 The game was made per a contract agreed to by Nintendo and Namco, which allowed the latter to produce a sports title and later a role-playing game, the latter of which was never released.The game was originally titled "World Stadium 64" and instead based on Namco's long-running "World Stadium" baseball series, considered the arcade game equivalent to "Family Stadium", and at first scheduled for release in early 1997.A North American localization was announced by Namco spokesperson Chris Bull, however it was never released.