Nicalis News Articles
Tuesday31st Oct 2017
News Ittle Dew 2+ Begins Its Switch Adventure Very Soon
With a neat retail version in North America
Some of you may recall Ittle Dew by Ludosity, which saw release on the Wii U eShop and a range of platforms. It was once pitched as a Legend of Zelda game to Nintendo, but eventually forged its own identity and arrived as a rather good game. The re-jigged version of its successor, Ittle Dew 2+, is...
Monday23rd Oct 2017
News VVVVVV Will be Defying Gravity on Switch This November
I hope you're happy now
Nicalis has been a prolific publisher in the first year of the Nintendo Switch, in some cases with retail titles. It's dipping more into affordable downloads now, however, and another to add to the list will be VVVVVV; it'll arrive on 17th November priced $9.99USD or 9,99€ in Europe. Originally developed by Terry...
Wednesday13th Sep 2017
News Nicalis Unveils Snazzy Website to Celebrate Its 10 Year Anniversary
Promises "some very cool announcements" in the coming months
Nicalis was a familiar name to Nintendo gamers in the Wii, Wii U and 3DS eras, but it's risen to prominence in the short lifespan of the Switch. It's been active in bringing out budget retail titles in particular, with the physical editions for the likes of Cave Story+ and The Binding of...
Monday11th Sep 2017
News Tiny Barbarian DX Gets Release Date and Retail Edition Goodies
Colour manual! Keychain! Pouch!
Nicalis is establishing itself as a premier 'indie retail' publisher on the Switch, releasing games that include attractive extras in early runs of physical copies. It's now confirmed that its next release along those lines - Tiny Barbarian DX - will arrive in North America on 10th October. The box art by Susumu...
Wednesday6th Sep 2017
News GameStop Cancels Redout Pre-Orders Amid Release Date Confusion
Will it ever reach the finish line?
Anti-grav racer Redout was one of the first third party games to be confirmed for Switch but it's still yet to see release on Nintendo's console; not so long ago we reported that its release date was very much up in the air and it would seem that the situation hasn't changed all that much since. People who have...
Tuesday5th Sep 2017
News Nicalis Teases VVVVVV and More for the Switch
Along with Code of Princess and 1001 Spikes (maybe!)
Good old Nicalis does like to keep us on our toes. A recent tweet following its time exhibiting at PAX has sent the interwebz into detective mode about which games it will be bringing to the Switch eShop, which hadn't previously been confirmed. Having ploughed through the NeoGAF thread, these...
Tuesday29th Aug 2017
Save me, Mr. Tako!
Californian publisher Nicalis has announced the release of platformer / RPG crossover Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San on Nintendo Switch, due out in the fourth quarter of this year.. From 23-year-old French developer Christophe Galati and composer Marc-Antoine Archier, Tako-San is a love letter to both the Game Boy...
Tuesday15th Aug 2017
News Nicalis Would Love To Bring Night Trap To Nintendo Switch
"If Nintendo weren't such *****, LRG would have done it"
Publisher Nicalis has been doing a great job in bringing games such as Cave Story+ and The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ to Nintendo Switch retail. Collectors really appreciate physical releases such as this, and Nicalis clearly has a way of convincing Nintendo to relax its policies, as...
Friday4th Aug 2017
News Cave Story+ Receives Free Classic Graphics Update
Just like the good ol’ days
It’s a bit of an understatement to say that Cave Story has been released on a lot of platforms; Cave Story+ on the Switch is just the latest in a long line. Over the years, various iterations have tweaked and iterated on the original art style, and the new release did that yet again and offered a marginally different...
Thursday20th Jul 2017
News Tiny Barbarian DX To Feature Lovely Box-Art By Beloved Famitsu Artist
We love some nice box art!
Nicalis is on a bit of roll at the moment, with several games headed to the Switch in retail packaging; one of these is Tiny Barbarian DX, which is now scheduled for release in the fourth quarter of 2017 with an MSRP of $29.99. A European release could happen further down the line via Headup Games, as...
