A couple of months ago, Swap Fire was offered entirely free on the Wii U eShop. This was intentional, as Midnight Status was looking to raise awareness for the game.

The shooter has sold under 500 paid copies on Wii U since its debut. When it was made free though, it was downloaded 20,000 times. Midnight Status isn’t completely done with Swap Fire as another update is planned. At the same time, the indie developer is starting to shift its attention to the future.

By making Swap Fire free, Midnight Status is winning over new fans, some of whom have shown interest in buying the game for Switch. The studio says investors have been impressed, but want market validation for Swap Fire 2 to ensure that it’ll see solid sales on Switch. Midnight Status is therefore planning a “short but sweet” Kickstarter campaign, which if successful, will have its remaining funds sourced from investors.

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Swap Fire version 1.1 update on the way

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

Swap Fire, a Wii U eShop title that debuted late last year, is getting an update. Midnight Status has shared some information about what to expect from version 1.1

First, players will have easier staged access to Exhibition Mode. The developer is also implementing audio cues in multiplayer to compliment opening animations. You can count on the normal bug fixes as well along with more precise dual analogue controls.

There’s no date just yet for the patch. Swap Fire is also heading to Europe, but no word yet on when it’ll be launching.

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Swap Fire hitting the North American Wii U eShop next week

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 5 Comments

Swap Fire, a new first-person shooter for Wii U, is coming to the Wii U eShop very soon. The North American date is now locked in for November 17.

Here’s an overview:

“Swap Fire’s a shooter with a literal twist. Shooting other players rips a hole in spacetime thus swapping your locations. You’ll have to commit to losing in order to win in Drop Zone, manage spacetime to dominate the map in Control Point, master the art of teleportation to go for the gold in Swoccer, and much more!
The year is 2139. Retro Quantum Industries (RQI) has invented the next wave of transportation. Forget autonomous vehicles, these scientists invented teleportation! Unfortunately, even 2139’s technologically advanced citizens are terrified to have their bodies teleported through time and space. After spending billions of dollars on R + D, the company cannot afford commercial failure.
The solution is Swap Fire! A high stakes game show, featuring teenage contestants utilizing RQI’s teleportation technology. Sales and usage of consumer grade personal teleporters spiked after the first season of Swap Fire, in which Justin Agitprop was crowned as the Swap Fire Valedictorian. Now, it’s time for season two. The fans are eager and the executives at RQI are more so!”

Swap Fire will cost $14.99 on the Wii U eShop.

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First-person shooter Swap Fire in the works for Wii U

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 15 Comments

Midnight Status is in the process of wrapping up Swap Fire, the indie’s debut project. This is a new first-person shooter slated for the Wii U eShop.

Here’s a brief overview:

“Shooting your opponent opens up a wormhole which swaps your positions. Oust him off the edge in Drop Zone or dominate the map in Control Point. Sharpen your skills in Story Mode or go for gold in Soccer. Whatever your goal, be ever mindful of your spacetime…”

Swap Fire’s controls are certainly unique. The game only uses the Wii Remote, with players holding it horizontally.

Regarding the controls, Midnight Status has this to say:

“Wait a second. An FPS with just a Wii remote? That’s CRAZY.
Here’s the thing: our main goal is to create an awesome/fun couch multiplayer. By now, the Wii U has about a thousand different types of controllers.
We wanted to keep it simple and FAIR with the one type of controller that everybody has, the Wii remote.
While we understand that these controls seem crazy for an FPS, we are confident that they’re fun and easy to use after just a minute of playing.”

Swap Fire is heading towards the end of development. Currently, the team hopes to have it ready sometime by summer.

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