Announced at this year's E3, the multiplayer title channels the visual style of
previous handheld entries such as Spirit Tracks and A Link Between Worlds into a co-operative adventure for three players.
Not exact matches
On the whole, though, the developers deserve praise for managing to scale down the experience of
previous Assassin's Creed
entries for the
handheld format.
The functionality also makes it the heir apparent to not only the Wii U but the 3DS, Nintendo's
previous entry in its successful
handheld line.
The
previous Nintendo DS and 3DS
entries sold well, with both Wild World and New Leaf each hitting more than 11 million dual screened
handhelds.