{"id":8990,"date":"2016-01-18T23:33:31","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T04:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=8990"},"modified":"2016-01-18T23:33:31","modified_gmt":"2016-01-19T04:33:31","slug":"minecraft-story-mode-arrives-on-wii-u-on-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2016\/01\/minecraft-story-mode-arrives-on-wii-u-on-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Minecraft: Story Mode arrives on Wii U on Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Telltale Games and developer Mojang announced today that <em>Minecraft: Story Mode &#8211; A Telltale Games Series<\/em> will be coming to the Nintendo Wii U on Thursday, January 21st with the first episode, \u2018The Order of the Stone.\u2019 The title will launch in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U in North America and Europe for $4.99. Telltale will also be bringing additional episodes to the Wii U in the coming weeks, with a Season Pass option for $19.99 that will allow access to episodes 2 through 5 as they become available for download.<\/p>\n<p>The game will feature off-TV play and mirroring, so players can continue the story on the Wii U GamePad controller, as well as seamlessly integrated touch-control options that allow players to use the joysticks and buttons or simply tap and guide the story directly on the screen at any time.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->\u201cTelltale Games is synonymous with quality gaming and compelling content,\u201d said Steve Singer, VP of Publisher &#038; Developer Relations at Nintendo of America Inc. \u201cWe are thrilled that Nintendo fans will have the opportunity to experience this first-hand with the debut of \u2018Minecraft: Story Mode\u2019 on Wii U.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named \u2018Jesse,\u2019 you\u2019ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond. You and your friends revere the legendary Order of the Stone: Warrior, Redstone Engineer, Griefer, and Architect; slayers of the Ender Dragon. While at EnderCon in hopes of meeting Gabriel the Warrior, Jesse\u2019s friends discover that something is wrong\u2026 something dreadful. Terror is unleashed, and you must set out on a quest to find The Order of the Stone if you are to save your world from oblivion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking with Nintendo, we\u2019re tremendously excited to be bringing our unique style of storytelling to Wii U for the first time, and we couldn\u2019t be happier to be kicking things off with a series like \u2018Minecraft: Story Mode\u2019 that allows players of all ages to craft their own adventure across the Minecraft universe.\u201d said Kevin Bruner, CEO and Co-Founder of Telltale Games.<\/p>\n<p>The season features an all-star cast, including Patton Oswalt as male Jesse, Catherine Taber as female Jesse, Brian Posehn, Ashley Johnson, Scott Porter, Martha Plimpton, Dave Fennoy, Corey Feldman, Billy West, John Hodgman, and Paul Reubens.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"tumblr-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/embed.tumblr.com\/embed\/post\/jQUko9niqkGxW6XoVVWQ4w\/137599626210\" data-did=\"53498727d8404aafcb73a078a0dc428f85b27a90\"><a href=\"http:\/\/darkainartsgamers.tumblr.com\/post\/137599626210\/more-at-httpgamersdarkainartscom\">http:\/\/darkainartsgamers.tumblr.com\/post\/137599626210\/more-at-httpgamersdarkainartscom<\/a><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/secure.assets.tumblr.com\/post.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Telltale Games and developer Mojang announced today that Minecraft: Story Mode &#8211; A Telltale Games Series will be coming to the Nintendo Wii U on Thursday, January 21st with the first episode, \u2018The Order of the Stone.\u2019 The title will launch in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U in North America and Europe for $4.99. 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