Nindies Summer Showcase + Nindies@Night 2017: various games announced and/or showcased
Today, Nintendo streamed their second Nindies Showcases (following the one in February, which was pretty well received), announcing and showcasing plenty of indie games coming to Nintendo Switch (but also Wii U, and Nintendo 3DS). If you missed this Nindies Summer Showcase, no problem, the full recording is available on YouTube!
Here it is:
On this page, we’re going to round up all the various announcements from the Nindies Summer Showcase and the Nindies@Night, with links to separate posts for the games that do get them!
Here’s the various announcements from this Nindies Summer Showcase:
- Super Meat Boy Forever announced for the Nintendo Switch, out next year
- Shovel Knight: King of Cards revealed, out next year
- Shovel Knight to get 3 new amiibo
- Floor Kids (breakdance game) announced for the Nintendo Switch
- Wulverblade (side scrolling beat ’em up) announced for the Nintendo Switch
- Poly Bridge (bridge building game) headed to the Nintendo Switch later this year
- Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition announced for the Nintendo Switch
- Earth Atlantis (“Monster Hunting” shooter) announced for the Nintendo Switch
- SteamWorld Dig 2 launching on September 21st; latest trailer and screenshots
- Mulaka (3D action-adventure) announced for the Nintendo Switch
- Yono and the Celestial Elephants (jumbo-size adventure game) announced for the Nintendo Switch
- Dragon Marked for Death (Inti Creates) announced for the Nintendo Switch
- Battle Chef Brigade (fantasy cooking) announced for the Nintendo Switch
- Morphies Law (3D shooter) announced for the Nintendo Switch
- Sausage Sports Club (physics-based sports game) announced for the Nintendo Switch
- Light Fingers (board game) announced for the Nintendo Switch
- Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes headed to the Nintendo Switch next year
- Dandara (Switch) releasing in December, latest trailer and screenshots
- Dimension Drive (space shooter) headed to the Nintendo Switch next month
- InnerSpace (exploration flying game) headed to the Nintendo Switch next month
- Oxenfree (supernatural thriller) headed to the Nintendo Switch next month
- Runner3 delayed to Q1 2018, new trailer and latest screenshots
Mom Hid My Game
Mom Hid My Game is a Puzzle / Room Escape Game, where you need to get back the game consoles that were confiscated by your mom. Is it inside the chest, on the shelf, or under the sofa? It’s up to you to find out! In every level, you have to use various items to find your precious consoles.
Here’s the key features:
- Easy-going and funny 50 levels with a room escape style
- Hints obtainablethrough a mini game with cards
- Some new levels added
Here’s some pictures:
The game will be released on New Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch (compatible with all 3 game modes), sometime in November in Japan, and December in Europe and North America. The Upcoming Games page has been updated!
Source: Nintendo Fact Sheet
Golf Story
During the Nindies Summer Showcase, it was announced that Golf Story (that we previously covered in this post) would be released in September in Europe and North America.
Here’s some screenshots:
The Upcoming Games page has been updated!
Source: Nintendo Fact Sheet
Next Up Hero
Next Up Here was showcased during the Nindies Summer Showcase, but nothing really new was revealed. Click here for details about the game!
Here’s a few screenshots:
Next Up Hero (Switch – eShop) will be released in Early 2018.
Source: Nintendo Fact Sheet
Nine Parchments
Nine Parchments is one of the games that was showcased during the Nindies Summer Showcase, but nothing really new was shown or announced.
Here’s the latest trailer and some pictures for the game:
Nine Parchments (Switch – eShop) comes out this year in Europe and North America.
Away: Journey to the Unexpected
Away: Journey to the Unexpected wasn’t showcased during the Nindies Summer Showcase itself, but we did get a new trailer and some pictures:
Away: Journey to the Unexpected (Switch – eShop) will be released in Q1 2018 in Europe and North America.
Blade Strangers
Blade Strangers wasn’t showcased during the Nindies Summer Showcase itself, but we did get some new screenshots:
Blade Strangers (Switch – eShop) will be released in Q1 2018 worldwide.
Flat Heroes
Flat Heroes wasn’t showcased during the Nindies Summer Showcase, and didn’t get a new trailer either, but it did get a few new screenshots!
Flat Heroes (Switch – eShop) comes out in Q1 2018 worldwide.
Hollow Knight
Hollow Knight wasn’t showcased during the Nindies Summer Showcase, and didn’t get a new trailer either, but it did get a few new screenshots!
Hollow Knight (Switch – eShop) comes out in Q4 2017 in Europe and North America, and Q1 2018 in Japan.
Huntdown
Huntdown wasn’t showcased during the Nindies Summer Showcase, and didn’t get a new trailer either, but it did get a few new screenshots!
Huntdown (Switch – eShop) does not have a release date yet.
Pocket Rumble
Pocket Rumble wasn’t showcased during the Nindies Summer Showcase, and didn’t get a new trailer either, but it did get a few new screenshots!
Pocket Rumble (Switch – eShop) will be released in Q3 2017.
Rogue Trooper Redux
Rogue Trooper Redux wasn’t showcased during the Nindies Summer Showcase, and didn’t get a new trailer either, but it did get a few new screenshots!
Rogue Trooper Redux (Switch – eShop) will be released this year worldwide.
Unbox: Newbie’s Adventure
Unbox: Newbie’s Adventure wasn’t showcased during the Nindies Summer Showcase, and didn’t get a new trailer either, but it did get a few new screenshots!
Unbox: Newbie’s Adventure (Switch – eShop) comes out before the end of the year in Europe and North America.
