indie

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments

Monster Couch is looking to bring Die for Valhalla! to Switch, developer Monster Couch said today. Actual development on the system has yet to begin, but the team is looking into obtaining a dev kit and will attempt to have it ready alongside other platforms.

Monster Couch describes its game as “a beat ’em up with a paranormal twist.” You play as the ghostly witch Valkyrie, who has been sent to help Vikings save their world.

The Die for Valhalla! Kickstarter page shares the following information:

“You summon heroes from Valhalla and make them hack, slash and crush. Your job is to make sure they take down as many enemies as possible before they Die for Valhalla!

You will also discover tales about Vikings and their Myths. As a Valkyrie, you will seek the truth about yourself and the nature of the world. Things are not always what they seem.”

Speaking of Kickstarter, Die for Valhalla! is indeed seeking some funding at the moment. About half of the $5,600 goal has been raised so far.

Source

More: Die for Valhalla!, indie, Monster Couch

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 3 Comments

Jack Merluzzi is doing a little bit of voice work in the Switch game FAST RMX. That’s according to developer Shin’en, who shared the news on Twitter.

Merluzzi was the announcer in FAST Racing Neo on Wii U. Shin’en’s tweet suggests that Merluzzi has performed some new recordings for FAST RMX.

Source

More: FAST RMX, indie, Shin'en

Posted on 7 years ago by Zack in News, Switch | 6 Comments

US Gamer recently conducted interviews with a host of indie game developers about the process of bringing their titles to the Switch, and how Nintendo is involved in that process. Among the interviewed are names such as Yacht Club Games, developer of Shovel Knight, and Tequila Works, the team behind Rime.

It seems the overall concenseus is that porting to the Switch is a very simple process. You can find some excerpts from the interview below.
Read More

More: indie, interview

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

The file sizes for both versions of Plantear are in. For Wii U, the size is 49 MB. On 3DS, it’s 120 blocks, which amounts to 15 MB.

Source 1, Source 2

More: block size, file size, indie, Plantera, Ratalaika Games

Posted on 7 years ago by Fernando in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

It seems that MixedBag Games has fulfilled their promise and we’ll see forma.8 on Wii U very soon.

Thanks to the already available page on the European Wii U eShop, we know that forma.8 is going to be available February 23rd and that it will have an estimated size of 1664.3 MB.

Keep in mind that this is the release date for Europe. It could be different for America.

https://twitter.com/NintendoHall/status/827162261231906816

More: forma.8, indie, MixedBags Games

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 9 Comments

Pixel Princess Blitz was looking to be funded through Kickstarter. With about a week to go, the campaign reached its funding goal. That means we’ll eventually be seeing the game on Switch.

Source

More: indie, Kickstarter, Pixel Princess Blitz

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments

Too Kind Studio was looking to bring Pankapu: The Dreamkeeper to Wii U following a successful Kickstarter campaign last year. However, those plans have now changed.

On Twitter, Too Kind Studio posted an image of Pankapu on Switch, hinting at an upcoming release on the new platform. The developer has since clarified that the Wii U version has been scrapped, and will now focus on Switch.

The tweet is as follows:

Source

More: indie, Pankapu: The Dreamkeeper, Too Kind Studio

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 1 Comment

GalaxyTrail put out a demo for Freedom Planet 2 on PC today. Thanks to that, fans are able to get a feel for the gameplay. Check out some footage from the demo below.

More: Freedom Planet 2, GalaxyTrail, indie

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments

13AM Games has a couple of updates about Runbow in Europe.

It’s worth noting Runbow Pocket is quite close to release. After experiencing some delays, the portable title is now in certification and a release date will be determined soon.

Also, Runbow Deluxe Edition on Wii U will not be getting a retail release in Europe, despite 13AM Games’ best efforts. The studio explained:

“It looks like after months of trying to find distribution for Runbow: Deluxe Edition in the EU, we are going to officially say that it can no longer be done. We’ve met with a lot of distributors (a lot of distributors), and the fact of the matter is that the Wii U retail support is starting to wind down over in Europe. If you guys are as excited as we are about the Nintendo Switch, then you understand how retailers are looking forward to this new platform. We’re sorry we couldn’t make it work, and really appreciate everyone’s positive attitude trying to make this dream come true.”

As a heads up, 13AM Games is planning a proper DLC for Runbow in Europe. Everything will be discounted by 50% between February 2 and February 16, including DLC.

Source

More: 13AM Games, indie, Runbow

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, New Nintendo 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

Nintendo Impact Gaming has given us a lengthy look at Lifespeed with 23 minutes of off-screen gameplay. Take a look at the footage below.

More: indie, Lifespeed, Wee Man Studios