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Minecraft: Story Mode coming to Wii U this week

The episode will be available for $4.99, with a Season Pass granting access to episodes 2-5 also available for $19.99.

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Story Mode, an episodic series by Telltale Games, is coming to Wii U. It will support the Wii U’s gamepad with touchscreen controls.

Are you picking this one up when it releases?

January 21, is the date Wii U owners across the US and Europe will be able to play Telltale Games’ latest adventure game, marking Telltale’s first foray onto Nintendo’s HD console. They’ve recently announced that the Minecraft: Story Mode – Wii Edition will be released this week, more exactly on January 21, 2016.

According to Telltale Games, the studio made a decision to create a story-based spin-off of the “Minecraft” game due to its popularity among different generations of gamers.

Up until now five different episodes are available on different consoles including: the Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PC, as well as iOS and Android. In Minecraft, you can also gather resources, fight with monsters and also craft weapons and other items that you will need in your journey. Given how much folks seem to be enjoying the game on other platforms, thats probably a pretty safe investment assuming you enjoy, you know, fun things. There are now four episodes available in the series on other platforms though only the first will be hitting on the 21st, with the other episodes to follow in the coming weeks.

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Excited for Story Mode to come to Wii U? There’s even some touch-control options included letting you opt between using the face buttons or touch screen to advance.

Minecraft Story Mode for Wii U arrives Thursday