IndieCade, the International Festival of Independent Games, returns to Culver City, CA, from October 9 to 12. To again demonstrate its commitment to the indie community, Nintendo will be there starting on the 10th. The House of Mario isn't showing up empty-handed — it will showcase a selection of 15 currently released and upcoming Wii U and 3DS eShop games, produced by talented developers which Nintendo are calling "Nindies."
These include titles exclusive to Nintendo platforms, such as Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, Shovel Knight, and Stealth Inc. 2. Then there are the games that are making the leap to the Nintendo ecosystem, like Costume Quest 2 and The Fall. Many of these games will be playable for the first time to the public.
Developers hoping to bring their wares to Nintendo machines in the future ought to swing by a special panel on Saturday, October 11, at 10:00 AM called "Nintendo Do's and Don'ts: A Developer-Focused Conversation." Nintendo of America Senior Manager of Licensing Marketing Damon Baker will lead the event, with special guests Dajana Dimovska of KnapNok Games (Affordable Space Adventures), Sean Velasco of Yacht Club Games (Shovel Knight), and John Warner of Over the Moon Games (The Fall).
Check the full list of Nindie titles below:
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.
