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Nintendo Reveals New Details about Upcoming Nintendo eShop Games

Don’t Starve: Giant Edition and Never Alone Coming with Exclusive Wii U GamePad Features; BOXBOY! Hits Nintendo 3DS this Spring

REDMOND, Wash. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — March 4, 2015 — Nintendo is bringing a host of first- and third-party digital games, including some from acclaimed indie developers, to the Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS in 2015. In addition to anticipated upcoming games like Affordable Space Adventures, Runbow and Swords & Soldiers II, the newly announced Don’t Starve: Giant Edition and Never Alone games will be coming to the Wii U console with exclusive GamePad features and functionality. For Nintendo 3DS, puzzle platformer BOXBOY! is set to arrive this spring, and Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars launches for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS on March 5.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars launches for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS on March 5. (Photo: Busines ...

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars launches for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS on March 5. (Photo: Business Wire)

Don’t Starve: Giant Edition is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic from Klei Entertainment. In this definitive version of the game, which launches this spring, the Wii U GamePad controller can be used for Off-TV play and an easy-to-access in-game map, a much-requested fan feature. Created by E-Line Media in partnership with the Alaska Native community, Never Alone is an atmospheric puzzle platformer that explores the harsh and vibrant world of Alaska through the traditional stories of the Iñupiat people of the Arctic. The Wii U version of the game launches this June and features Off-TV play and “contextual insights” – detail about the history, culture and lives of the Iñupiat people – that uses the second-screen interface of the GamePad.

BOXBOY! for Nintendo 3DS lets players solve puzzles and traverse tricky landscapes by creating structures out of boxes across 173 stages as Qbby, the game’s angular main character. Developed by HAL Laboratory, Inc., the game is headed to the Nintendo eShop this spring.

“The Nintendo eShop continues to grow, offering consumers a vibrant and constantly expanding library of digital content on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS,” said Steve Singer, vice president of Licensing at Nintendo of America. “We’ve seen tremendous support from the ‘Nindie’ developer community, and can’t wait for fans to get their hands on the games we will soon be helping them to launch.”

In addition to these two game announcements, more levels, game play and characters were revealed for upcoming Nintendo eShop exclusive games like Affordable Space Adventures, Runbow and Swords & Soldiers II. Affordable Space Adventures, a development collaboration between KnapNok Games and Nifflas, is a beautiful space exploration game for Wii U featuring multiple levels that can be cooperatively played with up to three people in a seamless drop in/drop out mode. The game launches exclusively in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U on April 9.

In Runbow, up to nine players can compete in fast-paced challenges featuring platforms and obstacles that appear and disappear as the background changes colors. This chaotically fun party game features catchy music, striking character and environmental art and hectic combat mechanics. 13AM Games also introduced a new female character, Val, and teased more playable characters to join the roster. Runbow launches exclusively in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U in Q3 2015.

Like its predecessor, Swords & Soldiers II from Romino Games is a 2D side-scrolling strategy game for Wii U that allows players to acquire units, cast spells and build structures to overwhelm or outsmart opponents. In this sequel, players can play as three factions – The Viking Legion, the Demon Horde and the new Army of the Persian Empire. This new playable faction consists of mystic swordsmen, shadowy assassins and evil witches. Swords & Soldiers II launches exclusively in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U in May.

In addition to the wide range of games coming soon to the Nintendo eShop from third-party developers, Nintendo is also launching the Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars game on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS on March 5. The latest game in the fan-favorite puzzle action series lets players create and share custom stages with ease, using Miiverse to “tip” other players for creating enjoyable stages. Nearly all custom stages can then be played on either the Wii U or Nintendo 3DS version of the game. Additionally, those who purchase the Wii U version of the game will receive a download code for the Nintendo 3DS version of the game at no additional cost, and vice versa. More information on this special offer can be found at http://mariovsdk.nintendo.com/buy.

Below is a small handful of the quality digital content scheduled to launch in the Nintendo eShop on both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS this year:

Wii U

Developer       Game       Release
13AM Games       Runbow       Q3 2015
Ackk Studios LLC       Chromophore: The Two Brothers Director’s Cut       August
BeautiFun Games       Nihilumbra       Spring
Bedtime Digital Games       Back to Bed       May
Breakfall       STARWHAL       Q2 2015
Curve Digital       NOVA-111       Summer
Curve Digital       OlliOlli       March 5
Curve Digital       The Swindle       Summer
Curve Digital       Ultratron       May
Choice Provisions       Woah Dave!       Q2 2015
Choice Provisions       Shutshimi       Q2 2015
Digerati Distribution       Slain!       Q3 2015
Disparity Games       Ninja Pizza Girl       June
Flippfly LLC       RACE THE SUN       Q2 2015
Frogmind       BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition       Q2 2015
Frozenbyte       Trine Enchanted Edition       March 12
Hoplite Research, LLC       Space Hulk       May 2
James Montagna       Dot Arcade       March
Juicy Beast Studio       Toto Temple Deluxe       Q2 2015
KnapNok Games       Affordable Space Adventures       April 9
Klei Entertainment       Don’t Starve: Giant Edition       Spring
Mixed Bag       forma.8       Q3 2015
Nintendo       Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars       March 5
Nintendo       Art Academy       2015
PlayEveryWare       Elliot Quest       March
Prismatic Games       Hex Heroes       Q3 2015
Renegade Kid       Mutant Mudds Super Challenge       Q2 2015
Ronimo Games       Swords & Soldiers II       May
Saturnine Games       Antipole DX       Q3 2015
Super Icon       Life of Pixel       Q2 2015
THREAKS       Beatbuddy       Q2 2015
Tic Toc Studios       Adventures of Pip       May
Turtle Cream       6180 the moon       Q2 2015
Robot Invader/Unity Games       Windup Knight 2       April
Upper One Games       Never Alone       June
Wayforward       Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut       Q3 2015
Young Horses, Inc.       Octodad: Dadliest Catch       Summer
           

Nintendo 3DS

Developer           Game           Release
Big John Games           Cube Creator 3D           Q2 2015
Big John Games           Lionel City Builder 3D: Rise of the Rails           Q2 2015
Curve Digital           OlliOlli           March 5
Choice Provisions           Shutshimi           Q2 2015
Engine Software           Proun+           March 5
Image & Form           SteamWorld Heist           August
Nintendo           Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars           March 5
HAL Laboratory, Inc.           BOXBOY!           Spring
Renegade Kid           Dementium: The Ward           Q2 2015
Renegade Kid           Mutant Mudds Super Challenge           Q2 2015
Saturnine Games           Antipole DX           Q3 2015
Wayforward           Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut           Q3 2015
PUMO           DOOORS           Spring
                   

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Remember that Wii U and Nintendo 3DS feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu or http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.

About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii U and Wiihome consoles, and Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS families of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo has sold more than 4.3 billion video games and more than 680 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii U, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL, as well as the Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL, Super NES, Nintendo 64, Nintendo GameCube and Wii systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Zelda and Pokémon. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at http://www.nintendo.com.

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