NINTENDO
SUPPORTS INDEPENDENT GAME DEVELOPERS AT INDIECADE EAST
Feb. 13, 2015
Nintendo is heading to IndieCade East this weekend to showcase some of
the coolest independent video games for its systems. IndieCade East
also gives Nintendo an opportunity to meet with as many East Coast
developers as possible. The show, which runs Feb. 13-15 at the Museum
of the Moving Image in New York, offers three days of workshops,
speakers and hands-on time with games from independent developers.
Nintendo is scheduled to show off the following content:
- IronFall: Invasion from
VD-Dev: This Nintendo 3DS exclusive takes full advantage of the
C Stick features of the New
Nintendo 3DS XL system for better aiming. The game supports online
and local multiplayer for up to six players, for fast and frantic fun.
- Moon
Chronicles from Renegade Kid: An
update is now available for this critically acclaimed first-person
game, designed to fully use the extra control options available on New
Nintendo 3DS XL – including the C Stick and new ZL and ZR Buttons.
- Shantae
and the Pirate’s Curse from WayForward:
This game is now available in the Nintendo eShop, but Nintendo will be
showing off updates that take advantage of New Nintendo 3DS XL.
- Gunman Clive 2 from
Hörberg Productions: This Nintendo 3DS exclusive has a
strong following, and its loyal fans have been hungry to check out this
sequel, which launched Jan. 29 in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.
- Affordable Space Adventures
from KnapNok Games and Nifflas Games: This suspenseful stealth
puzzling Wii U
exclusive features co-op play and will be playable at the show.
- Swords & Soldiers II
from Ronimo Games: This side-scrolling strategy game, which is
a Wii U exclusive and features local multiplayer, will be on hand at
the show.
- Elliot Quest from
PlayEveryWare: An 8-bit retro RPG game with a hero on a quest
to cure his curse of immortality. Explore Urele Island and uncover its
secrets when this game launches in March, exclusively in the Nintendo
eShop on Wii U.
- Blek from Broken Rules
& kunabi brother: Imagination and creativity come to life
in this beautiful award-winning puzzle game that launched on Feb. 12 in
the Nintendo eShop on Wii U.
Damon Baker, Nintendo of America’s senior manager of
Licensing, will also be hosting a seminar titled “Self-Publishing with
Nintendo.” Indie game makers can learn how to work with Nintendo and
learn what it takes to get their games published in the ever-expanding
Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.