Nintendo News: Nintendo Reveals New Partnerships and First Indie Games Coming to Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Nintendo
Switch system launches on March 3, and people can expect an exciting
lineup of games on Nintendo eShop for day one and beyond. Nintendo has
been working closely with independent publishers and developers to
deliver a steady flow of unique and original experiences to Nintendo
eShop.

More than 60 quality indie games are confirmed for Nintendo Switch this
year alone, and many games take advantage of unique Nintendo Switch
features, including multiple play modes (TV mode, handheld mode,
tabletop mode), flexible control options, local and online multiplayer*
and innovative JoyCon functionality like HD rumble. In a Nindies
Showcase video, Nintendo highlighted some of these games that are in
development.

“Our Nindies Showcase gives fans a taste of some of the great content on
its way to Nintendo eShop,” said Steve Singer, Nintendo of America’s
Vice President of Publisher and Developer Relations. “We’re working with
both mainstream and independent developers to make Nintendo Switch the
destination for entertaining games and experiences.”

To view the Nindies Showcase video in its entirety, visit http://live.nintendo.com.
Along with Nintendo Switch exclusives and timed exclusives, some of the
highlights revealed in the video include:

• Runner3 from Choice Provisions: Runner3
  continues the joyous adventures of CommanderVideo from BIT.TRIP
  RUNNER and Runner2. Players will encounter quests,
  branching paths, item shops, new Retro Challenges, new character
  moves, new dance moves and a roster of characters that somehow manages
  to rival the strangeness of Runner2. The game is scheduled to
  launch exclusively for Nintendo Switch this fall.
• SteamWorld Dig 2 from Image & Form Games: In
  the sequel to the award-winning original, you must dig deep, gain
  riches and explore an underworld riddled with danger. The game is
  scheduled to launch this summer.
• Yooka Laylee from Team 17 and Playtonic Games:
  Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet an unforgettable cast of
  characters and horde a vault-load of shiny collectibles as buddy-duo
  Yooka (the green one) and Laylee (the wisecracking bat with the big
  nose). The buddy-duo platformer is coming to Nintendo Switch soon,
  with multiplayer functionality perfect for the system.
• Blaster Master Zero from Inti Creates: The same
  elements that made the original Blaster Master a hit are back,
  including side-scrolling vehicular combat, top-down adventuring and a
  huge sci-fi landscape, in addition to a host of new and improved
  gameplay systems. The game includes a two-player mode and will have
  numerous character cameos coming soon. Blaster Master Zero
  launches exclusively on both Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS
  family systems on March 9.
• Pocket Rumble from Chucklefish Games and Cardboard
  Robot Games: This deep 2D fighter makes players want to throw
  down, anywhere, anytime. The battles get even more intense with the
  inclusion of HD rumble: When players get hit by a weak attack, it’ll
  feel very different from getting rocked by a strong one. The game is
  scheduled to launch as a console exclusive for Nintendo Switch in
  March.
• Flipping Death from Zoink Games: Welcome to
  Flatwood Peaks, a small whimsical town with a problem – Death is on
  vacation. Play as Penny and help the ghosts with their peculiar
  problems on The Otherside. This puzzling adventure game is scheduled
  to come to Nintendo Switch later this year.
• Mr. Shifty from tinyBuild and Team Shifty: Shift
  through bullets, and master lightning-fast takedowns in a new kind of
  action game. Mr. Shifty follows a teleportation-fueled heist to break
  into the world’s most secure facility. Shift through walls, through
  bullets, cover huge distances and be everywhere at once. One shot
  kills. Survive on skills. HD rumble allows players to feel every
  punch, shot and crash. The game is scheduled to launch first on
  Nintendo Switch this April.
• Wargroove from Chucklefish Games: This turn-based
  strategy game offers local and online matches for one to four players.
  The game is scheduled to launch later this year.
• Stardew Valley from Chucklefish Games and
  ConcernedApe: Nintendo Switch will be the first console to support
