Sorry, Prince of Persia fans—but your dreams aren’t going to come true this time around. Last year, some retro gamers were excited to hear that an ERSB rating suggested the Wii U would be seeing a Karateka remake sometime soon—originally, a 1984 action game from Jordan Mechner, the creator of Prince of Persia.
So far, we’ve seen it appear on iOS, Steam, PSN, and Xbox Arcade… but not on the Wii U eShop. And to finally confirm what seemed to be the case, game producer Heather D’Evelyn has told nintendoeverything.com that the Wii U version was considered but “never went into development.” Currently, there are no plans to bring it to the platform either.
With plenty of small-project games that have seen good success on the Wii U recently, it’s sad to see this anticipated release disappear from gamers’ hopes. Guess retro gamers will have to sit tight and wait for something else for now.