{"id":132264,"date":"2023-03-06T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-146064"},"modified":"2023-03-06T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T15:00:00","slug":"countdown-wii-u-eshop-spotlight-affordable-space-adventures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/03\/06\/countdown-wii-u-eshop-spotlight-affordable-space-adventures\/","title":{"rendered":"Countdown: Wii U eShop Spotlight &#8211; Affordable Space Adventures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0bd2bf77a90f4\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0bd2bf77a90f4\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Affordable Space Adventures\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0bd2bf77a90f4\/affordable-space-adventures.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0bd2bf77a90f4\/affordable-space-adventures.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Affordable Space Adventures\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Knapnok Games<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><em>For the month before the 3DS and Wii U eShops close for new purchases on <strong>27th March<\/strong>, each day we&#8217;re going to highlight a specific eShop game for one of those consoles and give a short pitch as to why we think it deserves your love and attention \u2014 before it&#8217;s too late. The chance to add these to your library will be gone for good soon and, <em>for one reason or another<\/em>, these eShop-exclusives are close to our hearts.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Today, Gavin gives the Wii U&#8217;s eShop&#8217;s finest exclusive one last shoutout&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>So, what&#8217;s it called?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/wiiu-eshop\/affordable_space_adventures\">Affordable Space Adventures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/wiiu-eshop\/related-articles:48832 @ 2023-03-06T23:12:14+00:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<h2><strong>Who made it?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Nifflas and KnapNok (or NapNok, as it was renamed) Games.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What&#8217;s the premise?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You take control of a rickety old ship as part of a package tour deal that lets you explore a planet that&#8217;s seen better days. Using the GamePad, you&#8217;ll have to manage your shipboard energy reserves and resources there while navigating the dark, cavernous spaces on your TV screen while solving environmental puzzles to progress.<\/p>\n<p>However, you can also play in co-op with up to two pals who take control of a specific function of your modest vessel.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/wiiu-eshop\/related-articles:129983 @ 2023-03-06T23:12:14+00:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<h2><strong>Why should I play it?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This is a game that takes the asymmetric gameplay concept of the Wii U GamePad and runs with it. Where other developers \u2014 including Nintendo itself, at times \u2014 seemed to struggle to know what to do with the touchscreen in Player One&#8217;s hands beyond throwing a gimmicky map on it, Affordable Space Adventures showcases every aspect of the system to great effect \u2014 including the now-defunct Miiverse.<\/p>\n<p>Everything about it, from the design of the mock instructional pamphlets and materials to the dank, claustrophobic environments you explore, is beautifully realised. It really is a showcase of the console&#8217;s unrealised potential to rival the best of the platform holder&#8217;s own output, and you&#8217;re doing yourself a disservice if you own a Wii U and don&#8217;t own this game.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"NQTiPPaWfUI\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<h2><strong>How much is it?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>$19.99USD \/ \u00a316.99 \/ \u20ac18,99.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><em>We&#8217;ll be back soon with another 3DS or Wii U eShop recommendation as part of <em>this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/tags\/countdown\">&#8216;Countdown&#8217; series<\/a><\/em>. Let us know below if you&#8217;ve already got this in your collection and share your thoughts. Also, feel free to nominate other games \u2014 we just might highlight those in the coming days, too.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/wiiu-eshop\/related-articles:127547,127477,127526,127698 @ 2023-03-06T23:50:51+00:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Knapnok Games For the month before the 3DS and Wii U eShops close for new purchases on 27th March, each day we&#8217;re going to highlight a specific eShop game for one of those consoles and give a short pitch as to why we think it deserves your love and attention \u2014 before it&#8217;s too [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132264\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}