Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Bear Box Media just confirmed last week that U Host would be available in March. According to a listing on the eShop, the game is due out in Europe on March 3. Pricing is set at €9.99.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

U Host was announced for Wii U back in 2014. Bear Box Media has continued to work on the game since then, as the trailer below shows. We should be seeing U Host on the eShop sometime in March.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Here’s some footage of Ping 1.5+, Maze, U Host, ZaciSa’s Last Stand update, Blok Drop X Twisted Fusion:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Indie developer Bear Box Media has officially announced U Host, its new game show title for the Wii U eShop.

U Host contains over 1,000 questions, ten categories (and two blank custom categories), multiple pre-set Game Show modes, and over 20 mini-games. It will also feature characters/character-related questions from other indies such as Armillo and Twisted Fusion.

Other details include:

– Supports 5 players or 4 teams
– Makes full use of the GamePad
– One player takes on the role of the Host
– All other players join in as contestants
– Multiple choice quiz questions
– Wii Remotes and Pro controllers are supported
– Can go through an entire game with just the GamePad
– Will support a mobile app
– Mini-games can be played with any controllers
– The host can lock a player’s buzzer for the entirety of the quiz, or specifically target one player during all the mini-games

U Host will be available in Q4. Check out the gallery above for screenshots.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 6 Comments

Bear Box Media has announced an upcoming Wii U eShop title called “U Host”. The game could arrive as early as October, or sooner if creator Andy Ford “can push things forward”.

Here’s a summary of first details:

– Take on the role of a game show quiz host
– Can do “Pretty much anything you can think of involved with quizzes”
– Includes but not limited to having multiple question categories, bonus rounds, penalties, mini games, etc.
– Mini-games have already been designed
– Mini-games involve contestants vs. the host
– Host can set up the game before play begins or simultaneously play alongside the contestants trying to impede their progress
– Others will be all against all, even allowing Hosts to get their own scores
– Question categories cover history, technology, and more
– Users will be able to make their own questions as well
– Players can add their own rules and penalties
– Custom questions support up to 4 different answers (only 1 is correct)
– Hold quizzes and game shows that can be up to 5 rounds of which the host will also be able to name
– Recreate games similar to wheel of fortune, who wants to be a millionaire, and board game style quizzes
– “all of the questions have been (painstakingly) written out, and the menus are almost completed”
– Price and launch windows for other regions are TBA
– The host can set up a quiz prior and save it to the console
– The host can read questions off the GamePad, or display them on the TV
– Players can alert the host that they have an answer by buzzing in with a Wiimote, Pro Controller, or even their own voice
– Can be played entirely on the GamePad
– Free app will let players to use their mobile devices as U Host buzzers
– Will include a single-player mode
– Can send feedback on Twitter (@BearBoxMedia)

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