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General

Name: Swords & Soldiers II
Publisher: Ronimo Games BV
Developer: Ronimo Games BV
Platform: Wii U™ (Nintendo eShop)
Number of Players: 1 (Campaign mode), 1-2 (Skirmish mode)
Release Window: Q4 2014 – Q1 2015
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending

Gameplay

Genre: Side scrolling strategy
Playable Factions: 3
Campaign Levels: 20 Story missions plus Skirmishes
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPtF9-vdgxA

About Swords & Soldiers II
Swords & Soldiers II is the sequel to the award winning WiiWare game Swords & Soldiers, released in 2009 by Ronimo Games. Like its predecessor, the game is a side scrolling strategy game. It allows players to buy units, cast spells and build structures to overwhelm their enemy on a 2D battleground.

The Vikings make their return from the original game, once again led by their ever-hungry chieftain Redbeard. But this time they face two new enemy factions, the brutal and manaical Demons, and another as-of-yet unannounced faction. Joined by likely and unlikely allies it’s up to Redbeard to root out these new threats and restore peace to the lands.

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DEVELOPER: TOO DX
PLATFORMS: Wii U
WEBSITE: toodx.com
ESRB: E for Everyone
RELEASE DATE: TBA Q4 2014

Description:

Sportsball is an inviting local multiplayer game that entertains an entire room of friends. Up to four players take the reins of exotic birds where they will flap, tackle and dunk balls in to the field net for points and glory, leaving their opponents as feathery tarred balls of shame.

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Name: Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse
Publisher/Developer: WayForward
ESRB Rating: E10+, fantasy violence, suggestive themes
Target Release Date: Fall 2014
Platform: Nintendo 3DS, Wii U (Nintendo eShop exclusive)
Players: single player
Genre: Adventure/Quest/Platformer

Synopsis: Embark on a brand new adventure with Shantae, the hair-whipping belly dancing genie. When Shantae loses her genie magic, she must join her nemesis, the nefarious pirate Risky Boots in order to save Sequin Land from an evil curse. As a pirate, Shantae gains new weapons and tools to advance her quest, slay monsters, battle epic bosses …and hopefully get her magic back in the bargain! But can she really trust her most deadly enemy?

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Developer 13AM Games (based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Genre Action Platform Racer
Release Date June 2015
Platforms Wii U (Nintendo eShop)
Players 1-9 local and online
Website http://runbowgame.com
ESRB RP

Description

Runbow is a platform racer with a unique art style and a never-before seen colour mechanic that will keep you running back for more. Up to nine players can race their way to victory, online or locally. Platforms and obstacles appear and disappear as the background colour changes, so if you can’t see something, it doesn’t exist. Whether you’re playing alone or with friends, Runbow is fast, frantic, and a lot of fun.

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Game Title: Xeodrifter
Developer: Renegade Kid
Platform: Nintendo 3DS™ / Nintendo eShop
Release Date: Q4 2014
Genre: Action, Adventure, Platformer
ESRB: E – Mild Fantasy Violence

Game Description:

Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damages his warp core.

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Project Name Chariot
Genre 2D couch cooperative platformer
Platforms Wii U (Nintendo eShop)
Target Audience Gamers, aged 24-35, looking for coop games to play with friends or
family members.
Age Rating E for everyone with mild fantasy violence
Release Date Fall 2014

Chariot is a humoristic physics-based couch co-op platformer in which a brave princess and her suitor carry a funeral wagon through anicent caves, fending-off swarms of looters while amassing riches, to bury the King’s remains in a worthy gold-filled tomb.

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Developer: THREAKS, Based in Hamburg, Germany
Release date: Spring 2015
Platforms: Wii U
ESRB: RP
Genre: Musical Action-Adventure
Website: beatbuddy.com/

In spring 2015 Nintendo fans will be the first console players to enjoy the PC action-adventure Beatbuddy. The awarded game combines puzzle solving and enemy vanquishing with exploration. The Wii U version features six beautifully hand-drawn worlds, each with their own amazing soundtrack composed by industry legends such as Austin Wintory, Parov Stelar, chiptune-genius Sabrepulse, the La Rochelle Band — and more to come with post-launch DLC that will bring new songs and enable new ways to experience the game’s levels.

