Watch this video from Nintendo Europe and you will see that, for 160 seconds or so, the Wii U suddenly seems like a burgeoning indie gaming paradise.
What is happening here?
Technically, you’re seeing Nintendo of Europe boss Satoru Shibata hype a bunch of download-only eShop Wii U games from European and Australian developers. (Hey, why isn’t there a reel of games coming from American indies in any Nintendo video? Did Americans not dig the wonderful Little Inferno enough or something?)
https://kotaku.com/little-inferno-the-kotaku-review-5963631
Many of the games in the clip above are already out on Steam or iOS, but that doesn’t make them any less interesting.
A few notables:
Cubemen 2, already out on PC, will support cross-platform multiplayer between Wii U, PC, Mac and Linux, according to the folks behind that game.
We reviewed Nihilumbra when it was released for iOS and liked it a lot.
The unusual-looking So Hungry is one of the more unexpected entries on the list. it was just announced for Wii U a few days ago
We just showed readers some of Ittle Dew a week ago and our previewer liked it.
Tengami‘s been turning heads for a year, Q.U.B.E. has been impressing players for just as long.
Some or all of these games may hit the Wii U eShop in North America, but, for now, please note this is a reel intended for a European audience.
Please also note that this is Shibata doing his Phoenix Wright impression:
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