

The first entry in the franchise to be built from the ground up for HD, it looks as though players will have a huge open world to explore – the largest in the series’ history – with the return of your steed Epona certain to help on those long journeys. The big question remains as to whether it will see a cross generational release, much as Twilight Princess did previously, and it could provide a fitting, albeit far too early, farewell to the Wii U, whilst being a launch title for the as yet unknown Nintendo NX. Originally pegged for Christmas 2015, once again Nintendo have opted to hold a game back to ensure that it meets their stringent standards, and that can only ever be a good thing for gamers.
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Produced by Tekken series stalwart Katsuhiro Harada and Soul Calibur alumni Masaaki Hoshino, Bandai Namco have ensured that the game has been leant some serious fighting chops, and when combined with the epically successful Pokemon franchise, is likely to be a sure-fire Wii U hit when it arrives in the second quarter of the year.īeing realistic, the arrival of The Legend Of Zelda will likely completely eclipse all of the other Wii U releases next year. With eleven Pokemon announced thus far, from Pikachu to Lucario, there’s likely to be something for everyone. Taking the form of a 3D brawler, your chosen pocket monster will go toe to toe with another entrant with gameplay loosely based on the Tekken series. Perhaps amongst the biggest surprises of last year was the arrival in arcades of this Bandai Namco developed fighter featuring a number of those inimitably loveable Pokemon. Players can seemingly make their way through without utilising this different viewpoint, but you’ll never achieve the highest score possible.Īll of the team, Fox, Falco, Peppy and even Slippy make a return, though the on-foot sections of Star Fox: Assault won’t join them, instead focussing on the classic shooting action which sees you at the controls of your Arwing, though it can now transform into an AT-ST style walker, which joins the returning Landmaster tank which in turn has its own alternate form. An entry in the popular Star Fox franchise, the game makes use of the Wii U gamepad’s motion controls, with the in-built touchscreen controlling the on-screen aiming. Originally due to be amongst Nintendo’s Christmas line-up, development issues meant that Star Fox Zero slipped into 2016, with it’s new April release date adding to a very strong line-up for the beginning of the year for the Japanese developer.
