Nindies@Home Lets Players Test-Drive 9 Indie Games During E3

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Not everyone is able to attend the E3 video game trade show in Los Angeles. That's why the Nintendo eShop is offering a special deal so that people at home can be the first to play some of the hottest upcoming indie games on Wii U. For a limited time only, the Nindies@Home program lets people download free demos of nine upcoming Nindie games from the Nintendo eShop on Wii U between now and 8:59 a.m. PT on June 22. Best of all, once the full games launch, players get 15 percent off the price of each respective participating game they demo for up to one month after the full game launches. Note that the same Nintendo Network ID must be linked to the Wii U system and Nintendo eShop account prior to the download in order to be eligible for the offer.

Games and developers participating in the Nindies@Home program this week include:
  • Extreme Exorcism from Ripstone: In this paranormal Wii U platformer, every move players make comes back to haunt them. After each round players survive, a ghost will appear to mimic their every move from the round before. The longer a player survives, the more extreme the game becomes. The game offers 20 ghostbusting weapons, 50 challenges and co-op or deathmatch battles for up to four friends. The full game is scheduled to launch in Q3.
  • forma.8 from Mixed Bag: In a distant future, the small exploration probe forma.8 is stranded alone on the surface of an alien planet. Players must explore a huge open world to help the probe acquire 10 different power-ups and recover a powerful energy source deep under the surface. The game includes an area exclusive to the Wii U version. The full game is scheduled to launch this fall.
  • Freedom Planet from GalaxyTrail: Players fight their way across the celestial world of Avalice, where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the butt kicking. This cartoony, combat-based platform Wii U adventure pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force. The full game is scheduled to launch in August.
  • Lovely Planet from tinybuild and QUICKTEQUILA: This first-person shooter gun ballet for Wii U is set in a cutesy abstract world. Players jump and shoot their way through five worlds full of treacherous enemies with your trusty semi-automatic. The game offers 100 levels to master and five worlds to discover, with multiple secrets hidden deep within each world. The full game is scheduled to launch in December.
  • Mutant Mudds Super Challenge from Renegade Kid: This platformer picks up right where the original Mutant Mudds left off. The game, which is exclusive to the Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, includes 40 new dimension-bending levels and epic boss fights designed for super players. The full game is scheduled to launch this summer.
  • RIVE from Two Tribes: This metal-wrecking, robot-hacking Wii U shooter combines old-school gaming values in a new-school execution. With intense 360-degree shooting and platforming action, players learn to alter the behavior of their robotic enemies by collecting and uploading hacks. The full game is scheduled to launch in November.
  • Runbow from 13AM Games: Up to nine players can join in the colorful chaos in this Nintendo eShop exclusive. The world transforms before players' eyes with each swipe of color, so think fast to stay alive. Go head to head in Run, Arena and King of the Hill, or play as the ColorMaster and manipulate the environment on the Wii U GamePad controller. Players can take on challenges alone or with friends in Runbow's Adventure Mode. The full game also features guest characters from other Nintendo eShop titles. The full game is scheduled to launch in Q3.
  • Soul Axiom from Wales Interactive: Soul Axiom is a haunting cyber-thriller, combining elements of exploration and puzzle solving with a compelling storyline. In first-person, the player will explore more than 40 unique locations, using powers to interact with cryptic logic puzzles and making psychological decisions to unlock the secrets of your identity, your story, your mystery. The full game is scheduled to launch in December.
  • Typoman from Headup Games and Brainseed Factory: Change Words, Change Worlds! Typoman is a two-dimensional puzzle platformer distinguished by a unique game world. Be the HERO and set out on the journey to become whole and gain the powers you need to defeat the giant evil demon that rules the world you are trapped in. The full game is scheduled to launch exclusively on Wii U in Q3.
 

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Wow nintendo doing some smart things lately. First Humble Bundle then this. Glad they are getting some brains back. :P I wish almost every wii u and 3ds game had a demo so you'd know what you were buying since you cant really rent games anymore except gamefly or whatever. I miss going to the store and being able to rent.
 
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Nice, I'll have to give some of these a try then. At least Mutant Mudds and Freedom Planet. Mutant Mudds I expect will be impossibly hard, because it's designed for people who have mastered the first game, and I didn't even get halfway in that one.
 

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Wow nintendo doing some smart things lately. First Humble Bundle then this. Glad they are getting some brains back. :P I wish almost every wii u and 3ds game had a demo so you'd know what you were buying since you cant really rent games anymore except gamefly or whatever. I miss going to the store and being able to rent.
Well, that Humble Bundle is a hate-it-or-love-it thing. I guess every American think it was awesome (except Brazilians, and a few more), and pretty much everyone else hated it since it was region locked to the Americas only. So while you could buy 10 games (or was it 12?) for 10 bucks, I could buy one of the games for 16 bucks. yeah.

I do like this one though!
 

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Nice promotion.
These games are very "indie". It is nothing for graphic enthusiasts.
I tried Freedom Planet. Apparently the developers love Sonic.
 

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Oooh, Freedom Planet! This is one of my favorite indie games on PC, and I'm absolutely going to rebuy it on Wii U in August. I'm glad to see Nintendo promoting it like this.
 

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Freedom Planet was originally a Sonic fangame. it's actually a good game though.

I find that hilarious, usually fan made games that use another companies IP never ever stand a chance of becoming legit, just unofficial homebrew that the original IP holder resents and tries to stamp out of existance, that if true, is just plain awesome!
 

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I find that hilarious, usually fan made games that use another companies IP never ever stand a chance of becoming legit, just unofficial homebrew that the original IP holder resents and tries to stamp out of existance, that if true, is just plain awesome!
Well, it's not a fangame anymore. Every trace of Sega's IP was removed from it. The lead dev's ambitions grew and many of his ideas wouldn't work in a fangame, so he decided to use a new IP, run a kickstarter, and found an indie studio to make his game.

It worked out well; in spite of obvious Sonic inspiration, Freedom Planet also draws from other classic 16-bit games, like Rocket Knight Adventures and Gunstar Heroes, and a 32-bit look and feel (reminiscent of Rayman and other Saturn-era platformers), along with plenty of completely original ideas. The end result is something that feels more like a homage than a rip-off, and is fun to play from start to finish.
 

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I couldnt get anywhere on soul axioum. Got pissed and quit. Boring to me. I guess I couldnt figure it out.
 

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