  the game’s new multiplayer feature. The open-ended, country-life RPG
  is scheduled to launch this summer.
• Shakedown Hawaii from vBlank: This 16-bit
  spiritual successor to Retro City Rampage aims to be twice as
  good with twice the bits. From the boardroom to the streets, Shakedown
  Hawaii parodies big business and the white collar crimes that go
  alongside. Build your empire, monopolize the markets and collaterally
  re-zone the island’s destructible sandbox. It’s scheduled to launch
  first on Nintendo Switch this April.
• Graceful Explosion Machine from Vertex Pop:
  Skillfully pilot the advanced Graceful Explosion Machine (GEM) fighter
  while blasting swarms of crystalline enemies with your ludicrously
  overpowered quad-weapon array. This side-scrolling arcade shooter
  features HD rumble support, which means players will really be able to
  feel those machines explode. The game is scheduled to launch first on
  Nintendo Switch this April.
• Tumbleseed from aeiowu: A small seed heads up a
  mountain to save his home in this physics-based game. More than 30
  unique upgrades help the seed overcome challenges and enemies. HD
  rumble means players will feel seeds traversing across the screen. The
  game is scheduled to launch on Nintendo Switch this spring.
• Overcooked: Special Edition from Team 17 and Ghost
  Town Games: In Overcooked, players must journey through a
  variety of cruel and unusual kitchens on their quest to become master
  chefs capable of conquering an ancient edible evil which plagues the
  land. Play solo or engage in classic, chaotic couch co-op for up to
  four players in both co-operative and competitive challenge modes. The
  special edition features the original game, plus all of the DLC. HD
  rumble integration means they can feel every chop through a tomato and
  the slosh of soup in a pot. Overcooked: Special Edition is
  coming later this year.
• The Escapists 2 from Team 17 and Mouldy Toof: The
  sequel to the hugely popular prison escape series supports
  drop-in/drop-out co-op for up to four players (additional accessories
  are required for multiplayer modes, and are sold separately). Players
  can tie together knotted sheets and use them to climb down high
  windows in new multi-level prisons, and find other new ways to make a
  break for freedom. The Escapists 2 is coming later this year.
• GoNNER from Raw Fury and Art in Heart: GoNNER is
  a tough-as-hell, score-based, procedurally generated platformer with
  roguelike elements. GoNNER is also a story about
  friendship between Ikk, Death and a space whale named Sally. You will
  die. A lot. The console version of the game launches first on Nintendo
  Switch with additional content tailor-made for the system later this
  year.
• Kingdom: Two Crowns from Raw Fury and Noio: In Kingdom:
  Two Crowns, attend to your domain, border to border, or venture
  into the wild to discover its wonders and threats. First revealed
  today, two players can come together in co-op mode to rule a kingdom.
  Their choices bring hope or despair to their subjects. The game is
  scheduled to launch later this year.
• Dandara from Raw Fury and Long Hat House: Dandara
  has awoken to reshape the world. In this strange world of quirky
  characters, nothing is at it seems. In this bizarre, gravity-bending
  world with hidden beauty, it’s up to Dandara, jumping from surface to
  surface, to restore order and direct a directionless world. The game
  is scheduled to launch on Nintendo Switch this summer with exclusive
  features and functionality, including HD rumble support.

To access Nintendo eShop, a system update that will be available on
launch day is required. The system update downloads in the background,
is designed to install quickly and doesn’t disrupt gameplay.

After visiting Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch for the first time,
gamers can also purchase Nintendo Switch digital games on Nintendo.com.
Users can purchase the games on Nintendo’s website and have them
download automatically to their Nintendo Switch system at home or on the
go, wherever there is a Wi-Fi connection.

Nintendo Switch launches March 3 at a suggested retail price of $299.99.
For more information about the new system, visit http://www.nintendo.com/switch.

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