Freedom Planet On The Wii U Just Got A Sizable Update

I'll wait for the Switch release, should it come out. I am excited about the second game though.

Boot up the Wii U? I actually have to get it out of my closet and plug up the darn thing. As much as I liked Freedom Planet I’ll pass on this update for now.

I’ll try it soon!

One of the most well respected dev to ever take the Wii U seriously. I know everyone has already abandon ship but just cause everyone did it doesn't necessarily mean this one had to. The dev at GalaxyTrail still had a Wii U and are gamers themselves and the Wii U is still the platform that help promote their game so it makes sense for them to give the Wii U one last pat on the back before they wave that good-bye. Even though I own a Switch, I too still own a Wii U and is still buying Wii U games especially those that probably won't ever make it to Switch like Need For Speed: Most Wanted U, Darksiders 1 & 2, Duck Tales Remastered, Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition, Tokyo Mirages Sessions #FE, Paper Mario: Color Splash, Sonic: Lost World, Watch_Dog, The Wonderful 101, ZombiU, Mighty Switch Force 2, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Gunman Clive HD Collection, Pikmin 3, Fatal Frame 5: Maiden of Dark Water, Pushmo World, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge, and Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transform.

Heck yeah, I'll be trying this out. A terrific game if you're a Sonic fan. Great to see Wii U getting attention. If you're not a portable gamer, than Wii U seems like a better buy than the Switch. R.I.P. Backwards compatibility and dual screen gaming.

This is to likely remind the wii u audience that they haven't been left out and gather hype for a potential switch release of Freedomplanet 2

That subheader...too soon.

I still game more on my Wii U than the Switch. It is good to see this update.

I will probably boot it up to do the update. I’m not sure how much I will play it though

I was actually considering booting this one up again this weekend. What a surprise this is

It's funny, I largely ignored my Wii U from 2015 onward but got right back into it once the Switch came out. Still go on the eshop now and then to support any last devs and whatever they decide to put on the system (as long as it's decent enough).

I still play my Wii U. I have a half-dozen exclusives (Bayonetta 2, Pikmin 3, WWHD, TPHD, Wonderful101) I've barely even touched.

This game on the other hand, I haven't really been able to get into it... yet. Now that it has a playable bunny, maybe.

Fair play to them.

@Reignmaker I think you mean too late lol

Nice gesture.

"The Wii U is sure to bounce back now."

(Sorry, couldn't resist. )

FINALLY! But still, it's a great patch, and it's free. Just how it should be- reward the players for buying your game, instead of fleecing them for more cash.

I'll just wait for the update to bounce on to Steam (or if it already on Steam, then I really have lost track of time )

Meh. The characters look too much like Sonic OC's, so I'll pass.

Wow, this is probably the last update I will ever get on the console.

You guys along with Nintendo have forgotten the wiiu. It still receioves games to the eshop and has been most months but not onbce do you mention them in the upcoming games eshop round-up. They may not be super interesting but it is still worth noting. Konami is expanding the TurboGrafx-16 library on wiiu all thew time and now even Super-CD games.

@Dog it was made by some of the Sonic team. This is an amazing game.

Awesome! As if I needed another excuse to play this brilliant game! Just because the Wii U's successor is out, I'm glad Galaxy Trail realise it hasn't randomly evaporated, unlike most everyone else.

Of course Nlife couldn't report on it without a snide comment.

Love this game but never played the updated version on PC; now I got a chance! Luckily I still have my Wii U hooked up.

Respect for Galaxy Trail for continuing development on the Wii U release; though would have totally understood if they decided not to. Do hope a Switch version is in the works. I foresee the sequel coming to Switch; hope there’s the chance of a physical double pack (if they can find a publisher).

Thank you devs! 😊

I'm still playing on WiiU. Like... Everyday. I still have lots of games I have to do on this little beast (for exemple, Xeno X and Bayonetta 2). And as far as I understand the concept of WiiU ports on Switch, this does not encourage me to buy one... Yet. Mario is the only game I really want to play on it (got BotW on WiiU), and that, for me, can wait a little.
Maybe Bayonetta 3 will make me buy one.

Still, great thing for Freedom Planet, as I'm interested to buy it since... Quite some time. And yes, on WiiU.

Got too much of a backlog now but it's nice nevertheless that the last contents like this and Shovel Knight King of Cards are still coming to Wii U. With a fair amount of Wii U games nowadays it seems to make more sense to wait for Switch ports than play the Wii U versions I already own.

"The Wii U is sure to bounce back now"

i laughed but it hurts

I absolutely adore my Wii U, and I'm glad to see this dev still giving the system the respect it deserves. I'll definitely boot mine back up to check out this update!

Give us the original and the sequel on the Switch.
One of my favorite Wii U games!

