Every Game Announcement from the Nintendo Nindies Showcase
The sequel to the popular 2D platformer was revealed during the showcase. It will feature an updated control scheme, new ranking system and daily challenges and will launch first on Nintendo Switch sometime in 2018.
Kings of Cards in the final entry in the Treasure Trove additions. It features four new worlds and 30 new courses and shows “how King Knight ascended the throne.” It will come to the Nintendo Switch in early 2018.
Travis Strikes Again takes place seven years after the events of the original No More Heroes. It will be similar to the previous game and will see players battle through punk rock levels. It will come exclusively to Nintendo Switch in 2018.
The haunting episodic tale is finally coming to the Nintendo Switch and includes the debut of the long-awaited fifth and final act of the series. It will come to Nintendo Switch in early 2018.
Golf Story is quite different to standard games that see you play the popular sport. The developers describe it as a ‘Golf RPG’ in which you play through a dramatic story, earn upgrades, and collect equipment. It will launch exclusively on Switch this September.
Wulverblade invokes the spirit of classic beat-’em-ups of the ’80s and ’90s and is a 2D action game set in war-torn ancient Britain. Featuring two player co-op play, it will launch first on Nintendo Switch in September.
In this online action game, whenever someone dies they leave an echo behind that can be collected by an enemy to use as an AI partner. There are nine heroes and countless weapons that you will be able to use when it launches on Switch in early 2018.
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Super Meat Boy Forever
The sequel to the popular 2D platformer was revealed during the showcase. It will feature an updated control scheme, new ranking system, and daily challenges and will launch first on Nintendo Switch sometime in 2018.
Shovel Knight: King of Cards
Kings of Cards is the final entry in the Treasure Trove additions. It features four new worlds and 30 new courses and shows "how King Knight ascended the throne." It will come to the Nintendo Switch in early 2018.
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes
Travis Strikes Again takes place seven years after the events of the original No More Heroes. It will be similar to the previous game and will see players battle through punk rock levels. It will come exclusively to Nintendo Switch in 2018.
Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
The haunting episodic tale is finally coming to the Nintendo Switch and includes the debut of the long-awaited fifth and final act of the series. It will come to Nintendo Switch in early 2018.
SteamWorld Dig 2
The long-awaited sequel to the popular game was shown off during the event. You will attempt to gain riches from the dangerous underworld, and the new trailer revealed that the game will be coming to Nintendo Switch on September 21.
Dragon: Marked for Death
This side-scrolling action RGP from IntiCreates features four classes and more than 30 quests. It will launch exclusively on the Nintendo Switch before the end of the year.
Battle Chef Brigade
The 2D animated Battle Chef Brigade features orcs, elves, and humans and is one part combo-based action game and one part match-three puzzler. Players will be hunting monsters for ingredients, and then using them to cook up delicious meals. It launches first on Nintendo Switch before the end of the year.
Golf Story
Golf Story is quite different to standard games that see you play the popular sport. The developers describe it as a 'Golf RPG' in which you play through a dramatic story, earn upgrades, and collect equipment. It will launch exclusively on Switch this September.
Floor Kids
This rhythm-based action game sees you bust moves and recruit dancers. You can play all the modes with touch screen controls and it will launch first on Nintendo Switch this holiday.
Wulverblade
Wulverblade invokes the spirit of classic beat-’em-ups of the ’80s and ’90s and is a 2D action game set in war-torn ancient Britain. Featuring two player co-op play, it will launch first on Nintendo Switch in September.
Poly Bridge
Poly Bridge is an extensive bridge building simulator featuring hundreds of levels and hours of physics-based puzzles. It will be a console exclusive for the Nintendo Switch and will release before the end of the year.
Earth Atlantis
Earth Atlantis may sound a little like a side-scrolling version of Horizon Zero Dawn since it sees you, one of the last surviving humans, explore a world filled with creature/machine hybrids. It launches first on Switch this fall.
Next Up Hero
In this online action game, whenever someone dies they leave an echo behind that can be collected by an enemy to use as an AI partner. There are nine heroes and countless weapons that you will be able to use when it launches on Switch in early 2018.
Mom Hid My Game
This game is all about trying to find a hidden game. It will come to both Nintendo Switch and 3DS consoles by the end of the year, with exclusive stages.
Mulaka
Mulaka is an action adventure game inspired by Northern Mexico and the indigenous Tarahumara culture. You will have to solve puzzles and fight mythical creatures when it come to Nintendo Switch in 2018.
Yono and the Celestial Elephants
Neckbolt Games and Plug In Digital's game sees you open chests, fight enemies, and throw explosives, just like in any other adventure game. However, the difference here is that you are an elephant. It will launch as a console exclusive on Nintendo Switch on October 12.
Morphies Law
Cosmoscope's unique shooter got a new trailer during the Nindies showcase. It confirmed that it will launch as a console exclusive for Nintendo Switch this winter.
Sausage Sports Club
Sausage Sports Club isn't a meat-based sports game but instead features floppy-necked animals competing on a physics-based reality TV show. The multiplayer game, which allows for up to eight players, launches first on Nintendo Switch this fall.
Light Fingers
Light Fingers sees up to four players manipulate a magical clockwork board in this turn-based game. It features procedurally generated boards, meaning players will never play the same game twice. It launches first on Nintendo Switch in early 2018.
Nine Parchments
Nine Parchments is a self-proclaimed 'blast-’em-up game.' Playing online or offline with up to four players, fight strange creatures while wielding an ever-changing arsenal of spells. Nine Parchments launches for Nintendo Switch this holiday season.
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A Film and English graduate from London who plays far too much FIFA. Playing Games since 1999. Favorite Genres: Third-Person Action, Racing, and Narrative-Driven.