Wednesday19th Jul 2017
News '90s Super GP Will Be Power Sliding On To Switch Soon
The game formerly known as '90s Arcade Racer
We were really looking forward to the gorgeous-looking 90's Arcade Racer landing on the Wii U eShop yonks ago, but it was not to be. Last year we reported that the game would no longer be coming to the Wii U and had been renamed as '90s Super GP. Thankfully we now have confirmation that Nicalis will be...
Tuesday11th Jul 2017
News Cave Story+ Will Be Receiving Classic Graphics in a Free August Update
Gaming like it's 2004
Cave Story is one of those games that it seems will just never go away for good. The early 2000’s freeware game made big waves in the then fledgling indie scene, and has since been ported to just about every device that can reasonably run it. Throughout all those ports, incremental updates have been made that have improved...
Monday12th Jun 2017
News Nicalis Confirms Tiny Barbarian DX And Ittle Dew 2+ For Switch
Alongside Blade Strangers and The End is Nigh
Indie publisher Nicalis has confirmed that it is bringing Tiny Barbarian DX and Ittle Dew 2+ to the Nintendo Switch, as well as Blade Strangers and The End Is Nigh, both of which we already knew about. Coded by StarQuail Games, Tiny Barbarian DX offers "two-player coop
News Blade Strangers is a New Fighting Game Heading to Switch
Made by Nicalis and Studio Saizensen
Nicalis appeared today in the Twitch@E3 stream, and confirmed a new fighting title that's coming to Nintendo Switch along with other platforms such as PS4, PC and arcades. Co-developed with Studio Saizensen - Code of Princess and Sayonara UmiharaKawase / Yumi's Odd Odyssey - and features...
Thursday20th Apr 2017
News Nicalis Teases a Binding of Isaac amiibo
Shh, no tears
It's rather fascinating to think how far The Binding of Isaac has come on Nintendo platforms. After being initially denied from the Nintendo ecosystem a few years back due to controversial content in the game, it later went on to make an appearance on both 3DS and Wii U, with the most recent and complete edition making an appearance on...
Monday10th Apr 2017
News Headup Games is Bringing The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ to Europe as a Switch Retail Release
The start of a "strategic alliance" with Nicalis
Whenever we cover release details for Nicalis titles, in particular anything going to retail such as The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ and Cave Story+, 'in North America' should be an assumed add-on. The logistical challenges and realities of retail distribution has meant that early efforts from the...
Wednesday5th Apr 2017
News Switch Anti-Grav Racer Redout Could Be Making An Unscheduled Pitstop, According To Amazon
Pushed back to the end of the year
It looks like Switch racer Redout has been hit with a delay, as retailer Amazon has pushed its release date back to the end of the year. The game was scheduled for a Q2 release but we've not heard anything else since the launch of the console. Amazon now lists the North American release date as December 29th.
Tuesday4th Apr 2017
News Cave Story+ Launches on the Switch on 20th June
Digitally and physically
For quite some time now, Nicalis has been not-so-subtly hinting that Cave Story would be making its way over to the Switch. And while it may be the case that the game is available on loads of others platforms already—not to mention the fact that the game is literally available for free—it still stands to reason that...
Thursday9th Mar 2017
News The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ is Set for 17th March Release on Nintendo Switch in NA
Those cool little manuals are getting packed up
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ was initially expected as a Nintendo Switch launch game, but its release slid back to later in the month. The good news is that, in North America at least, the title is now set to arrive on the eShop and at retail on 17th March - it'll be $39.99 on the eShop. The...
Tuesday14th Feb 2017
News Nicalis Tweet Hints at Cave Story Port Coming to Nintendo Switch
Maybe even a physical release
Cave Story is one of those games that just doesn't seem like it'll ever be totally gone, but there is a reason: the game is pretty good. The game was originally developed in 2004 by one man—known as "Pixel"—and subsequently saw a release on dozens of platforms, many of which belonged to the Big N. There've been...
