Schlechte Nachrichten für Wii U-Besitzer: Das "Indie-Game" Yooka-Laylee - der "spirituelle Nachfolger" klassischer N64-Plattformer mit dem Charme und den Machern von Banjo-Kazooie - wird nicht mehr für Wii U erscheinen. "Unvorhergesehene technische Probleme" seien der Grund. Dafür arbeitet Playtonic nun aber eng mit Nintendo zusammen, um den Titel für die Nintendo Switch zu veröffentlichen.

"The decision to transfer from Wii U to Switch was not easy for us and cancelling the Wii U version was certainly not what we wanted to do. We spent many months trying to overcome very unusual technical difficulties that sadly eventually proved impossible to overcome. We really did explore every possible avenue (which is why we didn't make the decision until late - we wanted to be sure) but unfortunately for an indie team working on a multiplatform game, it wasn't possible.

We're all huge Nintendo fans here with a big Nintendo heritage, so of course we're disappointed and now want to do our best to make sure fans on Nintendo platforms are looked after the best they can be. We're working very closely with Nintendo on Switch and hopefully, in the long run, we'll do Nintendo fans proud.

As you saw from today's announcement, Kickstarter backers will receive the game for a huge discount and of course will be receiving lots of unique rewards not available to non-backers. Our number one priority is repaying our loyal fans."

Äußerst schade, aber verständlich in Anbetracht dessen, dass die Switch im März erscheinen soll, Yooka-Layle aber erst am 11. April. Kickstarter-Backer, die für die Wii U-Version geboten haben, können natürlich kostenfrei ihr System zu einer der bereits im Vorverkauf befindlichen Version wechseln. Mehr Details dazu findet ihr hier.