! | •Kersploosh! (Nintendo 3DS, 2013)ᵂᵂ | Poisoft | - |
Fantasy Life | •Fantasy Life (Nintendo 3DS, 2014)ᵂᵂ | Level-5 | - |
Puzzle & Dragons | •Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (Nintendo 3DS, 2015)ᵂᵂ | GungHo Online Entertainment | - |
Little Battlers eXperience | •LBX: Little Battlers eXperience (Nintendo 3DS, 2015)ᵂᵂ | Level-5 | - |
Yo-kai Watch | •Yo-kai Watch (Nintendo 3DS, 2015)ᵂᵂ •Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits and Fleshy Souls (Nintendo 3DS, 2016)ᵂᵂ •Yo-kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters (Nintendo 3DS, 2017)ᵂᵂ •Yo-kai Watch Blasters: Red Cat Corps and White Dog Squad (Nintendo 3DS, 2018)ᵂᵂ •Yo-kai Watch 3 (Nintendo 3DS, 2018)ᵂᵂ |
Level-5 | - |
Pocket Card Jockey | •Pocket Card Jockey (Nintendo 3DS, 2016)ᵂᵂ | Game Freak | - |
Teddy Together | •Teddy Together (Nintendo 3DS, 2016)ᴾᴬᴸ | Bandai Namco | - |
Flip Wars | •Flip Wars (Nintendo Switch, 2017)ᵂᵂ | Over Fence | - |
Go Vacation | •Go Vacation (Nintendo Switch, 2018)ᵂᵂ | Bandai Namco | Port of Go Vacation (Wii, Bandai Namco) |
The World Ends with You | •The World Ends with You: Final Remix (Nintendo Switch, 2018)ᵂᵂ | Square Enix | Port of The World Ends with You (Nintendo DS, Square Enix) |
Fitness Boxing | •Fitness Boxing (Nintendo Switch, 2018)ᵂᵂ Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm and Exercise (Nintendo Switch, 2020)ᵂᵂ |
Imagineer | - |
Triangle Strategy | •Triangle Strategy (Nintendo Switch, 2022)ᵂᵂ | Square Enix | - |
Live A Live | •Live A Live (Nintendo Switch, 2022)ᵂᵂ | Square Enix | Remake of Live A Live (Super Famicom, Square) |
Western-exclusive ports of third-party games[edit]
Exceptions:
- Games developed by a Nintendo division/subsidiary - So far, the only game this really applies to is the Game Boy Color port of Crystalis, which was developed by Nintendo Software Technology.
Universe | Nintendo-published installment(s): | Port of: |
---|---|---|
Gradius | •VS. Gradius (Nintendo VS. System, 1986) | Gradius (NES, Konami) |
Space Invaders | •Space Invaders (Game Boy, 1994) | Space Invaders DX (Arcade, Taito) |
Arcade Classic | •Arcade Classic No. 1: Asteroids/Missile Command (Game Boy, 1995) •Arcade Classic No. 2: Centipede/Millipede (Game Boy, 1995) •Arcade Classic No. 4: Defender/Joust (Game Boy, 1995) |
•Asteroids (Arcade, Atari) •Missile Command (Arcade, Atari) •Centipede (Arcade, Atari) •Millipede (Arcade, Atari) •Defender (Arcade, Williams Electronics) •Joust (Arcade, Williams Electronics) |
Command & Conquer | •Command & Conquer (Nintendo 64, 1999) | Command & Conquer (DOS, Westwood Studios) |
StarCraft | •StarCraft 64 (Nintendo 64, 2000) | Starcraft (Microsoft Windows, Blizzard Entertainment) |
Applications/hardware[edit]
Exceptions:
- DSiWare applications - Unlike the Japanese WiiWare page, the Japanese DSiWare page does not seem to exclude any application from the list.
Series | Application |
---|---|
Family BASIC | •Family BASIC (Famicom, 1984) •Family BASIC V3 (Famicom, 1985) |
Camera | •Game Boy Camera (Game Boy, 1998) •Nintendo DSi Camera (Nintendo DSi, 2008) •Nintendo 3DS Camera (Nintendo 3DS, 2011) |
Mobile Trainer | •Mobile Trainer (Game Boy Color, 2001) |
Play-Yan | •Play-Yan (Game Boy Advance, 2005) •Nintendo MP3 Player (Game Boy Advance, 2005) |
Forecast Channel | •Forecast Channel (Wii, 2006) |
News Channel | •News Channel (Wii, 2006) |
Photo Channel | •Photo Channel (Wii, 2006) |
Check Mii Out Channel | •Check Mii Out Channel (Wii, 2007) |
Digital TV Tuner | •Nintendo DS Digital TV Tuner (Nintendo DS, 2007) |
Nintendo Channel | •Nintendo Channel (Wii, 2007) |
TV no Tomo Channel | •TV no Tomo Channel: G-Guide for Wii (Wii, 2008) |
Digicam Print Channel | •Digicam Print Channel (Wii, 2008) |
Sound | •Nintendo DSi Sound (Nintendo DSi, 2008) •Nintendo 3DS Sound (Nintendo 3DS, 2011) |
Today & Tomorrow Channel | •Today & Tomorrow Channel (Wii, 2008) |
Wii Speak Channel | •Wii Speak Channel (Wii, 2008) |
Wii no Ma | •Wii no Ma (WiiWare, 2009) •Dokodemo Wii no Ma (DSiWare, 2009) |
Demae Channel | •Demae Channel (Wii, 2009) |
Itsu no Ma ni Televi | •Itsu no Ma ni Televi (Nintendo 3DS, 2011) |
Nintendo Video | •Nintendo Video (Nintendo 3DS, 2011) |
Nintendo Zone | •Nintendo Zone (Nintendo 3DS, 2011) |
Wii U Chat | •Wii U Chat (Wii U, 2012) |
Nintendo TVii | •Nintendo TVii (Wii U, 2012) |
Wii Street U | •Wii Street U (Wii U, 2013) |
Wii U Panorama View | •Bird's-Eye View (Wii U, 2013) •Carnival in Rio (Wii U, 2013) •Double-Decker Tour (Wii U, 2013) •Kyoto Sightseeing (Wii U, 2013) |
Nintendo 3DS Guide: Louvre | •Nintendo 3DS Guide: Louvre (Nintendo 3DS, 2013) |
amiibo Tap | •amiibo Tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits (Nintendo 3DS, 2015) |
Nintendo Switch Online | •Nintendo Entertainment System (Nintendo Switch, 2018) •Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Nintendo Switch, 2019) •Sega Genesis (Nintendo Switch, 2021) •Nintendo 64 (Nintendo Switch, 2021) •Game Boy (Nintendo Switch, 2023) •Game Boy Advance (Nintendo Switch, 2023) |
Others[edit]
The following entries don't really fit under any of the above sections, so I have decided to dump them all here. Also includes categories that I didn't feel like making into a proper list. Exclusion reasons are explained in parentheses.
