Shovel Knight Confirmed For Wii U And 3DS
Posted by Andy Green
PAX East promotional banners reveal all
Last week we reported on Yacht Club Games' first title Shovel Knight, which at the time was only down for a PC release.
The developer - formed by ex-WayForward staff members - did say that it hoped to bring the game to Wii U and 3DS as well but made no promises.
Well it looks as though the confirmation we were all holding out hope for has come in the form a photograph that has cropped up on the company's Twitter account:
We just got #ShovelKnight banners hot off the presses for @official_pax East. Here's a peek! twitter.com/YachtClubGames…
— Yacht Club Games (@YachtClubGames) March 16, 2013
If you look closely at the bottom of the PAX East promotional banners you'll see the lovely little logos of Wii U and 3DS, effectively confirming the game will make it onto Nintendo consoles.
Shovel Knight is a 2D platforming adventure based upon the 8-bit NES era. Yacht Club Games descibe it as a mixture of old and new that "may remind you of Mega Man, Castlevania, or Dark Souls".
Of course it all depends on the title reaching its Kickstarter goal of $75,000. It has $27,302 at the time of writing, with 26 days to go. If you really want to see this on your Wii U or 3DS, you'll need to get your wallet out.
Are you looking forward to seeing this title emerge in the Wii U and 3DS eShops? Let us know your thoughts on it in the comments below.
[via twitter.com, gonintendo.com]
#1
ThreadShadow said:
This looks much more fun then I expected!
#2
Kroisos said:
I'll Kickstart if they give the option of an eShop download for the reward. I'm even considering some of the higher levels for the bonuses--but I figure the more the pledge the less I should eventually have to buy a copy to play. I'd like to think they're talking to Nintendo about generating and distributing download codes for potential backers like me.
#3
KodyWB-98 said:
The 3DS version will be a day one purchase for me!
#4
Retro_on_theGo said:
Sweet! I'm really looking forward to this game! Loving all the fantastic indie games lately! I'll probably get it for the 3DS unless the Wii U has gamepad only feature. Maybe these guys could push for one purchase cross play. That'd be incredible.
Yeah, day one!
#5
Big-Daddy said:
Day 1 for me.
#6
Pixelroy said:
Awesome!!! This game looks golden!
#7
Korgoth said:
Duck Tales meets Castlevaina!
#8
Zemus-DJ said:
Can't wait to play this!
#9
SparkOfSpirit said:
I might get it on both. Yes, I'm a big platformer nut.
#10
ogo79 said:
im interested
#11
Dpishere said:
It is great to see so many indie games coming out for Nintendo consoles, but it all depends on whether they actually turn out to be any good. Though with ex wayforward employees, they certainly have a great resume.
#12
Dpullam said:
I'm not completely sold on this game but it could end up being good. I'm interested to see if it will reach the kickstarter goal.
#13
jack-slick said:
I'd help kickstart if I wasn't broke but I will do anything else to make this work out I maybe broke but I know rich people that aren't!
#14
SethNintendo said:
Broke myself so I can't donate but I will probably purchase the game on the 3DS.
#15
Bassman_Q said:
Looking forward to it on the 3DS eShop.
#16
Azikira said:
I already backed this project, it's so freaking great looking!! I hope they will give us the option to get the Wii U version instead of the PC one.
#17
ilovegaming said:
Day 1 purchase, for sure.
#18
MrWalkieTalkie said:
#19
Rebel81 said:
I love to do a donotion if I can get a download for WiiU or 3DS even if it would be few dollars more. As I only run Mac OSX and Linux I don't want to spend money on something I can't use.
#20
aronatvw said:
this looks great
#21
OldMan-Tech said:
I'm not the biggest 2d platformer but this does look like fun. I'm down for the 3ds version.
#22
shimage said:
Get your wallet out and buy the PC version? I don't really want a copy of the PC version, and I don't really feel like buying it twice. I'll just sit on my wallet and hope enough people want the PC version of it.
#23
Monsti said:
So happy about this
#24
BrightBeing said:
I'm sure Nintendo was thrilled when Yacht Club brought the idea to them as it's an obvious love letter to the NES. As everyone has been saying, it seems the Wii U is going to be extremely indie friendly.
With mechanics from so many loved games like Mega Man, DuckTales, Castlevania, and obvious nods to Super Mario's hidden world-skipping Warp Pipes, I think it'd be very difficult to mess up this game. Just the teaser by itself practically sold me on the game. Especially the soundtrack!
#25
Void said:
I'll be saving money for this.
#26
IAmNotWill said:
Looks excellent. Can't wait to download it on to my 3DS.
#27
Pixel-Perfect said:
I'll totally back you if I can get a 3DS copy instead of a computer one! I love what I've seen so far!
#28
aaronsullivan said:
Backed. Have a PC, but I'd still rather play on Wii U. I really view Kickstarter backing as supporting stuff I like and want to succeed, not as a purchase... not saying I won't take the gifts, though.
#29
AtomicToaster said:
Sweet I so wanted to get this!
#30
Madotsuki said:
Looks like total shovelware, in my opinion.
#31
WiiLovePeace said:
I'm excited to pick this up on the Wii U eShop, especially due to the music. Virt has made another masterpiece so it sounds
#32
moo99 said:
@Kroisos what Kroisos said
I'd buy a download code for a system I own in advance
#33
ecco6t9 said:
Day 1 download.
#34
Maloy said:
15 dollars plus gets you a 3ds or wiiu code invade anyone wondered
#35
Maloy said:
Invade. Hahaha. Curse you iPhone keyboard (incase)
#36
MeWario said:
Woot! This is super exciting. 3DS all the way!
#37
BeeZeroOne1 said:
@Madotsuki Really? To me, it looks like it has quality in spades.
#38
SullKid said:
Should update this news: "Wii U and 3DS game codes will be made available to everyone who pledges $15 or more. Upon release, you can choose (1) which version of the game you prefer: Windows PC, Wii U, or 3DS!"
Awesomeness!
#39
Rebel81 said:
Pledge made incuding the soundtrack. Hope it will get enough funding.
#40
Emaan said:
Great news! There's always room for a NES style classic platformer on the eShop :3
#41
Windy said:
I really like the look of the backgrounds. it reminds me of Bloody Vampire in a way. Hopefully its just as good if not better
#42
Kosher-X said:
Mac version, please?
#43
bofis said:
Now the question is, WiiU or 3DS? I kind of think I'd rather have it on 3DS as the layered backgrounds look great with 3D, as does pixel-art. Would love to see how they use the lower screen or equally how they use the WiiU Gamepad screen, or if WiiU version is just mirrored PC version really.