Launching almost as far away from the upcoming holiday season as is possible, a brand new Christmas-themed game has appeared on the Nintendo eShop today. If that wasn't bizarre enough, it's also skipping the Switch, favouring a release on the discontinued Wii U.
That's right, Seasonal Assistant, a title from indie developer Ultra Dolphin Revolution, is now available on the Wii U's digital store. As we highlighted towards the end of last year, the game is a spin-off from the studio's own Spellcaster’s Assistant and sees players taking on the role of Elfie as they head off on a quest to find the ultimate gift for a special friend.
Ultra Dolphin Revolution has worked on a number of small titles for the Wii U and continues to bring new experiences to the platform; in a press release, the studio comically mentions that Seasonal Assistant is arriving "l̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶2̶0̶2̶0̶ ̶h̶o̶l̶i̶d̶a̶y̶s̶ super early for the 2021 Holidays!" suggesting that this game's launch window perhaps didn't quite go to plan.
Here's a feature list:
• Defeat enemies using festive magic and power ups!
• Explore over 8 holiday theme levels!
• Have a holiday bash with giant bosses!
• Try to get the highest score possible!
The game launches today across North America, Europe, and Australia for the price of $3.99/ € 3.59. If you're intrigued by the proposition of a new game on Wii U, make sure to give it a try!
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Long live the Wii U.
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Has NintendoLife ever done a/an all/recommend/fave/best Christmas games on switch article?
Ultra 64, Nintendo Dolphin, Nintendo Revolution....I see what they did there.
@bobjones1980 I didn't see anything when doing a search. Just guides on what to buy for Christmas but not games themed or about Christmas.
"Holiday Game"
Almost Christmas
I just genuinely want to know why they put it on the Wii U of all things, and if they're actually making even a little bit of money from this
@Doofenshmirtz They have a Wii U dev kit, but not a Switch one. Also their games are decent and feel like genuine NES games. That said they aren't anything remarkable either, but are well worth their price.
Yep only 330 days early depending on what way you look at it can we have a remake of daze before christmas on the switch as well please?
glad to see some new Wii U games, as i do not have a switch, still somewhat surprised to see a Christmas game released in january
Who knows if the Wii U eShop will survive till 2021 holidays?
I wonder why they put it on the Wii U. Sure, it's nice that it got a new game, and the Wii U's eShop is better, but the Wii U has a way lower install base than the Switch.
@TowaHerschel aaaaand we found the dev for this game
@KillerBOB Judging by your profile picture and username, I see you're a man of culture
I think that it's even more cool this way.
Wasn't this game also available on Switch already? I read it somewhere. If it was a Wii U exclusive I would buy it.
The Wii U clinging to life reminds me of that South Park episode when Cartman eats the treasure and is sick bout pretends that he is fine.
This doesn't make any sense, and I absolutely love it 😆
You gotta admire their boldness lol
This is another perfect example of Nintendo's greed and evil nature.
My hunch tells me that the consensus on this game is that it is totes amazeballs. Much recommendation. Immediately buy. Time only limited available.
The Wii U still lives on
Just think if it was released for the switch instead it wouldn't have gotten any coverage, would've just flew under the radar. Releasing anything on the wii U now is going to get a little bit of visibility just from being the oddball so maybe they will actually get more sales because of it.
@Bizaster
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