{"id":76648,"date":"2015-06-03T12:00:54","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T10:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=76648"},"modified":"2015-06-03T12:19:38","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T10:19:38","slug":"2015-wii-u-exclusives-that-will-save-the-console","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/76648-2015-wii-u-exclusives-that-will-save-the-console","title":{"rendered":"2015 Wii U exclusives that will save the console"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Wii U is in a pretty strange place right now.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo is on the verge of announcing a new gaming platform, leaving its mid-generation console in a funny spot.<\/p>\n<p>So, what&#8217;s to come for the unappreciated stepchild of the console market?<\/p>\n<p>Well, there are still a few games heading our way that may just help revive the Wii U.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Splatoon<\/h3>\n<p>The most recently-released Wii U exclusive is that of <em>Splatoon<\/em> &#8211; a surprising third-person multiplayer shooter that the console was in desperate need of.<\/p>\n<p>In keeping with Nintendo\u2019s family-friendly vibe, you shoot ink in <em>Splatoon<\/em> &#8211; not bullets &#8211; and try to coat the ground in your team\u2019s color of ink.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, the other team is trying to do the same, and they can paint over your ink to reclaim your territory.<\/p>\n<p>There are no frags here; instead, the team with the most ink on the ground at the end of the round wins.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"fitvid317310\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6vR8EHatIIE?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Yoshi\u2019s Woolly World &#8211; 26 June<\/h3>\n<p>One of the most unique-looking games this month is <em>Yoshi\u2019s Woolly World<\/em> on the Wii U.<\/p>\n<p>As the name suggests, the game is a new textile-themed game starring Mario\u2019s dinosaur companion, Yoshi.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo\u2019s green buddy and his world is transformed into objects made of yarn, wool and more. Yoshi\u2019s tongue interacts with the world, grabbing and unfurling the world\u2019s fabric as he explores the landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Yoshi, who is made of yarn, will be able to transform into different things. The game will also include a two-player mode.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"fitvid68667\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NLS458ekSEI\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Mario Maker &#8211; September 2015<\/h3>\n<p>The PC has <em>Minecraft<\/em>, PS4 has <em>LittleBigPlanet<\/em> and Xbox One has <em>Project Spark<\/em>, but the Wii U has lacked a game that lets you build things, until now.<\/p>\n<p>Enter <em>Mario Maker<\/em>, a Wii U exclusive that lets you design your very own side-scrolling Mario levels.<\/p>\n<p>You can place platforms, pits, pipes, and piranha plants anywhere on the screen and then play your level to see if you can make it to the flagpole.<\/p>\n<p>At any time, you can switch between old-school NES graphics and modern Wii U graphics on the fly.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, you\u2019ll also be able to share your level creations with other people, and download the best levels made by other gamers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"fitvid109153\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y3YhARq_i4E?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Star Fox Wii U &#8211; TBA<\/h3>\n<p>The original <em>Star Fox<\/em> on Super Nintendo was one of the earliest home console games to feature polygon graphics.<\/p>\n<p>Sure it looks rough now, but the gameplay was so smooth for its time that it&#8217;s easy to forget the pointy shapes flying around. That\u2019s why a new instalment in high-definition is exactly what this series needs.<\/p>\n<p>No real details about <em>Star Fox<\/em> Wii U have been released yet, but one thing is for sure: it&#8217;ll let us navigate treacherous interstellar environments and shoot down enemy ships with a team of animal pilots, so that&#8217;s always a good thing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"fitvid923410\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hg2PTVi7fl8?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Xenoblade Chronicles X &#8211; TBA<\/h3>\n<p>The original <em>Xenoblade Chronicles<\/em> was an open-world RPG that came out exclusively for Wii a few years ago, and it found a cult following among RPG fans who had adopted Nintendo&#8217;s console.<\/p>\n<p><em>Xenoblade Chronicles X<\/em> is a spiritual successor to that game, featuring many of the same elements that made the original a hit.<\/p>\n<p>The plot kicks off as an alien war in 2054 makes Earth uninhabitable, so surviving humans strike out among the stars to settle on a planet called Mira.<\/p>\n<p>The only problem is that the aliens have followed. RPG fans will definitely want to keep an eye on this one.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"fitvid947860\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/amno3GrIrZU?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The Legend of Zelda Wii U &#8211; <em>TBA<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>If there&#8217;s one franchise that has the potential to make the Wii U relevant again, it&#8217;s <em>The Legend of Zelda<\/em>, so gamers were delighted when Nintendo announced an epic and sizable new instalment for the console.<\/p>\n<p>From the demonstrations released by Nintendo, the game looks fantastic so far &#8211; hopefully we see some more of Link in HD come E3.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"fitvid182781\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OK5-EIzDtKo?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4>Article originally published on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\">MenStuff.co.za<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More games we can&#8217;t wait to play<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/76470-our-doom-wishlist-what-we-want-from-the-new-doom.html\">Our Doom wishlist: what we want from the new Doom<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/76096-our-fallout-4-wishlist.html\">Our Fallout 4 wishlist<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/75842-assassins-creed-syndicate-7-new-things-to-expect.html\">Assassin\u2019s Creed Syndicate: 7 new things to expect<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/75806-why-the-cybersquatters-are-wrong-and-why-we-cant-wait-for-star-wars-battlefront.html\">The cybersquatters are wrong: we can\u2019t wait for Star Wars: Battlefront<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo isn&#8217;t going to go down without a fight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":76662,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[3180,14242,73,14080,14244,14246,1399,8448,13559,14240],"class_list":["post-76648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-feature","tag-mario-maker","tag-nintendo","tag-splatoon","tag-star-fox-wii-u","tag-the-legend-of-zelda-wii-u","tag-wii-u","tag-wii-u-exclusives","tag-xenoblade-chronicles-x","tag-yoshis-woolly-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76648"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76660,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76648\/revisions\/76660"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}