UDraw Studio

Nintendo exclusive

Discover your inner artist with uDraw Studio. Utilizing the uDraw GameTablet, players can finally express their own individual artistic creativity on Wii. Featuring versatile and easy-to-use tools, users can paint, draw, and color anything from simple doodles to intricate masterpieces. uDraw Studio offers the freedom to create spectacular works of art without the hassle of clean-up.

Released: 14 November 2010
Platforms: Wii
Genres: Art Simulation
Developers: Pipeworks Software
Publishers: THQ
Themes: Sandbox Educational
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB E PEGI 3

About

uDraw Studio is an art game for Wii which is bundled with the uDraw GameTablet and is the main game in the uDraw series. The game was published by THQ, developed by Pipeworks Software, and released in North America on November 14, 2010, February 24, 2011 in Australia and in Europe on March 4, 2011. It lets players create their own paintings or color in coloring pages and save them to their gallery using the uDraw GameTablet bundled with the game. A sequel to the game, uDraw Studio Instant Artist, was released for Wii, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 with and without bundles in North America on November 15, 2011, November 17, 2011 in Australia and in Europe on November 18, 2011.

Keywords

creative
coloring
abstract
udraw gametablet support

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Every uDraw game requires the uDraw GameTablet which is bundled with the software.

In Paint Mode, players can create original paintings by choosing a canvas, colors, paint size, and stamps. Effects include faded painting, flipping, black and white, negative, neon, sharpen, and glow. Paintings can be saved, snapshotted, or replayed.

Reception

In August 2010 at the announcement of uDraw, analysts predict that it could "sell up to one million units", with the potential to be a sleeper hit during the 2010 holiday season. THQ also showcased it at GamesCom 2010, and reviewers noted that the clean user interface and simple design "makes it accessible to the widest audience possible".

Joystiq said that the GameTablet's "simple mostly-white design makes it a perfect companion for the Wii", and that the replay function is a cool feature: "In the hands of a capable artist, this will undoubtedly make for some mesmerizing videos." USA Today said that "navigating with the stylus feels easy", and both the tablet and stylus handled coloring and stroke move well.