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7. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero (Wii U)
Estimated Release Date: TBA
WayFoward treated us to the wonderful Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse just a few months ago. Even though it was a fantastic game in its own right, I personally felt like it was just a taste of what’s to come in Shantae: Half-Genie Hero. With a new HD art style and a large budget from the game’s widely successful Kickstarter campaign, this looks like it will be the biggest Shantae game the series has seen so far. While Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse focused on using special pirate abilities to progress, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero will return to the style of the original games by allowing our protagonist to use her genie abilities to transform into different creatures. If you’re a fan of Metroidvania games, developer WayFoward, or the Shantae series, this should be a must-have game!
I’m hoping for A Hat in Time on Wii U in 2015.
Since there’s no release date yet it’s a bit of a long shot, I’ll admit. But they’ve stopped just short of announcing it for Wii U so I have faith.
If the developer confirmed that it was coming to Wii U this year, it would have definitely made this list. I wish we could hear more about the game’s release!
Great list! Some were expecting, some forgotten, and a few were completely new to me. Definitely some games worth looking forward to though.
Thanks for putting this list together! I have a hard time keeping track of these games, and so many of these are definitely worth looking forward to.
Thanks! That’s why I put the list together in the first place. Nintendo has great indie support and I’m happy to help promote these games.
Affordable Space Adventures – how could I have forgotten about this game? It looks great, and should be out this year.
Good choice! That’s also another one I wanted to put on the list that I didn’t have room for, along with Hex Heroes, Elliot Quest, and Adventures of Pip. Even then, I’m sure I’m missing a few that I’ve been excited for!
Haha it was really hard to condense this list just to ten games.