The Wii U eShop is gradually building a collection of accessible, quickfire gaming fixes, particularly in North America. Some of these are ports of iOS and Android titles, and we can add Dolphin Up — from Rawkins Games — to that growing list.
The origins of this title appear to be in Dolphin Olympics and its sequel, which were originally released as free PC browser-based games. Dolphin Up is the smart device port from these titles, with the developer aiming for a September release — in North America at least — on Nintendo's system. The gameplay revolves around tricks and momentum, gradually building up to ever more fantastical leaps and combos; there also seem to be a variety of environments and hazards to take on.
Online leaderboards will be included, so this title is clearly trying to bring that "one more run" mentality to the Wii U eShop. Check out the trailer below and let us know what you think.
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I really wouldn't compare this to Ecco The Dolphin since that game was more of a Metroidvania underwater platformer whereas this game is more of a trick-based game that focuses on its online leaderboard.
@smikey
a killer whale is a type of dolphin actually...
@smikey
no problem.. it was just a friendly correction.
@Neko_Rukiafan It has a dolphin (alright, porpoise) in it, that was the only excuse I needed.
This may appeal to the 'Blue Ocean' Nintendo are always chasing.I wonder if that's its porpoise?
@smikey The name 'killer whale' is actually originally from a bad translation, where the locals who lived near the creatures referred to them as 'whale killer'.
True story.
Dolphin Olympics is one of my personal favorites. I look forward to finally playing this with real buttons.
smh
Colour me intrigued XD
Coming in here from Wii U Daily and just wanna said that love THIS GAME!
I'm out, peace.
Please leave the profanity at the door next time — TBD
@ThomasBW84 I clicked because of the tagline, that is such a perfect reference!
Looks like a generic "score as many points as you can" game that you can play on flash game websites for free.
Not interested. :/
@Prof_Clayton I'm shocked you got the SEGA reference.
HA! That's actually kind of awesome.
Surprisingly....I'm intrigued by this. Seriously, I was gonna leave after I read the article, but I watched the video, and it looks like something I could see myself playing for a couple minutes after a stressing day. Keep the price somewhere around the $2.99 - $4.99 range and you've got a sale from me.
I think I played the browser version of this, and it was surprisingly fun and addicting. If the price is right, I might get it on the Wii U.
@Pahvi I know what you mean. The controls in the first Ecco made swimming around lots of fun, but I found the actual game to be a lot less fun than the opening bit. This could be a winner!
Interesting
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