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Need for Speed Most Wanted Game Coming To Nintendo Wii U

NeedForSpeed[Techtaffy Newsdesk]

The Need for Speed Most Wanted game is coming to Nintendo’s Wii U system on March.

The game introduces a new local co-op mode, Co-Driver, where one player drives using the Wii Remote controller or Wii U Pro Controller, and another player uses the Wii U GamePad to provide control and navigation assistance on an interactive real-time map.

Using their fingertips, a partner can distract pursuing cops, switch from night to day or activate enhanced performance for any car and even control the amount of traffic on the road. For another competitive edge, players can change their mods, switch into their favorite cars, track milestones and uncover the city’s hidden gems,  on the fly with the Wii U touch screen.

Need for Speed Most Wanted on Wii U  is playable off-screen using the Wii U GamePad. The game also includes the Ultimate Speed Pack: McLaren’s F1 LM, Lamborghini’s minimalist artwork, the Aventador J, the track-focused Pagani Zonda R, Bugatti’s reigning world speed champion, the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse and Hennessey’s savage 275 mile-an-hour ragtop beast, the Venom GT Spyder.

Need for Speed Most Wanted for Wii U will be available March 19 in North America for $59.99 and March 21 in Europe for €69.99.

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