'Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper' coming to Wii U this holiday season

Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper will be out later this year on Wii U, Nintendo announced today.

Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper will be out later this year on Wii U, Nintendo announced today.

Warriors Orochi 3 is the most recent entry in Tecmo Koei's Dynasty Warriors spin-off series. It originally launched in December 2011 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in Japan, and in North America this past March. The Wii U version, Hyper, is set for release in holiday 2012. According to the trailer below, it includes Wii U-specific features such as the ability to play cooperatively in the same room — one player on the TV, and another on the GamePad.

Keep up with the rest of our Wii U coverage from today's event here.