Kirby has always sort of been an experimental franchise for Nintendo. Of course, the power-stealing platforming type of game has always been the foundation, but the Big N hasn't been afraid to branch out with new or weird gameplay ideas featuring the Super-Tuff Pink Puff. Over the years, this has resulted in the Kirby series having a rather diverse array of experiences, and North Americans will soon have a chance to download a few more of these to the Wii U.
First up, we'll be receiving Kirby's Epic Yarn, the 2010 platformer that recently received a sort-of sequel with Yoshi's Woolly World. Though this was initially meant to be its own franchise, it nonetheless was an excellent platformer in the Kirby lineage that did something a bit different than usual. Next up, we will also be receiving Kirby Mass Attack. This 2011 action game mixed things up and gave Kirby a Pikmin-lite control style, wherein you control a horde of up to ten Kirbies at once. These games will both be downloadable on Thursday; Epic Yarn will be available for $20, while Mass Attack will be up for $10.
What do you think? Will you be picking up either of these? Do you think the Wii U will ever receive a traditional HD Kirby? Drop us a comment in the section below.
[source nintendo.com, via nintendo.com]
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While I'm glad that NA is catching up to EU on Wii U VC, we still don't have Kirby Canvas Curse that EU got on the same day as Mass Attack not to mention Zelda Spirit Tracks EU got on the same day as Phantom Hourglass. On top of other big DS VC titles like Mario vs Donkey Kong and Animal Crossing Wild World, NA is very much behind on N64 VC. We are behind by at least 5 N64 VC games EU already has Mario Kart 64, Star Fox 64, Wave Race 64, Zelda Majora's Mask and Mario Party 2. Just wish NOA would speed it up by releasing at least 2 Wii U VC titles per week until we are on par with EU.
I would be tempted to get epic yarn, except in Canada they charge $29 for Wii titles, and I think that's too much.
When oh when will NA get Animal Crossing Wild World??????
@Don Don't leave out Donkey Kong Country Returns......
Heh, the other day I wondered if Mass Attack was coming. That game I missed out on, so we'lll see.
@bezerker99
Whenever NOA feels like putting it on there.
@MagicEmperor Me too. Always wanted to try this one, but never got around to it. Looks cool!
Eh was hoping for more turbo grafix
Kirby Mass Attack is on Wii U? That's tempting for $10. My son owns the catridge, but I'll pay $10 to play it on the big screen tv, resolution and jaggies be damned.
@bezerker99
Not sure if I would count DKC Returns as a VC game. Plus you can buy the Wii disc now for the same price of $19.99 to play on the Wii U.
Hm. I've heard good things about Epic Yarn, but I've never played a Kirby game. audience gasps! Would Epic Yarn be a good starting point?
@Don Wii games are definitely part of the Virtual Console family. Kirby's Epic Yarn, for instance.....
@Lizuka I love Kirbys Avalanche !
@Trinexx lol i understand you my first kirby game was a month ago and it was planet robobot... i think you should play planet robobot first its an amazing game and i will try to get the older kirby games soon
I wish it was Super Star Ultra instead
@Isaix
Why? We already have Kirby Super Star on Wii U VC.
@Don But Super Star Ultra is much better,there are a lot of extra features
Finally, Epic Yarn is coming!
I already have Epic Yarn on a physical disc, but I'm so glad they released Mass Attack over here. I always wanted to play it. Now, if they could bring Super Star Ultra and Canvas Curse, it would be great!
Epic Yarn is not VC!
Loved Epic Yarn, but I never played Mass Attack. I may give that a shot.
@rjejr I haven't played a DS game on Wii U VC in a while, but I'm pretty sure they have the screen-smoothing feature, which really helps quite a bit in getting rid of the jaggies. I mean it's not a major overhaul in image quality, but it's something.
@Trinexx I'd say a good starting point is Kirby's Super Star Ultra. Hopefully it won't be too long before we see that on VC.
@MitchVogel Yeah! Definitely.
Mass attack is great! I still have my ds cartridge
@YouSeemFRAZZLED I was just thinking that, I remember when this game was brand new. Seems like it was recent...
Epic yarn is incredible and great with Co-Op.
Mass Attack is fantastic but be warned that stylus play after a while starts to get daunting even when the game remains super fun.
Both are very good. The only thing that upsets me is that I own both of them already so I've got nothing to look forward to in this release.
Hah, I still have my Mass Attack copy.
That reminds me I still have my copy of Mass Attack that I haven't even beat. One more game to put on my list to beat/complete.
I gave EPIC YARN a 10 when it was released. It is such a solid and focused platforming experience. Pure joy. A lot of people scoff at the no die system, but collecting all the jewels is the only way to unlock certain things so there is definitely challenge there for us hardcore gamers. We still play our Wii copy regularly, but I might grab this just so the kids can play it on the gamepad. ( That better be an option...) MASS ATTACK is a lot of fun too, and our copy was lost so I am sure we will grab that too, lol.
Ahhh... stiiiiill no Avalanche??!
Still no Super Star Stacker
@Trinexx I consider Kirby Epic Yarn to be the best Kirby game ever made and one of the Wii's best titles. Do yourself a favor and pick it up! 😉
@WhiteTrashGuy The official website says a Wiimote is "required" and the GamePad is "compatible", so you should probably be able to play on the GamePad.
@-DEMISE- Thanks, I don't need a major overhaul, I've been fine with other old games on VC, but I suppose I dont 'do a very good job of keeping track of which system they were originally on. I would think DS games should be fine though if once upon a time Ntinedo made a Gameboy Player to play Gameboy games on tv via the Gamecube.
@Don Hey, thanks for pointing out that Wii games are not VC titles. You are exactly correct. I learned something!!
Well my wallet is safe this week. I just bought/upgraded five VC games last week, so I am not hurting for games. That said, I really want to see Final Fantasy come to the Wii U VC, even if it is the GBA remakes. I am hoping that it will happen with Squaresoft putting Final Fantasy on the NES Classic Mini
@allav866 @hieveryone @Lizuka @LegendOfPokemon I may start with Super Star Ultra, but I won't push Epic Yarn out of the running just yet either. Thanks!
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