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[Oregano]

Yeah, there's quality stuff there now. But compare the first 9 months of the 3DS or Wii U eShop to the current line up for the first 9 months of Switch and it's a night and day difference.

No argument there. 3DS didn't even have an eShop until like four months after launch!

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Man I am more worried about the performance of some of these than big game publisher titles.

 

[Malyse]

More_Badass, post if you're okay.

 

[maxcriden]

I didn't even know Steamworld Dig 2 was a thing. I liked the first one on 3DS.

This was the first announcement of the game. 😉

 

[Brinbe]

Will play a lot of those titles. Want more info on NBA Playgrounds

 

[Jerm411]

Starting to wonder if I should've got a card larger than 64 GBs....can't wait for all of these!!!

 

[Nanashrew]

Just watched the Nindie Direct and read through this list. This is a really good list of games!

 

[forknknife]

So so glad that I held off on buying so many of these games. Most of these games also seem much more well suited for a handheld than for PC or console.

The switch is really going to be a success, at least among the hardcore gamer (as in people that play a lot of games, not talking about master races here)

I'm probably going to be getting...


Thumper
Enter the Gungeon
Ultimate Chicken Horse
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
The Binding of Issac Afterbirth +
Duck Game
Yooka-Laylee
Tumbleseed: A Rolly Roguelike
Fast RMX
Flipping Death
Snake Pass
Stardew Valley
WonderBoy and the Dragon's Trap
Overcooked!
The Jack Box Party Pack 3


Damn 15×20 = 300 bucks only in indie games this year???

I'll have to take out a few...

 

[Shaanyboi]

Reading through that list, I want like almost half of those games.

My wallet is so fucked.

 

[sir_bumble_bee]

Reading through that list, I want like almost half of those games.

My wallet is so fucked.

Same lol

 

[Conkerkid11]

So fucking hyped for portable Enter the Gungeon. Probably my favorite roguelike of all-time.

 

[MatthewB92]

I should have went with a 256gb sd card...

 

[Jerm411]

Reading through that list, I want like almost half of those games.

My wallet is so fucked.

Yeah my wife is gonna hate me in the coming months lol.....

 

[TheGreenArrow]

Now announce Vagante and Crawl please. I love you Nintendo

 

[Alex_Mexico]

No Bloodstained mentioned? Hmm interesting.

EDIT: just saw this was confirmed content for 2017. Bloodstained is a 2018 game.

 

[AndrewDean84xX]

A lot of good stuff there. Switch launch year is instantly looking better than Wii U launch year.

 

[SkeptiMism]

Yeah that's pretty good for sure.

A lot of interesting looking games there, but probably the top highlights for me were Mr Shifty, Flipping Death (Stick it to the Man was really fun) and Wargroove.

 

[psyfi]

Yeah my wife is gonna hate me in the coming months lol.....

I always see people on here say things like this and it always confuses me. Like why don't yall just talk about it and reach a consensual decision?? Or get her into games more, lol

 

[Mpl90]

Sincerly, while I always thought that indies would have been one of the great areas for Switch support...I would've never expected this kind of invasion of games (both old and new) so soon. I'm positively shocked, mad props to Damon Baker for what he's doing and the presentation itself.

Also, at this point, between Switch dev kits becoming more spread and the seemingly ease of porting, I wouldn't exclude the possibility of more games getting announced and released this year.

 

[Tuck]

Omg SteamWorld Dig 2

YES.

 

[casey_contra]

Any idea or word on when JackBox is coming out?

 

[daxgame]

Shakedown Hawaii is also a timed exclusive apparently, that one surprised me.

edit: nvm it just wasn't underlined in OP

 

[Peltz]

Sincerly, while I always thought that indies would have been one of the great areas for Switch support...I would've never expected this kind of invasion of games (both old and new) so soon. I'm positively shocked, mad props to Damon Baker for what he's doing and the presentation itself.

Also, at this point, between Switch dev kits becoming more spread and the seemingly ease of porting, I wouldn't exclude the possibility of more games getting announced and released this year.

Absolutely. It seems they weren't lying when Nintendo said the Switch made development easy. I'm probably going to need to expand the storage sooner rather than later.

 

[greelay]

I was not even that excited going into the presentation, now I am just totally hyped for switch gaming this year.

 

[im_dany]

I already have Shovel Knight basically unplayed on 3DS but I'm tempted by this, I'll see if the Zelda+Fast Rmx combo will be enough to me to last until MK8

 

[ITSMILNER]

Great line up of games, I hope they do more 'Nindie' presentations in the future

 

[Dark Cloud]

A lot of good stuff there. Switch launch year is instantly looking better than Wii U launch year.

And this is only 9 months! Nintendo hasn't announced their first party games for this year and third party devs haven't either.

This alone is farrrrrr better than Wii U.

 

[Eolz]

Great "Direct" and great list of games. Definitely getting some of those Day 1.

Hopefully sell well so it attracts more devs.

 

[RampagingSoul]

A lot of good stuff there. Switch launch year is instantly looking better than Wii U launch year.

I still remember the drought after launch until MH3U and LEGO City Undercover in March and, then, another drought until Luigi U (DLC for Mario U) and Pikmin 3. It was quite bad at times. Had Runner 2 in February too.

