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Polygon recently caught up with Nintendo’s Damon Baker for a chat about all things indie. Baker talked about how the company doesn’t tend to buy exclusives, its openness to multiplatform titles, and more.

You’ll find a summary of what was shared below. Head on over here for the full discussion.

On how Nintendo as a whole has responded well to the different Nindie initiatives…

“Fortunately, the company has been really receptive of it. They’ve embraced the opportunities that we’ve presented to them, and they see the justification.”

On how Nintendo has been supporting indies for a long time, even though the company doesn’t always get the headlines for it…

“I think the other platforms have come out there, and they’ve done a really good job of amplifying their independent support message, and they’ve gained a lot of traction and a lot of visibility for that.”

“I think we’ve stuck to our strategy for some time. We were the first console to promote self-publishing and to allow it on our platforms. And that was going back to the WiiWare and the DSiWare days.”

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The first teaser trailer has come in for Space Dave!, and we have official confirmation that it will be on both Wii U and 3DS. Find the video below.

Space Dave! will be available later this year.

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Image & Form tackled another round of fan questions about SteamWorld Heist in a new video published today. The studio addressed the possibility of New Game+, when the Wii U version will be releasing, and more. Watch the full video below.

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Need to catch up on any of the news from Nindies@Night? Then be sure to check out the handy press release below!

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– During a presentation at Nintendo’s Nindies@Night event at EMP Museum in Seattle, Nintendo made several announcements about the future of independent games on the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS systems. These announcements included the reveal of a Shovel Knight amiibo figure from Yacht Club Games that unlocks exclusive features for the hit game on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, making it the first indie game to support amiibo technology. Other reveals at the event include the upcoming launch of Kerbal Space Program for Wii U early next year with exclusive features and functionality, first-look Wii U debuts for Hive Jump and FAST Racing Neo multiplayer game play, along with exciting details concerning each of these anticipated Nindies.

“Not only do we have a robust slate of indie games launching in the Nintendo eShop, but these games also contain features that can only be found on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS,” said Damon Baker, Nintendo of America’s Senior Marketing Manager of Publisher and Developer Relations. “Creating an amiibo that’s compatible with all current and future Shovel Knight games shows that our strong relationship with independent developers is constantly evolving.”

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RCMADIAX has been known for its work on Wii U. But in 2016, the studio plans on adding the New 3DS as one of its supported platforms.

RCMADIAX stated the following earlier today:

There is one thing to keep in mind about today’s news. RCMADIAX games on New 3DS is probably a long ways off, as we won’t be seeing anything until Q4 2016 at the earliest.

@curbles Too early to talk specifics, earliest anything would be available is likely Q4 2016.

— RCMADIAX (@rcmadiax) August 27, 2015

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This week’s Collectible Badge Center update has gone live in Japan. Nintendo has added in badges based on Splatoon (five panels), Famicom era Kirby (four panels), and Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer (three panels). Users also have access to two free goes, a free Baito badge (returning badges) for every 90 yen spent, and an exclusive Happy Home Designer theme for spending 180 yen.

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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Retail

Disney Infinity 3.0 – $19.99 (available Sunday)

Wii U Download

Runbow – $14.99, 15% off if you downloaded the Nindies@Home demo
Brave Tank Hero – $5.99
FullBlast – $5.99
Pixel Slime U – $2.99

Wii Download for Wii U

Sin & Punishment: Star Successor – $19.99

Wii U Virtual Console

Sin & Punishment – $11.99

3DS Download

Gotcha Racing – $5.99

3DS Themes

Splatoon: Squid Sisters
Woah Dave! Alien Invasion!

eShop Sales

Wii U/3DS

– Don’t miss your chance to take up to 66 percent off Capcom games like Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Nintendo 3DS) and many more! This promotion ends at 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 31. Visit http://www.nintendo.com/eshop/offers for more details.
– Turtle Tale (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) is 33 percent off (reduced from $2.99 to $1.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 17.

Wii U

– Scram Kitty and His Buddy on Rails is 50 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 2.
– Rock ’N Racing Off Road is 41 percent off (reduced from $5.99 to $3.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 10.
– KEYTARI: 8-bit Music Maker is 37 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $4.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on Aug. 28 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 18.
– 99Seconds and Darts Up from Enjoyup Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 24.

3DS

– Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers from ATLUS are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 31.
– Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan is 50 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $14.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 31.
– Funfair Party Games, Jewel Match 3 and more games from Joindots are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 10.
– Tiny Games – Knights & Dragons is 33 percent off (reduced from $2.99 to $1.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 10.
– 2 Fast 4 Gnomz is 40 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 17.
– Classic Games Overload: Card and Puzzle Edition is 33 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $19.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 21.
– Darts Up 3D, Soccer Up 3D and Soccer Up Online from Enjoyup are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 24.
– Big Hero 6 Battle in the Bay and Disney Frozen Olaf’s Quest from Gamemill Entertainment are on sale beginning at 9 a.m. PT on Aug. 28 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 5.

Activities

Splatoon TRANSFORMERS Splatfest – Are you Team AUTOBOT or Team DECEPTICON? The next Splatoon Splatfest runs from Aug. 28 at 9 p.m. PT until Aug. 29 at 9 p.m. PT. If you haven’t chosen your team yet, head over to the Pledge Box in the plaza prior to Splatfest. The winning team can pick up their prizes in the plaza after the event. Learn more by visiting http://splatoon.nintendo.com/.

Builders Week – Are you a master level designer? It’s time to show off those skills during Builders Week! Until Aug. 31, we’ll be showcasing the best building games for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS family systems and releasing the VS. EXCITEBIKE game for Virtual Console on Wii U for the first time! We’ll also be issuing challenges for master builders to complete. Get involved with the challenges by following @NintendoAmerica on Twitter, the Play Nintendo Miiverse Community or Nintendo of America on Facebook!

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