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Kerbal Space Program Coming to Wii U

Kerbals coming to the Wii U alongside the Xbox One and PS4 launch.

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Popular simulation game Kerbal Space Program is coming to the Wii U, developer Squad has announced. Players will be able to use the Wii U gamepad to look inside the cockpit of ships, and pilot the ship using the gamepad. The game will be released at the same time as the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions, although a specific date was not named.

In Kerbal Space Program, players construct rockers and spaceplanes with the goal of launching them to complete missions. Missions require players to avert ship failure through a variety of means, such as running out of fuel, or having spaceships break apart because they were structurally unstable.

Kerbal Space Program was first released for PC in April this year after an extended period in Steam's Early Access program. The game was very well received in GameSpot's review, scoring a nine out of ten for its impressively realistic physics and science, and gratifying difficulty curve.

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Awesome...what they need to do is stop faking and give the Wii U another push...the Wii U system itself with the game controller is an experience you can't get anywhere else along with its first party titles..it may lack in graphics *but far from unpleasant*...the Wii U makes up for with exclusives and gameplay...ports from third partys such has COD and Madden is sweet on that thing...no split screen nor shared screen...

Even single player is enhance due to extra screen which is awesome tool when playing monster hunter or any of the basic rpg's with stored items, maps, etc...

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cool. nice to see it getting some more popular games with the other consoles

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Cool. Glad more people can play this fun game.

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will it's not graphics intensive the physics will cause this game to grind to a halt on the WiiU when you get over a certain number of parts

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@normanislost: Yup, pretty CPU intensive.

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"Players will be able to use the Wii U gamepad to look inside the cockpit of ships, and pilot the ship using the gamepad."

By the way, that's just pathetic. I thoguht the whole point of the Wii U version was that you'd be able to to build the ship using the stylus, but no... zero effort put in.

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Until they announce Wii U turned out to be not powerful enough to handle it... always happens.

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@Ripper_TV: because wii u wouldn't be able to handle this? sure

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Actually this might work really well on the WiiU's controller. It might be on of the more successful ports to console, well other than the fact that 90% of the WiiU's that have been bought are probably sitting in a box in the cupboard now.

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So we can construct rockers, and launch them?

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I bet these indie devs are like. :O look at all this money coming in now. hehe.

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I love the Wii U. Fantastic first party exclusives and tons of indie love. If Wii U could end up with a game like Happy Wars or Fat Princess I'd be in gaming heaven. My Wii U would be running constantly.

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So does Wii U have like any real games?

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@solinvictus: What doesn't make this a real game?

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@solinvictus: *PS4

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@solinvictus: Wii U has games ??? :o

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@LordOtman: Honestly, I'd take what Wii U has over all the generic garbage Xbox One and PS 4 have combined any day.

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@repulsive44552: right now i agree but when uncharted 4 and horizon zero dawn come i will be glued to my ps4

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@LordOtman: *PS4

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Awesome, I already have it on PC but any time another platform gets to experience the greatness that is KSP, it's a good thing.

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