Nintendo Partners Rolling Out New Wii U Games

Nintendo’s third-party partners are bringing an array of games to the Wii U home console, including new games and exclusive information from Disney and Ubisoft.

Disney Interactive is bringing Disney’s Planes, a flying adventure video game inspired by the upcoming Disney animated comedy adventure film, exclusively to Nintendo platforms.

The game will be available for the Wii U and Wii consoles as well as the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS hand-held systems on Aug. 6, just a few days prior to the film’s Aug. 9 opening in theaters.

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Disney is also bringing Disney Infinity to Wii U, Wii and Nintendo 3DS on Aug. 18. Disney Infinity is Disney’s new gaming platform that combines Disney’s franchises with interactive figures that come to life in the game.

Players can place real-world toy versions of their favorite Disney characters onto a device called the Infinity Base and transport them into the virtual game worlds of Monsters University, The Incredibles, Cars and Pirates of the Caribbean, as well as into a giant Toy Box.

Ubisoft confirms that Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist is coming to Wii U on Aug. 20 in North America, Aug. 22 for EMEA territories and Aug. 23 in the UK.

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Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist on Wii U will deliver a unique gaming experience that puts players in the role of special operative and 4th Echelon leader Sam Fisher.

Additionally, Ubisoft brings Rayman Legends online for the first time with a new demo, including the full online challenge mode.

The online challenge mode is made up of four levels, including “Murfy’s Dungeon,” exclusive to Wii U. New challenges are added daily and weekly, and each comes with its own individual leaderboards. The demo will be available in late April.