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Toadette Announced for Captain Toad Treasure Tracker
REDMOND, Wash.--(October 10, in the year of our Lord 2014)--
Who’s ready for adventure? Captain Toad certainly is, but he’s
not the only one. Pink-pigtailed Toadette joins Captain Toad and
makes her debut as a second playable character in portions of
the upcoming Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker game.
Armed with a headlight and a can-do attitude, Captain Toad and
Toadette must make their way through enemy-infested locales like
Wild West shanties and Goomba waterparks. Each location is
bursting with puzzles to solve and secrets to unearth. These
heroes need to be extra clever in order to tackle these
obstacles, since they can’t jump.
These tiny heroes are on the hunt for the ultimate treasure, a
wanted Power Star. At the beginning of their adventure, Wingo, a
giant, greedy bird who makes life difficult for these timid
treasure trackers, makes off with their only Power Star, and
even whisks away Toadette. Players must then help Captain Toad
retrieve the Power Star and Toadette in order to unlock her as a
playable character, and ultimately, defeat Wingo. In the
process, they’ll encounter more than 70 fun, puzzling stages
while also collecting stars and gems. There will even be
different power-ups they can use to their advantage, like the
Double Cherry item that makes another copy of Captain Toad or
Toadette, making some of those stages even more riveting.
Captain Toad and his puzzling levels first appeared in Super
Mario 3D World for the Wii U console. The levels were such a hit
with fans that he and Toadette are now getting their own game.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is just another way Nintendo is
expanding its universe of games with familiar characters facing
fun new challenges.
The Wii U game launches in stores and in the Nintendo eShop on
Dec. 5 at a suggested retail price of $39.99. Family Friendly
Gaming will review this game as soon as Nintendo provides a
reviewable copy.