 

[J@hranimo]

Ok so I'm excited for many of these indie games, but then I saw all the raving of Thumper on Twitter and later this thread.

So I think "what does this game look like?"

I check out some gamepl-

Rhythm based gameplay? Great aesthetics? Intense action? HD RUMBLE??? How the hell have I missed out on this game? Day 1, without a doubt. This is going to be incredible.

 

[randomengine]

I always see people on here say things like this and it always confuses me. Like why don't yall just talk about it and reach a consensual decision?? Or get her into games more, lol

Real life typically means any time spent on gaming is seen as wasting time. Even when sig other loves to game too. Gaming typically means something is neglected when you have a wife, kids, job and a house.

 

[NoKisum]

Hover sounds familiar. Isn't that the Jet Set Radio indie spiritual successor?

 

[J@hranimo]

Hover sounds familiar. Isn't that the Jet Set Radio indie spiritual successor?

Yeah. It's been in early access on Steam for quite some time now. I had no idea it was coming to consoles though!

 

[ITSMILNER]

You know what else is exciting? Towerfall is instantly available to play 2 player thanks to the Joycons

 

[Cerium]

Real talk this was more hype than the main Switch presentation.

 

[darkistheway]

Am I wrong in thinking Stardew Valley and the Switch are a perfect match?

 

[StayDead]

Wow, so many good Indie games on the horizon. I don't have enough time or money for this O_O

 

[phanphare]

Real talk this was more hype than the main Switch presentation.

yeah much better paced

but Splatoon 2 and Mario Odyssey + that BotW trailer at the end....

 

[Skyzard]

Not too shabby.

Will take off Overcooked, Ultimate Chicken Horse and Thumper from my steam wishlist. Would much rather have those on switch. Might actually have to pick up extra joycons if they get gangbeasts! Hopefully nidhogg 2 and mount your friends as well - though that is a bit lewd.

Redout is a nobrainer, Enter the Gungeon if it's more nuclear throne than binding of isaac. Already kickstarted yooka-laylee for PC though.

Nice.

Now I just want kororinpa with dat hd rumble! Might end up getting the switch before christmas at this rate.

---oh hover too? Also on my steam wishlist lol.

 

[jmizzal]

Yeah. It's been in early access on Steam for quite some time now. I had no idea it was coming to consoles though!

It was suppose to come to WiiU, dont know if it will still come

 

[Peterc]

It makes sense Nintendo is embracing indie developers so much this time around.

With the way the Switch is built, indies (and popular Japanese handheld franchises like Monster Hunter and SMT) are most likely the gonna be the bulk of support for this thing because lets face it, outside of some occasional ports like Skyrim, we most likely ain't gonna get a whole lot of western AAA games for this thing.

I know that upsets a lot of people and I can understand, but I don't mind too much. Wanna try out Snake Pass when I get my Switch.

Lol don't hate man! Of course nintendo would get allot of support with switch for aaa games. They already confirmed that by saying they will support the switch. Also it will be easier and cheaper to do it on switch than ps4 and even much cheaper than ps4 pro. Wait until e3.

 

[Oregano]

Am I wrong in thinking Stardew Valley and the Switch are a perfect match?

Nope, Story of Seasons/Harvest Moon have a strong association with Nintendo so its a no brainer that Stardew Valley would too.

 

[psyfi]

Real life typically means any time spent on gaming is seen as wasting time. Even when sig other loves to game too. Gaming typically means something is neglected when you have a wife, kids, job and a house.

I want to respond, but I'm realizing how much of a derail this is, so I won't. Regardless, good luck with finding that gaming / life balance!

 

[-Horizon-]

Finished watching the nindies video. Yo. Some of those looked pretty dang good.

 

[Kiro]

Damn. So many of these games are great to dish out multiplayer during work and study breaks w a friend. Portable coop is a real plus. Will grab quite a few of these when I have a drought. Have to beat the games I own first.

 

[Super Moop]

The Fall Part 2? Hell yes!

 

[Calm Mind]

Well, I just sent another email to Nintendo. My first email, just mentioned our game with links to more info; this time, I did more of a sale pitch (our best-selling game has over 700k owners just on Steam, Cosmic Star Heroine was voted in the Top 40 Most Anticipated Games of 2017 on NeoGAF, almost a quarter of a million views combined on our 3 most popular youtube videos for CSH, etc.) so we'll see if we get any further this time.

You've convinced me.

 

[darkistheway]

Watching some of these trailers makes me feel like the Golden Age of 2D gaming is returning. There is a high level of polish and talent visible, beyond what indies have been (for me) in the past.

 

[boiled goose]

Here's a thought.

No VC at launch helps highlight these new indie games.

Nintendo games are so popular that they absorb a lot of dollars, attention, and gaming time.

With VC, third party dont just compete with current Nintendo software, but their entire catalogue of classics of several generations.

Giving them the spotlight for launch is probably a good idea.

 

[killroy87]

I'm kind of surprised more people aren't talking about Shakedown Hawaii

https://youtu.be/7GhdrJdabpk

Retro City Rampage wasn't a very good game imo. But it had style and humour out the ass. I'll keep an eye on this.