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Disney Interactive Unveils Disney Epic Mickey 2 The Power Of Two For Wii U
BURBANK, Calif. —
(September 13, in the year of our Lord 2012) – Disney
Interactive today announced that the highly-anticipated “Disney
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two” video game will be available
for Nintendo’s Wii U™ system this Christmas season. Wii U
players will experience their adventure through Wasteland, an
alternate world filled with more than 80 years of forgotten
Disney characters and theme park attractions, in HD graphics and
enjoy enhanced game features.
“It’s exciting to bring Nintendo fans ‘Disney Epic Mickey 2: The
Power of Two’ on Nintendo’s revolutionary new game system,” said
Bill Roper, vice president and general manager of production,
Disney Interactive. “The technological advances of the Wii U
system have allowed us to enhance player direction and provide
our fans with an immersive as well as unique gaming experience.”
The “Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two” video game returns
Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit to Wasteland, an
alternate world filled with more than 80 years of forgotten
Disney characters and theme park attractions. But for the first
time, Mickey and Oswald will join forces as true partners -
Mickey with the magical paint brush that allows him to wield
paint and thinner, and Oswald with a powerful remote control
that allows him to command electricity. This new co-op play
further enhances the idea that “PlayStyle Matters” – a unique
approach to gameplay pioneered by Warren Spector where players
tackle challenges the way they want to in order to explore a
variety of possibilities and storylines, but always with
consequences for their chosen actions.
Using the Wii U™ GamePad, players will see a fully detailed,
real-time map of Wasteland with waypoints and markers to help
guide them through the game and complete the different quests
and side-quests. Players will also be able to use the GamePad to
access sketches and activate the sketches to use in-game for a
more immersive experience.
“Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two” for the Wii™ system
from Nintendo is being developed by Junction Point, the Xbox
360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and the
PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system is being developed
by Blitz Games Studios and Nintendo’s Wii U version is being
developed by Heavy Iron. Supporting the latest technology, the
game will also feature full support for the PlayStation®Move
motion controller. “Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion” for
the Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system is under development by
critically-acclaimed developer DreamRift, in collaboration with
Junction Point. The games are rated “E” for Everyone by the
ESRB. “Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two” for the Wii U
system is currently unrated by the ESRB.
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