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Dust off your nunchuck and hide the fine china, because the Nintendo Wii is getting a brand new game. Following its previous appearance on Sega Dreamcast, Metal Canary is now preparing to debut on Nintendo's seventh-gen supernova.
Developed by Brazilian homebrew studio NaiAdventure, Metal Canary is a vertically-scrolling shmup that sees a meagre squadron of human pilots fight to save the planet from a global AI gone rogue.
In typically dystopian fashion, OMNICORE was tasked with taking control of Earth's strategic decision-making, but naturally came to the conclusion that humanity was the problem. Understandable, to be honest. Now, with the world at the behest of the machines, it is up to the Metal Canaries to take to the skies and wipe the planet of OMNICORE's control.
Originally developed for Dreamcast emulation, it has taken NaiAdventure - or Luiz Nai - a mere six months to convert their game for Wii hardware, while also adding a little extra polish to Metal Canary's rough edges ahead of its Nintendo debut.
NaiAdventure initially suggested an intention to launch the Wii port at this month's Retro Con 2026, but has since changed plans and is now looking to self-publish, with the launch planned for the Canal 3 (C3) Expo in Sao Paulo, running November 20-22. Online orders are expected to open at some point following the game's initial launch. Of course, being unofficial software, the physical edition of Metal Canary will require modified Wii hardware.
These endeavours, wherein new games are released for old platforms, are among gaming's most feel-good moments. Recent decades have seen all-new, original titles debut on consoles such as the Sega Dreamcast, Mega Drive, and Game Boy Advance, as well as home computers such as the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64. It's the bottomless passion and nostalgia for this aged tech that drives homebrew developers to craft new or familiar experiences for equally passionate audiences.
After all, a console's production life can never truly die as long as somebody, somewhere, is creating for it.