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Nindies@Night

Update: Presentation is now over!


Nintendo’s Damon Baker is currently hosting a presentation for Nindies@Night. We’ll be gathering up all of the information shared below. If anything major is shared, we’ll make a new post on the site.

FAST Racing Neo

– Martin Sauter on stage
– Out at the end of 2015
– 16-tracks including lava snow
– 4-player split screen announced
– 2-player split screen also supported
– Runs at 60fps even in split screen
– 8-people online at a time
– New trailer shown

Hive Jump

– Houston Brayton from Black Lantern Studios on stage
– Throwback retro run n gun style shooter
– 2D sidescroller
– 1-4 player co-op
– Set in a future where humanity is colonizing other planets
– Encounter aliens in a hive that you need to destroy
– Out in Q1 2016
– The team is trying to support different Wii U controllers, including classic Pro, and GamePad
– amiibo support could be coming

Kerbal Space Program

– Officially announced for Wii U
– Miguel Pina on the stage
– They wanted to make something huge and interesting
– 4.5 years in the making
– Physics based simulator
– With the GamePad, you can plan space travel using map and coordinates
– Use the GamePad as an inside view of the cockpit, of the spaceship you build part by part
– It’s said to be really fun, but scary when you crash in new 1st person GamePad view
– Comes out on Wii U as same time as other platforms but no exact date set

Shovel Knight

– Talking about Plague of Shadows, which is like a twisted remixed version of Shovel Knight
– It’s a free update
– Shovel Knight amiibo confirmed
– Been working on the amiibo since last year
– Unlock co-op on Wii U with the amiibo
– Also unlock challenges for Wii U and 3DS
– All future Shovel Knight content will support the amiibo

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