Unless it delays everything, please understand!
After the recent announcement thatZeldafor Wii U wouldn’t be releasing in 2015, people all around the Internet have been losing their collective minds screaming that the Wii U is dead when really, it is anything but.
So join me as I refresh your memory and get you back on the Nintendo hype train for 2015.
Splatoon– May 2015
The paint-splatteringSplatooncomes out in under two months and is Nintendo’s first attempt at a third-person action shooter. Information has quickly been trickling out as release nears with Nintendo posting ahuge dump of screenshotsrevealing new characters, modes, weapons, and stages.Chris Carter recently previewed the game, saying “I see a lot of classic Mario platforming design inSpaltoon‘s campaign” and seemed tohave fun with the multiplayer.
Xenoblade Chronicles X– TBA 2015
The originalXenoblade Chronicleswas a great game, andXenoblade Chronicles Xis shaping up to be even better.Character customization,multiplayer,beautiful graphics, and JRPG goodnessmake this one to watch for this year. No precise release date has been announced thus far.
Yoshi’s Woolly World– First half of 2015
Yoshi’s Woolly Worldhasn’t had much press since E3 of last year where itwon over Steven. TakingYoshi’s Island-style gameplay and making it have a nice yarn aesthetic seems like a winning formula to having the bestYoshigame sinceYoshi’s Storyon the N64. With the lack of information and thepeculiar absence from Nintendo’s game release calendar, I won’t be surprised if this one slips to later in the year to fill in the gapZeldaleft.
Star Fox– TBA 2015
Star Foxfor Wii U was originally teased with ablurred screen behind Shigeru Miyamoto, and only the above screenshot has ever been shown to the public. We do know that youplay with a dual-screen perspective, and you pilot Arwings, tanks, and a new helicopter vehicle, but other than that it hasn’t really been mentioned since E3 of 2014. That means less has been shown than the now-delayedZelda.
Project Giant RobotandProject Guard– TBA 2015
Miyamoto has his hands full, as he has been working on not onlyStar Foxbut alsoProject Giant RobotandProject Guard, two gamesshown last year at E3.Giant Robothas players building skyscraper-sized robots on their Wii U GamePad and then battling them to the death, whileGuardis a mix between tower defense and watching security cameras. Neither game has been shown or mentioned since E3 last year, nor has a release date been announced.
Mario Maker– TBA 2015
While the name is pretty self-explanatory,Mario Makerlooks to have a lot of depth, offering the ability to make levels in the style ofSuper Mario Bros.,Super Mario Bros. 3,Super Mario World, andNew Super Mario Bros. U.Not just easy levels either, butlevels described as masochistic. No firm release date has been announced.
So there you have it, seven games thatpotentiallycould be coming to the Wii U this year, pending any “please understand” cancellations that Nintendo has become infamous for. A nice mix of genres that should have something for everyone. Nintendo won E3 2014 in my opinion, so hopefully it can bring surprises to woo me again this year. The Wii U isn’t dead, long live the Wii U.
