Wizard101 is getting a console port, KingIsle Entertainment has announced. The classic MMORPG is hence soon set to debut on the Nintendo Switch and the latest two generations of Microsoft and Sony's consoles.
Wizard101 is a free-to-play MMORPG set in the fantasy universe of Spiral. It originally debuted in September 2008 and has been receiving three or more major content updates per year ever since.
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Just a few days shy of the game's 16th anniversary, KingIsle Entertainment revealed that the classic MMORPG will soon be coming to consoles. The developer's brief trailer accompanying this announcement suggests that the newly confirmed port was greenlit by popular demand, as the video highlights many social media comments from Wizard101 fans asking for a console version of the game. KingIsle Entertainment is now planning to grant these requests by bringing its MMO to the PS4, Xbox One, and the Switch. The backward compatibility of Sony and Microsoft's current-gen consoles means that Wizard101 will also be playable on the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S....
