Animal Crossing-Inspired Castaway Paradise May Come To Wii U

Life simulation iPad title Castaway Paradise may be coming to the Wii U, according to the game’s developer Stolen Couch Games. Speaking to Eurogamer, the Netherlands-based developer has said that despite Castaway Paradise taking inspiration from Nintendo’s hit Animal Crossing franchise, the gaming giant is aware of the endearing app and is entirely “fine” with development.

In Castaway Paradise, your avatar can collect bugs, fish, help your neighbours and grow crops similar to Harvest Moon. The island even has side quests where you can build a town well or a bakery, as well as options for customising clothes and household items.

With Nintendo open to the game’s appeal, Stolen Couch co-founder Eric Diepeveen additionally said the team has considered the free-to-play app for the Wii U. But whether or not we’ll see the game on Nintendo’s home console remains to be seen. Currently, Castaway Paradise is only available on iPad for Canada, Australia and Vietnam, though Stolen Couch is aiming for a U.S. and UK release later in the year.

“Animal Crossing, Harvest Moon and The Sims are all inspirations for Castaway Paradise. What we tried to do is create an experience similar to those games but for all platforms, including mobile and Steam. We’ve taken the best aspects of life simulators and improved and expanded on these aspects.

“Some people are concerned of Nintendo’s opinion of our game. All I can say it that we’ve been talking to Nintendo for years. We’ve showed Castaway Paradise to them and everything is fine. We’re even considering bringing Castaway Paradise to the Wii U. There are many differences between the before mentioned games and Castaway Paradise.”

Is this a game you’d like to see on the Wii U, or would you rather have a new Animal Crossing game for the home console? Let us know in the comments below.