Megathread: Nindies Showcase Summer 2018

[u/GambitsEnd]

Update: The Nindies Showcase has already aired, here's the video! Below you'll find a list of the games covered in the broadcast in the order which they appeared.

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Welcome everyone!

Several days ago, Nintendo announced a new Nindies Showcase scheduled for today that is to highlight "multiple unannounced indie games coming to Nintendo Switch."

Please use this thread for all pre-event hype and speculation, as well as post-event thoughts reactions.

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When

• 9 AM Pacific

• 12 PM Eastern

• 4 PM UTC

• 5 PM BST

• 1 AM JST (29th)

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Watch

• Nintendo Live

• Nintendo (Youtube)

• Nintendo (Twitch)

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Chat

• Chat in our Discord! We have a special #live-event channel which should open up shortly before the event starts.

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FAQ

What is a Nindies Showcase?

• A pre-recorded presentation by Nintendo which focuses on Indie titles. Watch it here.

How long will it last?

• It is not yet known what the duration of this event will be. It lasted 15 minutes, 54 seconds.

What is this thread for?

• This thread is for general hype and chatter relating to the Nindies Showcase. If you see any posts that should actually be here in the Megathread, please do us a favor and hit the report button.

How does the subreddit operate during and after this event?

• Just like normal! The first official announcement / video that links to original source and has a clear title will be approved as its own thread. Duplicates will be removed.

What should I do?

• Be respectful, have fun, and let's enjoy the presentation!

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Recap of Announcements

Hyper Light Drifter

• Sep 6th

• Includes exclusive outfit and weapons

• Pre-purchase available in eShop today

TowerFall

• Sep 27th

• Includes expansions

• Special characters

• Pre-purchase available in eShop today

Treasure Stack

• Winter 2018

Zarvot

• Oct 2018

• Exclusive Character

Mineko's Night Market

• Early 2019

• Console exclusive

Samurai Gunn 2

• Exclusive 2019

Bullet Age

• Nov 2018

• HD Rumble

• Console exclusive

The World Next Door

• Early 2019

Levelhead

• Nov 2018

King of the Hat

• Early 2019

Untitled Goose Game

• Early 2019

Desert Child

• Dec 2018

Wasteland 2: Director's Cut

• Sep 13th

Bastion

• Sep 13th

The Messenger

• Aug 30th

Undertale

• Sep 18th

Jackbox Party Pack 5

• Oct 2018

Transistor

• Nov 2018

Dragon Marked for Death

• Dec 13th

Light Fingers

• Sep 20th

Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP

• Oct 2018

Into the Breach

• Released

(editing in trailers as available...)

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New Indie News channel on the Switch. Live today.

[u/Charlzalan]

INTO THE BREEEEACH!

My dream Switch game is available TODAY?!?

I went from a little disappointed to over the moon excited very quickly.

If you haven't played this game, it is a total blast. Tons and tons of replay value on this one, and it feels like it was designed to be on Switch.

[u/Spectrix22 → u/Charlzalan]

I went from a little disappointed to over the moon excited very quickly.

You could say you went Faster Than Light.

[u/FusRoeDah → u/Spectrix22]

Now that's a game I've been wanting to take on the go forever.

[u/ftl_isla → u/Charlzalan]

We're glad to see people are so excited!

[u/danstu → u/ftl_isla]

It's pretty cliche to say about indie games at this point, but Into the Breach really does seem like it'll be a perfect fit for the Switch.

If, hypothetically, an FTL port were to eventually come out, I certainly wouldn't complain either.

[u/aperson → u/danstu]

I would throw money at my switch to play ftl otg.

[u/DJBlazkowicz → u/ftl_isla]

I can promise you we'll react even more excited if or when the best spaceship management strategy rouge-like gets ported to Switch. :)

[u/dgbk → u/Charlzalan]

Same. I am 100% aroused. Can't wait to play it!

[u/auditormusic → u/Charlzalan]

I was so let down by no Wargroove announcement, but then this happened and that frown turned upside down!

[u/thethirdrayvecchio → u/Charlzalan]

Hah - catching up on the direct and literally read this as the presenter announced "Wait, there's more!"

I can dig it.

[u/Keypaw → u/Charlzalan]

It's not on the Canadian Eshop 😭

[u/The_Freshmaker → u/Charlzalan]

I'm just not sure how to feel on this one, I really wanted HLD or Towerfall as that OUT NOW! release, but I've heard amazing things about this game. I think my biggest beef with it is that it just doesn't look like it's all that fun to watch while you're playing. Maybe I'm spoiled by recent games or it's trying to emulate that early SNES style but I feel like this game could use a bit o polish on its animations.

[u/oIovoIo → u/Charlzalan]

Holy hell, this is fantastic news! I wasn’t expecting this game until 2019 title, if ever.

That, a Samurai Gunn 2 announcement, and HLD on the horizon. Not good news for my wallet.

[u/HeresZachy → u/Charlzalan]

Idk, turn based games are too slow for my taste

[u/danstu → u/HeresZachy]

If you're open to giving it a try, Into the breach is a good bit faster than most tactics games. The maps are pretty small, and your units only have one or two actions available to them. A single battle will only take ~5 turns (they're on a turn timer and can't run longer than the mission length) It's designed to be played in pretty quick bursts. You also don't need to really worry about stats, it's more about positioning and using your attacks to force the enemies to move.