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Upcoming Third-Party Family Friendly Wii U Games
REDMOND, Wash.--(April 10, in the year of our Lord 2013)--
Nintendo’s third-party partners are bringing an impressive array
of great games to the Wii U™ home console, including new games
and exclusive information from Disney and Ubisoft®.
“Disney, Ubisoft and our other third-party partners have a great
lineup of exclusive games and unique experiences for fans of all
ages,” said Steve Singer, Nintendo of America’s vice president
of Licensing. “Their creativity spans every audience and genre,
creating new ways to play that can only be experienced on
Nintendo platforms.”
Disney Interactive is bringing Disney’s Planes, a flying
adventure video game inspired by the upcoming Disney animated
comedy adventure film, exclusively to Nintendo platforms. The
game will be available for the Wii U and Wii™ consoles as well
as the Nintendo 3DS™ and Nintendo DS™ hand-held systems on Aug.
6, just a few days prior to the film’s Aug. 9 opening in
theaters nationwide. The game will expand beyond the storyline
of the Disney’s Planes film, offering players the opportunity to
enjoy the thrill of flight as one of the popular characters from
the film.
Disney is also bringing Disney Infinity to Wii U, Wii and
Nintendo 3DS on Aug. 18. Disney Infinity is Disney’s new gaming
platform that combines Disney’s most popular franchises with
interactive figures that come to life in the game. Players can
place real-world toy versions of their favorite Disney
characters onto a device called the Infinity Base and transport
them into the virtual game worlds of Monsters University, The
Incredibles, Cars and Pirates of the Caribbean, as well as into
a giant Toy Box.
“Wii U offers our developers unique tools to showcase our fun
franchises,” said Javier Ferriera, Senior Vice President,
Publishing at Disney Interactive. “No matter which Nintendo
system you own, every member of the family will have fun
playing.”
Ubisoft brings Rayman Legends online for the first time with a
new demo, including the full online challenge mode. The online
challenge mode is made up of four levels, including “Murfy’s
Dungeon,” exclusive to Wii U. New challenges are added daily and
weekly, and each comes with its own individual leaderboards. The
demo will be available in late April.
“Wii U gives both games a second-screen experience that fans
will enjoy,” said Tony Key, senior vice president of Sales and
Marketing, Ubisoft. “The genres are different, yet both games
share fun game play and replayability.”
A partial sampling of other key third-party games available this
spring and summer includes:
Batman and Robin return in LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes this
spring for Wii U from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment,
with off-TV func
Fast & Furious™: Showdown from Activision launches May 21 with
adrenaline-packed racing action for Fast & Furious fans.
Games that will be available exclusively as digital downloads in
the Nintendo eShop for Wii U include:
DuckTales Remastered from Capcom: Releasing this summer,
DuckTales Remastered is a hand-crafted, beautiful HD reimagining
of one of the most iconic Disney 8-bit titles that follows the
adventures of Scrooge McDuck as he explores differently themed
worlds to collect their treasures and become the world’s richest
duck.
Dungeons & Dragons®: Chronicles of Mystara™ from Capcom brings
HD re-workings of two of Capcom’s classic arcade hits – Dungeons
& Dragons: Tower of Doom and Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over
Mystara – together in one definitive digital package in June,
complete with a wealth of enhancements and game-play options.
Mutant Mudds Deluxe from Renegade Kid launches in Q2 with off-TV
functionality and 20 new ghostly levels that are exclusive to
Wii U.
Spin the Bottle from Knapnock Games: Spin the Bottle is a party
game where players look at each other rather than the TV,
launching in early summer.
Scram Kitty and his Buddy on Rails marks Dakko Dakko’s Nintendo
eShop debut. A frenetic action platform game with unique
controls and a striking visual style, Scram Kitty and his Buddy
on Rails will be released for Wii U later in 2013.