- Nintendo toys and other non-gaming products (not actual video games, some products have missing information, and personally speaking, it would be better to handle these the same way as the "Nintendo hardware" section on List of minor Nintendo universes instead of listing every single non-gaming product individually; Ultra Hand is an exception due to having its own game, Grill-Off with Ultra Hand!)
e.g. Hanafuda, playing cards, Ultra Machine, N&B Blocks, Love Tester, Unmei Game, Ultra Scope, Kōsenjū Custom, Lefty RX, Ele-Conga, Chiritorie, Ten Billion - Arcade games not listed on the main page (missing information for some of them and debatable if they can really be counted as proper video games)
e.g. Laser Clay Shooting Game, EVR Race - PlayChoice-10 games (unchanged ports of older NES titles; never saw a release in Japan)
e.g. Contra, Double Dragon, Ninja Gaiden - Nintendo World Championships 1990 (Compilation of older NES titles; every universe on the cart is already represented in Smash in some form)
- Nintendo Campus Challenge 1991 (Compilation of older NES titles; every universe on the cart is already represented in Smash in some form)
- Nintendo Super System games (unchanged ports of older Super NES titles; never saw a release in Japan)
e.g. ActRaiser, Contra - Nintendo Campus Challenge 1992 (Compilation of older Super NES titles; every universe on the cart is already represented in Smash in some form)
- Nintendo PowerFest '94 (Compilation of older Super NES titles; every universe on the cart is already represented in Smash in some form)
- Satellaview-exclusive games (too little information for many of these; some of them are even outright lost media)
e.g. Special Tee Shot - Air Hockey-e (this 2002 Game Boy Advance game is only available by scanning its respective e-Reader card, and that information alone makes me hesitant to list it on the main page)
- Legend of Golf (this 2004 GameCube game is a unique case in that Nintendo is mentioned in the copyright info and has their logo on the front cover, but the publisher is actually Seta Corporation*, so it's difficult to determine if this is truly a Nintendo IP. It's possible they may have distributed it, but just to play it safe, I will not be listing it on the main page)
*Source - Nintendo Game Seminar games (not only is there too little information for many of these games, most of them were exclusive to DS Download Stations and, according to NintendoWiki, some of them were supposedly never released to the public. While some games in this series did see a release on the Wii U eShop, I feel it's for the best to exclude this series altogether)
e.g. Nekosogi Tornado, Kuru Kuru Tonzuran, Kaosapiens, Ototo, FloWooooT, Kanarasu To: Center Heroes, Doki Doki Tegami Relay - Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo (not an actual video game)
- NES Classic Edition games (compilation of older NES titles instead of independant re-releases)
e.g. Bubble Bobble, Contra, Gradius - Super NES Classic Edition games (compilation of older Super NES titles instead of independant re-releases)
e.g. Contra... that's it, actually. Every other universe on the console is already represented in Smash in some form - Games published by Nintendo in certain Western regions* (too little information or too much conflicting information)
*Only accounts for games that were released in other Western regions, but were not published by Nintendo there (e.g. games published by a third-party in North America, but by Nintendo in PAL regions) - Games distributed, but not published by Nintendo* (too little information or too much conflicting information for a lot of them; as they were not directly published by Nintendo, it doesn't make sense to make full-fledged entries for them)
*Games that have the label "Distributed exclusively by Nintendo" are exceptions, but only if it applies to all regions the game was released in. - Third-party games developed by Nintendo divisions/subsidiaries (not actual Nintendo IPs due to being published and owned by third-party companies)
e.g. Livly Garden, Project X Zone, Tube Slider - Tech demo-exclusive games (these games were generally created to showcase the capabilities of a console or hardware and were never intended to have a wider release)
e.g. 3D Challenge - Unreleased/cancelled games (as these games were never officially released, there isn't a point in making entries for them)
e.g. CatRoots