The Wii U is nack, baby!

I still have a lot of unfinished or unplayed games on my WiiU. Freedom Planet among them.

Great news! Now see if you can dig up info about the Wii U port of AVGN 2; still coming or moved to Switch?

I use my Wii U a lot for Mario Maker, that is about the only thing I use it for right now.

I got Freedom Planet in one of those Humble Bundle deals. I got like 10 games out of it that I have barely touched.

Yes, going to try it tonight. Great game.

How come the female characters in this are so hot?

@abbyhitter I got it from the Humble Bundle deal as well, and along with Shantae it's so far been one of my favorites. I still have to try some of the other games (backlog's a pain), but I'll probably play it again because of this update.

With regards to that Humble Bundle, I've yet to play Citizens of Earth, Nano Assault EX, Runbow, and Swords and Soldiers II. I started Darksiders II and Retro City Rampage, both which I enjoyed but haven't touched in quite a while. For some reason I couldn't much get into Super Street Fighter IV, and I'm not much of a fan of Rhythm games, so Rhythm Thief would probably be the last to be played.

Of course, I'm also looking forward to Freedom Planet 2!

I have this game but have yet to play it

Oh my gosh, on my wii u now. Great game and a lovely. Also reminds me the gamepad is rather neat.

A lovely surprise

@retro_player_22 I completely agree with you. Great developers and a wonderful thing for them to do, to still support the Wii U version of their highly entertaining game.

Also funny you should mention Darksiders 1 & 2, as I have been playing these recently, since I came across a copy of Darksiders Warmastered Edition for only 12 euros. ($14.86)

I already had Darksiders 2, because I bought the Humble Bundle (which, by the way, also contained Freedom Planet), but I ultimately decided to also buy a physical copy of that (which was only 8 euros), just to save some space on my Wii U's internal storage, and because I prefer physical over digital.

And that Wii U is going to stay right where it is: hooked up, underneath the TV, alongside my GameCube, Wii, Dreamcast, SNES Mini, Xbox 360 and Xbox One S...

When the last article for Freedom Planet was published, I actually went ahead and fired it up on my Wii U since I didn't get a chance to run Carol's adventure. First thing it did (last week) was do an update, which I thought was strange, but with this article, it makes sense now. I didn't think Milla had a full-fledged adventure, so... cool. With me focused squarely on the Switch now, it remains to be seen if I invest serious time to run both Carol and Milla's adventures, but I'll try. The game is still awesome.

I still use my Wii U everday for web browsing. I have to remember to get an extra pad before they get scarce.

No need for the snide comment really, was there? The Wii U may have been a commercial failure, but it was a great concept with some excellent games, some of which cannot be translated to any other console due to the lack of the dual screen mechanic. I love it and I'm glad I bought one. Lots of bargains still to be had and a great complement to the Switch.

Wow, might actually boot up the ole Wii U for this. I have other games I wanna finish anyways.

I still use my Wii U for Breath of the wild and for Netflix. There are several games I will continue to pray on it for years to come. I do love my Switch, though.

@YANDMAN
Agenda? You bet ya. WiiU is an embarrassment for Nintendo, a disgraceful slap in the face for the consumer, and a horrible waste of resources at a time when we really need to be pumping out less cr@p for profit. Then here we have Nintendo Life, hungrily vacuuming up the crumbs that fall from the table's of big boys in Japan, nodding along with their corporate overlords by trying to sweep it all under the rug. Sad, but that's the corpulent, cynical, beast that is big business for you.

VERY COOL. I will legit be charging my pro controller to play through this again since the Wii U version is the only one I have.

Unexpected, but welcome surprise!
Regardless of your thoughts on this game (which for me is the best Sonic game I've ever played), you have to respect the devs for supporting a dead platform like this.

Well since my Wii U is hooked up and I do have Freedom Planet, eh, why not?

Thanks, GalaxyTrail!
Don't care what anyone says, I still enjoy my WiiU. I honestly have more games I like on it then Switch.

@HauntedNostril Im a consumer and i found it and still do find it to be an absolute pleasure.

@Beau_Skunk Same here. Its on in my house all the time. I still have plkenty of games i'm nowhere near completed.

@YANDMAN
I'm happy for you, man. Truly. Only, I consumed it and found it a bitter pill to swallow, because I haven't got money to sling about on stuff with such little mileage. just opinions.

@HauntedNostril What do you mean by small mileage?

It didn't last long or have enough truly outstanding games. I want more bang for my buck.

So, I downloaded the update, but it doesn't seem to be working. Version number says "1.20.6" on the main menu, and Milla's story mode is still nowhere to be seen. Did anyone else encounter this problem?

@NintyNate ...can you take your weird perverted fantasies elsewhere?