WayForward News Articles
Monday21st Apr 2014
News New Details Rise for Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark
Could be the closest we get to a Western release of Super Robot Wars
New details on Activision's latest Transformers title, Rise of the Dark Spark, have emerged in the most recent issue of Game Informer, including the first basic information on WayForward's 3DS version of the game. WayForward is best known among Nintendo fans for its Shantae and...
Wednesday16th Apr 2014
News Australian Classification Board Rates Xtreme Sports for 3DS Virtual Console
The WayForward Game Boy Color classic appears headed to the eShop
It looks like one of WayForward Technologies' early classics will be arriving on the 3DS Virtual Console in the near future. The Australian Classification Board has rated Xtreme Sports, published by Infogrames in 2000 on the Game Boy Color exclusively in North America. Europe would...
Monday3rd Mar 2014
News Shantae and the Pirate's Curse Taking a Couple More Months for "Finishing Touches"
Winter's no weather for her getup, anyway
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is a jaunty number many fans have been wishing patiently for, but that patience might have to hold out just a little bit longer. Although developer WayForward originally delayed the game into a Q1 timeframe, a tweet from the company's account today points toward a post-March...
Monday16th Dec 2013
News Shantae and the Pirate's Curse Delayed Into 2014
Darn
We suspect that a number of 3DS download enthusiasts are eagerly anticipating Shantae And The Pirate's Curse from WayForward, the third portable entry in a series that's cultivated a loyal following. Its release date has been gradually pushed back, however, and the studio's Matt Bozon has now confirmed what was becoming increasingly obvious...
Friday13th Dec 2013
News Adventure Time Video Game Soundtrack Available Now
Available to stream on SoundCloud
Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW! may flutter between a wonderful homage to the series and a slightly disappointing sequel, but one thing's for sure, the musical score is up to scratch and is no doubt something you'll want to listen to when the game comes to an end. So you'll be glad to hear...
Tuesday12th Nov 2013
News DuckTales: Remastered Hits Retail Shelves in North America
New video celebrates its release (we think?)
If you've been holding off on DuckTales: Remastered until you had a version you could hold in your own two mitts and/or amass a swimmable vault-full of, then today is your day — if you're in North America, at least. The physical retail version of DuckTales: Remastered has been released to stores today...
Saturday26th Oct 2013
First Impressions Regular Show: Mordecai and Rigby in 8-Bit Land
Good show!
D3Publisher was at this year's New York Comic-Con to demo its latest titles, and while Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW! attracted more attention, its other Cartoon Network game, Regular Show: Mordecai and Rigby in 8-Bit Land seemed to have its own little following. Whereas Pendleton Ward's Adventure Time recalls...
Tuesday22nd Oct 2013
First Impressions Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW!
(More) Adventure Time with Finn and Jake!
D3Publisher, which published last year’s Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?, attended this year’s New York Comic Con with the next title in the growing series. Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW! — developed by WayForward — will be released this...
Wednesday16th Oct 2013
News Mighty Switch Force! 2 Dousing the North American Wii U eShop This Week
"Everywhere else" on 24th October
We've known for a good while that WayForward is bringing 3DS eShop release Mighty Switch Force! 2 to the Wii U eShop, following in the steps of Mighty Switch Force: Hyper Drive Edition. The developer has been targeting an October release and, based on the tweets of main man Matt Bozon, it seems to have succeeded...
Friday4th Oct 2013
News Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Conjures Up More Than Twice Its Kickstarter Goal
Two more stretch goals achieved in final day
Gather the noisemakers and break out your best pair of harem pants, because Shante: Half-Genie Hero has finished its Kickstarter campaign with several extra stretch goals tacked on. The final total at the end of the campaign is $811,962, including more than $35,000 in PayPal donations. That is more than...
Thursday3rd Oct 2013
Video Let's Play DuckTales: Remastered - Episode II: The Amazon
Let's try this again, shall we?
If you've been keeping up with our Let's Play videos on YouTube, then you'd have seen that a certain Damien McFerran had recently pitted me against the trials and tribulations of DuckTales: Remastered on the Wii U eShop. With a decent amount of retro experience to my name, I felt fairly confident as I stepped up to t
Wednesday2nd Oct 2013
News Extra Chapter Funded for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Less than 2 days left in Kickstarter campaign
WayForward’s fundraising campaign for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero may not be building as quickly as the unstoppable, money-inhaling juggernaut that was Mighty No. 9’s, but it has still been successful. Totals have been breaking into stretch goal territory in the campaign’s final days, now including an...
Monday23rd Sep 2013
News Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Hits Funding Target to Confirm Release
Your wish has been granted
While the Shantae franchise has been best known for its appearances on portable systems — which will continue with Shantae And The Pirate's Curse on the 3DS eShop — Wayforward nevertheless decided to launch a Kickstarter campaign in order to fund a HD entry in the series: Shantae: Half-Genie Her
Wednesday18th Sep 2013
News DuckTales: Remastered Coming to Retail on Wii U in North America
Woo-oo!
DuckTales: Remastered is exactly what the title suggests, it's a re-worked modern version of the classic — and challenging — NES game. For fans of the original that fancied a shiny new run-through it's been largely well-received, but its old-school sensibilities also saw it cop some criticism; it's certainly down to taste. Up to now...
Tuesday17th Sep 2013
News Inti Creates Revealed to be Working on Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Mega Man developer also on board with Mighty No. 9
The simultaneously running Kickstarter campaigns for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero and Mighty No. 9 have proven that genies and robots can peacefully co-exist in the modern world. Teams for both games have been supporting each other over social media, but today it was shown they’re in more cahoots than...
