‘Minecraft: Story Mode’ Hits Wii U This Week!

Briefly: Well, we’ve known that it’s been coming since all the way back in August, and now we finally know when Wii U owners will be able to jump on Telltale’s Minecraft: Story Mode hype train minecart.

The game (well, at least the first episode of it) will launch for the console on January 21st at the Telltale-standard $4.99. Additional episodes should be available within the next few weeks, and the game’s season pass (covering episodes 2 through 5) is available for a cool $19.99.

Telltale notes that this version of the game will ‘feature off-TV play and mirroring, so players can continue the story on the Wii U GamePad controller, as well as seamlessly integrated touch-control options that allow players to use the joysticks and buttons or simply tap and guide the story directly on the screen at any time.’

Telltale CEO Kevin Bruner stated that “Working with Nintendo, we’re tremendously excited to be bringing our unique style of storytelling to Wii U for the first time, and we couldn’t be happier to be kicking things off with a series like ‘Minecraft: Story Mode’ that allows players of all ages to craft their own adventure across the Minecraft universe.”

The game features a pretty incredible voice cast, starring Patton Oswalt as male Jesse, Catherine Taber as female Jesse, Brian Posehn, Ashley Johnson, Scott Porter, Martha Plimpton, Dave Fennoy, Corey Feldman, Billy West, John Hodgman, and Paul Reubens.

We’ve been loving the game so far (though we’re a couple of episodes behind at this point), and while we’ve been playing on other platforms thus far, that off-TV play is very alluring.

Have you been playing Telltale’s latest? What are your thoughts so far? be sure to sound out in the comments below!