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'''''Mean Girls DS '''''is a movie tie-in game made by 505 Games to the film ''Mean Girls ''that was released in Europe on September 11, 2009 and in the United States on April 20, 2010.
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'''''Mean Girls DS''''' is a video game made for the Nintendo DS, intended as a tie-in for the 2004 comedy film ''Mean Girls''. The game was developed by 505 Games and was released in Europe on September 11th, 2009. A United States release was scheduled for April 20th, 2010, but was canceled at the last minute.<ref>[http://www.gamefaqs.com/ds/970694-mean-girls/data GameFAQs page for the game.] Retrieved 30 Sept '16</ref> For unknown reasons, the game has not resurfaced digitally or physically since its release, and no copies have been accounted for.


The game was noteworthy for not putting Lindsay Lohan on the cover despite her major role in the film, due to the game's E10+ rating and the actress' reputation at the time.
==History==
[[File:MeanGirlsDS.jpg|thumb|220x220px]]
Little is known about the gameplay, though the plot is presumably similar to the movie, in that the player acts as a new student at a high-school. Kotaku described the game as being ''"some kind of Puzzle Quest ripoff"'', which would make it similar to its PC counterpart, ''Mean Girls: High School Showdown''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100414054604/https://kotaku.com/5515461/mean-girls-game-capitalizes-on-films-popularity-lohans-career Kotaku article about the game.] Retrieved 30 Sept '16</ref> However, according to the ESRB, it was an adventure game where the player interacts with characters through text-based conversations.<ref>[http://www.esrb.org/ratings/Synopsis.aspx?Certificate=28026&Title=Mean%20Girls&searchkeyword=Mean%20Girls The game's ESRB rating justification.] Retrieved 30 Sept '16</ref> It is also possible the game differs from both of these descriptions, as neither of them seems to match up with the available screenshots, which make it look more like a series of minigames.
It appears that the game was a financial failure and very few copies were printed; previously announced tie-in games such as the ''Pretty in Pink ''and ''Clueless ''games were either made PC-download-only or, in the case of the latter, canceled entirely.


Update (9/8/2015)
The game was noteworthy for not including Lindsay Lohan in the cover, despite her major role in the film. Apparently, the official explanation for this was that it was due to a monetary dispute, though many speculate that the actual reason was the actress' poor reputation at the time.


It appears that the game had a European release, however the US release was cancelled at last minute. There is proof that the game was sold at one point, due to a listing on thehunt.com.
It appears that the game was a financial failure, and very few copies were printed; previously announced tie-in games such as the ''Pretty in Pink'' and [[Clueless Fashion (lost build of cancelled Nintendo DS game based on comedy film; 2008-2010)|''Clueless'']] games were either made PC-download-only or, in the case of the latter, cancelled entirely. Though the US release of ''Mean Girls DS'' was cancelled, it still has a UPC code, and the game has been sold online at least once before.<ref>[https://www.thehunt.com/the-hunt/wcMvMF-mean-girls-ds-game Page for the game on The Hunt.] Retrieved 30 Sept '16</ref>Here is the description of the game, from the Walmart website:<ref>[https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mean-Girls-DS-Nintendo-DS/13240404 Walmart page with the description of the game.] Retrieved 01 March '17</ref>
<ul>
<li>Go up against plastics, jocks, art freaks and mathletes, as you work to play the cliques against each other and become the high school prom queen!</li>
<li>Unlock new mini-games and environments</li>
</ul>


Update (9/13/2015)
Despite recent search efforts, no ROM images have surfaced, and no copies have been found currently for sale. There are no known scans of the back cover, though a total of 5 screenshots were found on an obscure Italian site.<ref>[http://multiplayer.it/immagini/mean-girls-per-ds/331810/ Screenshots for the game, on Multiplayer.it.] Retrieved 30 Sept '16</ref>
[[File:T37308dywb5 jpg 640x360 upscale q85.jpg|thumb|280x280px]]
A site called multiplayer.it has a page on the game, saying it was released on December 1st 2010 (most likely a placeholder that was never changed given the April 20, 2010 release date listed above). It also has a screenshot of the game! You can see the screenshot to the right. It appears that the site also has other screenshots as well.


