Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse Wii U Release Confirmed!

Published on December 18th, 2014 by Eric Weichhart

WayForward’s latest title Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse finally have a release for the North American Wii U eShop, where those who preferred the home console over the handheld version will be able to buy this fantastic title this December 25th for $19.99.

The Wii U features includes:

  • HD character portraits by IntiCreates (they’re developers of Mega Man titles, but you will know them now as the studio behind Azure Striker Gunvolt and Mighty No. 9)
  • Off-TV play
  • Classic Controller Pro and Wii U Pro Controller support
  • Unlockable Pirate-Mode
  • Multiple endings
  • Epic original soundtrack by Jake “Virt” Kaufman (He is the composer of Shovel Knight, many Wayforward Titles and also Retro City Rampage)

Meanwhile we wait, you can read our review of the 3DS version, where it was awarded with an spectacular note!

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About Eric Weichhart

Eric enjoys playing video games in his 3DS XL and Wii U. Platform, puzzles and RPG are his favorites. He doesn't care if a game is 1080p or 720p, it only needs to be fun.