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Today, Nintendo announced its participation at this year’s IndieCade. The company will be highlighting 15 playable independent games for Wii U and 3DS systems as well as many of their creators. Nintendo independent developers – otherwise known as “Nindies” – will be appearing in person to show off their video games and share their development experiences with attendees.

The following titles will be on hand at this year’s IndieCade:

Wii U

• Affordable Space Adventures from KnapNok Games: A 2D side-scrolling spaceship simulator. Players use the Wii U GamePad controller as a “Heads-Down Display” in the spaceship cockpit. Play it alone, or fly as a crew of two or three players. Exclusively on Wii U.
• The Fall from Over the Moon Games: The Fall is a unique blend of adventure-game puzzle solving and side-scrolling action. Players take on the role of ARID, the artificial intelligence onboard a high-tech combat suit.
• Costume Quest 2 from Midnight City: Pick a fight with demented dental soldiers in Costume Quest 2, the sequel to the hit original RPG, Costume Quest. Includes a range of new features and game-play improvements.
• Stealth Inc. 2 from Curve Digital: Players step into the role of a clone escaping a sinister and high-tech testing facility in this puzzle-platformer. The game tests brainpower and reflexes in more than 60 levels linked together by a detailed world. Exclusively on Wii U.
• Swords & Soldiers II from Ronimo Games BV: Like its predecessor, Swords & Soldiers II is a side-scrolling strategy game that allows players to buy units, cast spells and build structures to overwhelm their enemies on a 2D battleground. Exclusively on Wii U.
• Runbow from 13AM Games: Runbow is a party action game for up to nine players. Platforms and obstacles appear and disappear as the background color changes, so players have to think fast, stay alive and make it to victory in Run, King of the Hill and Arena modes. Exclusively on Wii U.
• Sportsball from TOO DX: Up to four players take the reins of exotic birds that flap, tackle and dunk balls into the net for points and glory, leaving their opponents as feathery tarred balls of shame. Exclusively on Wii U.
• Chariot from Frima: Chariot is a physics-based co-op platformer in which a brave princess and her suitor carry a funeral wagon through ancient caves to bury the King’s remains in a gold-filled tomb.
  Beatbuddy from THREAKS: The action-adventure Beatbuddy combines puzzle solving and enemy vanquishing with exploration, set to an original soundtrack.

Nintendo 3DS

• Woah Dave! from Choice Provisions: In Woah Dave!, players gun for digital glory by slaughtering aliens, stealing their loose change and racking up the highest score possible.
• Xeodrifter from Renegade Kid LLC: A story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration, Xeodrifter offers classic 2D platforming, shooting and exploration game play that will test players’ skills. Exclusively on Nintendo 3DS.

Wii U and Nintendo 3DS

• Shovel Knight from Yacht Club Games: A sweeping classic action-adventure game with intense platforming, memorable characters and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. Play as the eponymous Shovel Knight, a small knight with a huge quest!
• Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse from WayForward: Set sail for adventure with Shantae, the belly-dancing, hair-whipping half-genie. When Shantae loses her genie magic, she must team up with her arch nemesis Risky Boots and become a pirate in order to save Sequin Land from an evil curse. Exclusively on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.

Nintendo Licensing will also host a Nindie developer panel on October 11 at 10 AM titled “Nintendo Do’s and Don’ts: A Developer-Focused Conversation”. The session will feature Dajana Dimovska of KnapNok Games, Sean Velasco of Yacht Club Games, and John Warner of Over the Moon Games. Damon Baker, Nintendo of America’s senior marketing manager of Licensing, will moderate the panel. Those who attend can expect to hear “stories and experiences about bringing fantastic games to Nintendo platforms from the creators themselves.”

Finally, Nintendo intends to participate in IndieCade Night Games with multiplayer tournaments for Sportsball and Runbow on Wii U.

Those who won’t be at IndieCade will be able to keep themselves updated with news and “announcements” through #Nindies on Nintendo social media feeds.

Source: Nintendo PR

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