In the wake of the Coronavirus, many gaming events, such as E3, have been canceled. While this means that a lot of big game announcements may be delayed, Nintendo’s digital presentations will continue onward. At 1:00 p.m. EST, Nintendo streamed Indie World, another one of their independently developed game showcases formerly known as the Nindie Showcase. All of the Nintendo Switch news from today’s stream can be found below:
Blue Fire – Robi Studios
Embark on an extraordinary journey through the desolated kingdom of Penumbra and discover the hidden secrets of this long-forgotten land. Explore mystical temples, encounter survivors and take on strange quests to collect valuable items. A dark world awaits when Blue Fire launches first on Nintendo Switch as a timed console exclusive this summer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsQN5wyFdDA
Baldo – Naps Team
Meet many weird and funny characters and become immersed in the amazing world of Baldo, an action-adventure RPG full of puzzles, intriguing gameplay mechanics and intricate dungeons to solve spread through a wide, interactive open world. Baldo launches first on Nintendo Switch as a timed console exclusive this summer..
I Am Dead – Hollow Ponds
I Am Dead is a charming puzzle adventure game, from the creators of Hohokum and Wilmot’s Warehouse, about exploring the afterlife. I Am Dead launches first on Nintendo Switch as a timed console exclusive later this year.
B.ARK – Tic Toc Games
It’s time for pugs, cats, bears, and bunnies to save the solar system! Call your friends over to pilot powerful yet adorable ships, as you team up against waves of enemies in a side-scrolling shooter. B.ARK blasts off first on Nintendo Switch as a timed console exclusive in late 2020.
Cyanide & Happiness – Freakpocalypse: Part 1 – Explosm Games
You play as Coop “Go Away, Weirdo” McCarthy and all you want to do is make the world a better place. The trouble is: Nobody likes you, school sucks, you can’t find a prom date, everybody bullies you (including your teachers) and your attempts to help only make things worse. Get ready for a world full of weirdness when Cyanide & Happiness – Freakpocalypse: Part 1 launches first on Nintendo Switch as a timed console exclusive this spring.
Summer in Mara – Chibig
Take care of your own island and explore the ocean in this farming adventure. Discover the story of Koa in a game that combines farming, crafting and exploring in a tropical archipelago with a colorful style and strong narrative. Summer in Mara launches first on Nintendo Switch as a timed console exclusive this spring.
Quantum League – Nimble Giant Entertainment
Quantum League is a revolutionary time-paradox shooter: a competitive online FPS in which you battle within a time loop, tactically teaming up with your past and future selves in mind-blowing 1-v-1 and 2-v-2 matches. Quantum League time warps onto Nintendo Switch in late 2020.
The Good Life – White Owls Inc.
Become a journalist from New York and head out to research Rainy Woods, the world’s happiest town in the English countryside. However, Rainy Woods also hides a great secret. On full-moon nights, the inhabitants turn into dogs and cats. Enjoy the bizarre charm of Rainy Woods when The Good Life launches on Nintendo Switch later this year.
The Last Campfire – Hello Games
Discover a beautiful wilderness filled with lost folk, strange creatures, and mysterious ruins as you journey to light the last campfire. Experience a truly moving tale of magic and mystery when The Last Campfire launches for Nintendo Switch this summer.
PixelJunk Eden 2 – Q-Games
Jump, spin, swing and take out invading creatures to collect pollen and grow gardens back to full bloom. Along the way, you’ll encounter a host of creatures and beautifully realized alien worlds to explore and liberate. Wallow in a feeling of synesthesia as the art and exquisite music from Baiyon envelops your mind and soul, and you, your Grimp and the delightful aesthetics of PixelJunk Eden become one. Enjoy this wonderland alone or with a friend via local multiplayer when PixelJunk Eden 2 launches on Nintendo Switch this summer.
Faeria – Abrakam
With its unique living board, Faeria will challenge you with truly strategic card battles. Craft your deck, shape the battlefield and fight for victory! Faeria can be enjoyed on The Nintendo Switch when it launches in Spring 2020.
Eldest Souls – Fallen Flag Studio
Set in a grim, dark fantasy world, Eldest Souls innovates boss-rush gameplay with a high level of combat customization. Be among the first to take up the challenge when Eldest Souls launches on Nintendo Switch as a timed console exclusive this summer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XZw9wlUqME
Sky Racket from Double Dash Studios
Flying over whimsical worlds filled with vivid colors, it’s just you, a stylish scarf, a laser tennis racket and a horde of fluffy enemies trying to blow you back to the ground. Mixing the classic genres of shoot-’em-ups and block breakers, Sky Racket is the world’s first “Shmup Breaker!” Sky Racket launches on Nintendo Switch later today!
Exit the Gungeon – Dodge Roll & Singlecore Games
Exit the Gungeon is a bullet-hell dungeon climber immediately following the events of Enter the Gungeon. Armed with an ever-changing weapon, an insatiable need to loot and the trusty dodge roll, each of our heroes must ascend and escape via their own unique route of increasingly perilous elevators. Exit the Gungeon launches on Nintendo Switch as a timed console exclusive later today!
In addition to the titles above, Nintendo also highlighted additional indie titles that are coming to Nintendo Switch this year.
Blair Witch – Bloober Team
Bounty Battle – Dark Screen Games
Dicey Dungeons – Distractionware Limited
Ghost of a Tale – SeithCG
Sky: Children of the Light – thatgamecompany
Superliminal – Pillow Castle
Wingspan – Monster Couch
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