''Sources''
==Official Response from Development Team==
On April 24th, 2017, LMW user Flutter contacted developer 505 Games, and received the following message:


https://www.thehunt.com/the-hunt/wcMvMF-mean-girls-ds-game
''"Hi Flutter,


http://kotaku.com/5515461/mean-girls-game-capitalizes-on-films-popularity-lohans-career
''Thank you for contacting 505 Game Customer Support. We've been getting a consistent flow of tickets about this game, mostly from the Lost Media Wiki. Everything that's listed there is all that we know, and all that is publicly released. The game itself never made it to market, so there are no additional details that we have to offer, as this is a cancelled title from over 7 years ago. My apologies for the inconvenience.''


http://multiplayer.it/immagini/mean-girls-per-ds/331808/
''- Kyle''
 
''505 Games Customer Support"''
 
This confirms that the game's release was indeed cancelled.
 
==Screenshots==
<gallery mode=packed heights=200px>
File:T37308dywb5 jpg 640x360 upscale q85.jpg|Screenshot one of five.
File:T37309lpyee jpg 640x360 upscale q85.jpg|Screenshot two of five.
File:T37310o2bcw jpg 640x360 upscale q85.jpg|Screenshot three of five.
File:T37311smlzb jpg 640x360 upscale q85.jpg|Screenshot four of five.
File:T37312wljev jpg 640x360 upscale q85.jpg|Screenshot five of five.
</gallery>
==External Link==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_Girls_DS Wikipedia page for the film that mentions ''Mean Girls DS''.] Retrieved 30 Sept '16
 
==References==
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Revision as of 01:33, 3 July 2020

MeanGirlsDS.jpg

Cover for the game.

Status: Lost

Mean Girls DS is a video game made for the Nintendo DS, intended as a tie-in for the 2004 comedy film Mean Girls. The game was developed by 505 Games and was released in Europe on September 11th, 2009. A United States release was scheduled for April 20th, 2010, but was canceled at the last minute.[1] For unknown reasons, the game has not resurfaced digitally or physically since its release, and no copies have been accounted for.

History

Little is known about the gameplay, though the plot is presumably similar to the movie, in that the player acts as a new student at a high-school. Kotaku described the game as being "some kind of Puzzle Quest ripoff", which would make it similar to its PC counterpart, Mean Girls: High School Showdown.[2] However, according to the ESRB, it was an adventure game where the player interacts with characters through text-based conversations.[3] It is also possible the game differs from both of these descriptions, as neither of them seems to match up with the available screenshots, which make it look more like a series of minigames.

The game was noteworthy for not including Lindsay Lohan in the cover, despite her major role in the film. Apparently, the official explanation for this was that it was due to a monetary dispute, though many speculate that the actual reason was the actress' poor reputation at the time.

It appears that the game was a financial failure, and very few copies were printed; previously announced tie-in games such as the Pretty in Pink and Clueless games were either made PC-download-only or, in the case of the latter, cancelled entirely. Though the US release of Mean Girls DS was cancelled, it still has a UPC code, and the game has been sold online at least once before.[4]Here is the description of the game, from the Walmart website:[5]

  • Go up against plastics, jocks, art freaks and mathletes, as you work to play the cliques against each other and become the high school prom queen!
  • Unlock new mini-games and environments

Despite recent search efforts, no ROM images have surfaced, and no copies have been found currently for sale. There are no known scans of the back cover, though a total of 5 screenshots were found on an obscure Italian site.[6]

Official Response from Development Team

On April 24th, 2017, LMW user Flutter contacted developer 505 Games, and received the following message:

"Hi Flutter,

Thank you for contacting 505 Game Customer Support. We've been getting a consistent flow of tickets about this game, mostly from the Lost Media Wiki. Everything that's listed there is all that we know, and all that is publicly released. The game itself never made it to market, so there are no additional details that we have to offer, as this is a cancelled title from over 7 years ago. My apologies for the inconvenience.

- Kyle

505 Games Customer Support"

This confirms that the game's release was indeed cancelled.

Screenshots

External Link

References