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Stealth Inc seemed like the furthest thing from a Wii U eShop release when it came out in 2013. The PlayStation versions came and went, and there was no word on a release for Nintendo’s console.

Still, when time for planning a sequel came around, something within Curve Studios clicked. This led to the company announcing Stealth Inc 2 as a Wii U exclusive – at least for the time being – back in May, which surprised quite a number of folks. For Wii U owners though, it’s great news.

We sat down via email (wait a second…) with Rob Clarke from Curve Studios to ask about Stealth Inc 2, working on Wii U, and the company’s other beloved gaming baby Fluidity. I think you’ll enjoy much of what they have to say:

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Curve Studios’ Wii U support continues. Today, in conjunction with Funktronic Labs, the company announced that Nova-111 is heading to the Wii U eShop early next year.

Nova-111 is a sci-fi themed adventure game that offers a mix of turn-based gameplay and real-time action. Players will need to use both real time decisions and turn based strategy to fight enemies and solve puzzles. Curve says, “The combination of two very different methods of interacting with the world creates a title that allows for the sense of urgency of real-time games while providing the depth of strategy and methodical combat decisions typically associated with turn-based titles.”

You’ll find today’s full announcement after the break. A trailer is posted above.

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Curve Studios has four games coming to Wii U. The company previously announced Stealth Inc 2, The Swapper, and Lone Survivor for the eShop. Thanks to a listing on the USK, we now know what the fourth game is.

The German ratings board has outed Thomas Was Alone for Wii U. It’s unclear when the game will be available, but I imagine it could arrive before the end of this year.

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Curve Studios has plans to better support the 3DS in the future.

When asked if releasing more titles on the portable system was under consideration, the company’s Rob Clarke told us:

Yes! This is the plan, anyway. The 3DS is a tricky console. A ton of us at Curve own a 3DS and we love it, but when it comes to developing games it’s a bit trickier. Many of our games started out on PC and are designed for fast systems with tons of resources. We have to go back to the drawing board if we want to make them on the 3DS, and in the past we’ve not always wanted to do that. However, we decided that it’s too good a system to keep missing out on, so even before the new 3DS was announced we had already made the decision to look at bringing out more games for it, so we should have an announcement about that pretty soon.

Curve Studios has only released one game on 3DS thus far – the Nintendo-published Fluidity: Spin Cycle. Thankfully, it sounds like we can count on new games gracing the eShop in the future.

We’ll have more from Curve Studios throughout the coming week.

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Entertainment Buddha reports that Stealth Inc 2 will release on October 23. Additionally, the site shares a bunch of new details. You can find them all rounded up below.

– Metroidvania inspired overworld
– Focused on stealth gameplay
– The goggles that the clones wear reflect this in a visual manner
– Red means you’re visible, green means your hidden
– Fusion of gameplay from other franchises like Castlevania, Metroid, and Zelda
– Explore the overworld with platforming gameplay
– Gadgets are in the game
– Co-op as well
– In the overworld, explore the cloning facility en route to the game’s test chambers which provide the meat of the gameplay and puzzles for the clone to solve so he can save his brethren
– Overworld is massive and completely explorable
– Some parts can’t be accessed until a new gadget is found
– 500 individual levels in the overworld
– Upwards of 20 hours of gameplay
– Test chambers need to be tackled in order
– These are made up of a series of puzzles that involve switches, movable blocks, and other clones that need to be rescued so you can use them to reach the exit
– These sections of test chambers will also have a boss to beat
– Can only defeat the boss with the specific gadget found in the test chambers that make up that particular level
– 6 gadgets
– Gadgets include inflate-a-mate, jackboy, and me-too
– Inflate-a-mate can be used to depress switches, or as a trampoline to spring the clone to new heights
– Me-too can be used to create a new clone that can be strategically placed on the map to access new areas
– In co-op, one player controls the main clone while the second player uses the Wii U GamePad to control the gadgets
– Once the first gadget is found the second player can start getting in on the action
– Use of light is key
– 60FPS

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Curve Studios marketing manager Rob Clarke confirmed to Destructoid that Lone Survivor will be available for Wii U in November. Additionally, The Swapper and Stealth Inc 2 will follow within the month.

On the topic of new content for the Wii U version of Lone Survivor, Curve Studios marketing manager Rob Clarke said:

“We’re not adding any new content to Lone Survivor, as we added such a huge amount when we originally made the Director’s Cut edition for PlayStation last year. But we’ll have all the content in from the start and we’re making full use of the GamePad.”

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Curve Studios is planning a fourth game for Wii U, the company teased on Twitter today. The unannounced title will be released later this year.

Curve is also working on Stealth Inc 2, The Swapper, and Lone Survivor for Wii U.

Based on the wording of Curve’s tweet, it sounds like there could potentially be even more games coming to the Wii U eShop in the future.

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