Friday13th Sep 2013
News WayForward Initially Planned a Shantae HD Title for the Wii U Launch
"Half-Genie Hero could become our Symphony of the Night"
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is a new HD entry in the series currently undergoing a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter; at the time of writing over $260,000 of the $400,000 target has been pledged with 21 days to go. It's an ambitious release from WayForward, which is set for a significant...
Thursday12th Sep 2013
News WayForward Fought "Many, Many Battles" to Keep Shantae as a Lead Character
More back-story to be explored in Pirate's Curse and Half-Genie Hero
WayForward seems to be having a rather busy year, producing the much-anticipated DuckTales: Remastered with Capcom, while the studio's name has popped up on some licensed titles. While those projects are part of what keeps the company in business, it's best known for its own IP;...
Monday9th Sep 2013
News WayForward Hopes To Release Wii U Version of Mighty Switch Force! 2 in October
Will be more than just a typical HD port
Last month, WayForward confirmed Mighty Switch Force! 2, the 3DS eShop title that emerged in June, will be coming to Wii U in the future. However, the developer did state it was a "backburner project" and considering it is pretty busy at the moment, what with the unveiling of the Kickstarter project for
Friday6th Sep 2013
Video The New Shantae And The Pirate's Curse Trailer Shows That Pixels Are Gorgeous
Prepare yourselves, 3DS gamers
Update: Nintendo UK has published a video interview with Matt Bozon and Voldi Way of WayForward; they explain more about the game, stating that it's more "guided" but with scope for exploration, while also outlining the general plot. Bozon does drop a spoiler from the ending of Shantae: Risky's Revenge, so bear that...
Wednesday4th Sep 2013
News WayForward Launches Kickstarter Campaign for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Wii U listed as a platform
Late last week WayForward began a countdown to a Kickstarter project, prompting fans to speculate on what it could be. Perhaps unsurprisingly it's for a new title in one of its most adored original IPs — Shantae: Half-Genie Hero. If funded it'll be a multi-platform HD adventure for the character, with the Wii U listed...
Saturday31st Aug 2013
News Mighty Switch Force! 2 Aiming to Bring the Heat to Wii U in October
Wayforward is also counting down to a Kickstarter campaign
A few weeks ago WayForward confirmed that it would be bringing its latest 3DS eShop release, Mighty Switch Force! 2 to the Wii U. It has previous form in bringing its handheld titles to the home console with an extra HD sheen, of course, with Mighty Switch Force: Hyper Drive Edition. It...
Thursday15th Aug 2013
News New Adventure Time Game Receiving 3DS Collector's Edition
BMO also serving as a guide in both Nintendo versions
How do you make Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW! an even longer and more ridiculous title? By having Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW!: The Collector’s Edition! According to D3Publisher, the collector’s edition of the upcoming Adventure...
Tuesday13th Aug 2013
Video DuckTales: Remastered Celebrates Launch With a "Moon Postcard"
It's THAT level
DuckTales: Remastered is released today on the Wii U eShop in North America, and arrives in Europe on 15th August. Eagerly anticipated since launch, particularly by those with fond memories of the NES original, its arrival is sure to put Nintendo's servers under a little strain. It's a treasured NES title not just for its gameplay,...
Monday12th Aug 2013
News WayForward Confirms Mighty Switch Force! 2 For Wii U
"It’s kind of a backburner project right now"
Since its release on the 3DS, many assumed early on that WayForward may bring Mighty Switch Force! 2 to the Wii U, having already become familiarised with the system when producing Mighty Switch Force: Hyper Drive Edition. The prospect of the latest entry transitioning to the home console became...
Tuesday30th Jul 2013
First Impressions DuckTales Remastered
The quack is back
There is a well-known phenomenon in the video gaming world where a licensed game will be adapted from a much larger franchise, and it will inevitably flop. It’s been happening for decades now, with such notable titles as Atari’s 1982 stinker E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and more recently with the ill-fated Aliens: Colonial...
Wednesday17th Jul 2013
News Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW! Confirmed For European Release
Regular Show: Mordecai and Rigby In 8-Bit Land is coming too
A couple of months back D3Publisher and Cartoon Network revealed WayForward would be making two new titles in the form of Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW! and Regular Show: Mordecai and Rigby In 8-Bit Land. The former will be coming to Wii U and 3DS, while the...
Saturday13th Jul 2013
News Wii U Version of Mighty Switch Force! 2 Rated By PEGI
Following in its predecessor's footsteps?
Mighty Switch Force! 2 was let loose into the 3DS eShop last month and there have already been murmurs about the 2D platformer making its way to the Wii U in the same way its predecessor did. WayForward's creative director Matt Bozon recently said the studio would certainly look into the prospect of making...
Thursday11th Jul 2013
News DuckTales: Remastered To Hit the Wii U eShop in Mid-August
13th August in North America, two days later in Europe
We suspect that there are plenty of retro gamers keen to download DuckTales: Remastered, the collaboration between WayForward and Capcom that re-imagines the classic title with shiny new HD graphics. The original DuckTales is one of those NES titles that we're all supposed to play, with music...
News WayForward's Matt Bozon Confirms Shantae 3DS Virtual Console Release Date
July 18th for lucky North American players
Game Boy Color platformer Shantae has been on our radar for quite some time now, and was supposed to launch last month. However, to our great disappointment the game was delayed a little, but thankfully the wait is going to be over very soon. WayForward's Matt Bozon has taken to Twitter to confirm that the...
Friday14th Jun 2013
News Pay What You Want For The Mighty Switch Force! 2 OST
Set fire to the club (then put it out)
Mighty Switch Force! is one of our top 10 third-party titles for the 3DS so far and a big factor in that decision might just be the bouncy, soaring soundtrack provided by Jake “virt” Kaufman. Now that Mighty Switch Force 2! is out in the world, Kaufman has put the full soundtrack to the sequel up online to...