Thursday19th Jan 2017
News Nicalis Seemingly Confirms 1001 Spikes And Cave Story For Switch, Then Deletes Post
"Isaac was lonely so we brought a few friends to keep him company"
Earlier today, Nicalis - which is already bringing The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ and Redout to Switch - tweeted a photo which showed one of Nintendo's new consoles proudly displaying icons for 1001 Spikes and Cave Story, two titles previously published by Nicalis on other...
News The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ Will Be A Launch Title For Nintendo Switch
First run of physical copies come with "something special"
If you were getting a bit worried about the lack of games to buy on Nintendo Switch launch day then you'll be pleased to learn that The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ has now been confirmed as a day one release. Afterbirth+ will be available at both retail and on the eShop, and will cost...
Friday13th Jan 2017
News Nicalis Bringing Redout And The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ To Nintendo Switch
Arriving in the Spring
Nicalis is bringing anti-grav racer Redout and The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ to the Nintendo Switch, it has been confirmed. Redout looks to follow in the footsteps of F-Zero, WipEout and FAST Racing Neo with its futuristic racing and white-knuckle intensity. Developed by 34BigThings, it's built using the Unreal Engine and...
Wednesday30th Nov 2016
News The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ Won't Be Coming to Wii U
However, the Switch is a good possibility
For the past year or so, The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth has been in something of a "will it, won't it" status on the Wii U. Though a port was initially unlikely, rumours began circulating that it would indeed be happening, and a confirmation came in April. However, this confirmation mentioned that the port...
Tuesday23rd Aug 2016
News VVVVVV Returns To The North American 3DS eShop
All patched up
Terry Cavanagh's punishing platformer VVVVVV has returned to the North American 3DS eShop after a prolonged absence. The game was removed from the store back in May following the discovery of an exploit which allowed users to run unsigned code on their 3DS consoles. If you've not picked it up yet, VVVVVV is on sale at $4.75 for a...
Wednesday11th May 2016
News 90's Arcade Racer Hits The Pits For Name Change, No Longer Listed For Wii U Release
Gentlemen, (don't) start your engines?
The long-awaiting 90's Arcade Racer has been given a new name - '90s Super GP - but it appears that the title is no longer coming to the Wii U. The product page on the Nicalis site lists the formats as Xbox One and PS4 only, along with a release date of Fall 2016 - that's three years after the original release...
Friday22nd Apr 2016
News The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth Coming To Wii U "In The Coming Months"
And you thought it would never happen
Once upon a time, it seemed unlikely that The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth would ever arrive on the Wii U. Nicalis' Tyrone Rodriguez tweeted back in November that he wasn't happy with the performance of the game on Nintendo's console, and many assumed the game would be skipping the platform entirely. However,...
Tuesday8th Mar 2016
News The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth is Coming to Wii U
Hopefully launches next month
A little while back, it was heavily teased that The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth would be coming to Wii U. The massive expansion to the randomly generated roguelike was originally expected to skip Nintendo platforms, but it sermed that the developers evidently had changed their minds with the Wii U, though a New 3DS...
Thursday14th Jan 2016
Rumour The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth May Be Coming to Wii U After All
It's lonely on top
For those of you that also game on other platforms, you may have been aware of The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth. As yet another expansion to The Binding of Isaac, Afterbirth adds on potentially hundreds of hours of new content on top of the already massive campaign, with new game modes, characters, items, challenges, enemies, and...
Friday20th Nov 2015
That'll rule New 3DS out too, then
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth ended an intriguing saga for Nintendo download gaming when it came to the Wii U and New 3DS eShop stores. Having previously been rejected by Nintendo based on its content, a gradual change in the company's approach eventually opened the door for Edmund McMillen's critically acclaimed...
