WayForward News Articles
Thursday13th Jun 2013
News Shantae Virtual Console Release Pushed Back To July
Classic Game Boy Color title won't make it this month
Shantae was set to be released on 20th June on the 3DS Virtual Console but this now won't be happening as WayForward, the game's developer, has bumped it back to an unspecified date in July. Creative director at WayForward Matt Bozon announced the sad news on Twitter: [tweet 345009387896717312]...
Monday10th Jun 2013
News WayForward Will Consider HD Edition of Mighty Switch Force! 2
"We'll certainly look into it"
Patricia Wagon is bringing the heat to North America this week with the release of Mighty Switch Force! 2 on the 3DS eShop. It'll be available on 13th June in North America and in Europe on 27th June. The first title, Mighty Switch Force!, also made its way to the Wii U in a HD version known as Mighty Switch Force!...
Thursday6th Jun 2013
News Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition Finally Makes It To Australia And New Zealand
It's available to download from the eShop right now
This week WayForward Technologies announced Mighty Switch Force! 2 would be available in North America next week, and in Europe later in the month. However, Australia and New Zealand have been waiting on the Wii U eShop version of the original title for what feels like an age. Well, the wait is...
Tuesday4th Jun 2013
News Mighty Switch Force! 2 Blazing Into The North American 3DS eShop Next Week
Patricia Wagon brings the heat
Back in March WayForward Technologies announced a sequel to the enchanting puzzle-based platformer Mighty Switch Force! would be making its way to the 3DS eShop. The developer has now revealed Mighty Switch Force! 2 will be available to download in North America on 13th June and in Europe on 27th June. A new trailer...
Monday20th May 2013
News Shantae 3DS Virtual Console Release Confirmed for 20th June
Hitting North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand
After tweeting over the weekend to promise that the Shantae 3DS Virtual Console release was all set for confirmation, WayForward has posted a new blog entry (curiously dated 17th May) confirming that the title will land in all regions on 20th June. The news was confirmed in the studio's own...
Sunday19th May 2013
News Shantae 3DS Virtual Console Release Date Creeps Ever Closer
Check back on Monday, WayForward fans
It says much for how highly some gamers regard Shantae on the Game Boy Color that its arrival on the 3DS Virtual Console can attract serious attention. One of WayForward's original IPs, it combines exploration with action platforming to keep a lot of gamers happy, with the subsequent DSiWare sequel and upcoming...
Sunday5th May 2013
News Australia rejoice! Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition is Heading Down Under Soon
WayForward announces an update is on the way
Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition has been available in the North American and European Wii U eShop since the new system's release but it is yet to show up in the Australian store. We know the game was rated by the Australian Classification Board in February but we've not heard anything since...
Wednesday24th Apr 2013
News Shantae Set For 3DS Virtual Console This Summer
Whip your hair back and forth
Shantae is a Game Boy Color title, we suspect, with some very keen fans that are anxious to play it again. It's the debut title of one of WayForward Technologies best-loved IPs, with DSiWare follow-up Shantae: Risky's Revenge being critically acclaimed and, for a spell, regularly gracing the DSi Shop's chart when it was...
Tuesday23rd Apr 2013
News DuckTales: Remastered Focus Testing Reveals That Kids Don't Know Jack These Days
Capcom speaks on the challenges of selling old titles to new audiences
The original DuckTales NES title is over twenty years old now, and the cartoon which inspired it just as ancient. While the announcement of DuckTales: Remastered clearly put a lot of smiles on the faces of 30-something players who recall when they first experienced the 8-bit...
Wednesday10th Apr 2013
News WayForward and Ubisoft Releasing The Smurfs 2 on Wii U, Wii and DS
Hopefully it won't make us feel blue
The Smurfs are making a comeback this Summer with the release of the aptly named The Smurfs 2 in cinemas across the world and Sony Pictures has decided to release a platforming game alongside it. Now, before you throw your arms up in despair, it might not actually be that bad as it's being developed by Ubisoft...
Monday25th Mar 2013
News Capcom Would Love To Work With WayForward Again
DuckTales might not be the only game they remaster together
Capcom revealed DuckTales: Remastered less than a week ago and already we've heard quite a lot about it. The downloadable game will be 70% faithful to the original, with the rest being additional material to smooth things out and bring the game into the modern era. It's being developed by...
Sunday24th Mar 2013
News DuckTales: Remastered Won't Be Getting Any Multiplayer DLC
Staying true to the original
The original NES version of DuckTales was an entirely single player experience, however as anyone who's played the game will know, there's plenty of room for multiplayer considering all those nephews Scrooge McDuck has. Now that the classic title is being remade, everyone wants to know if Capcom or WayForward...
Saturday23rd Mar 2013
News Capcom Explains How DuckTales: Remastered Came To Be
"Frankly, you guys asked for it"
Capcom surprised many at PAX East by revealing that NES classic DuckTales would be receiving a HD remake under the guise of DuckTales: Remastered. The company's senior vice president, Christian Svensson, has since taken to the Capcom Unity forum to explain why the publisher decided to embark on the remastering of...
Friday22nd Mar 2013
News All New DuckTales is Coming to Wii U
We kid you not
PAX East is underway, and we can expect some tasty new reveals over the coming weekend. One is completely out of left-field and likely to delight retro fans — published by Capcom and developed by WayForward, DuckTales: Remastered is coming to the Wii U eShop (and other platforms) this summer. The original DuckTales on NES is...
Thursday21st Mar 2013
News Mighty Switch Force! 2 Confirmed For 3DS eShop, Coming This Spring
Patricia Wagon returns
WayForward Technologies has confirmed the rumours and announced Mighty Switch Force! 2 for the 3DS eShop. The sequel to the massively popular Mighty Switch Force!, the follow-up once again stars the feisty Patricia Wagon, but this time around she's battling blazes in Tangent City. The game is expected to launch this Spring...
Tuesday19th Mar 2013
News Wayforward Teases Mighty Switch Force Sequel, We Think
Looking a bit apocalyptic
Wayforward Technologies recently confirmed a Mighty Switch Force sequel for 3DS, stating that it's due to arrive in the first or second quarter of this year; that's, well, any time in the next few months. Not long to wait, in that case, and the studio has taken to Twitter to tease what appears to be a screen from this...
Monday25th Feb 2013
News WayForward Confirms Mighty Switch Force 2 For 3DS
Forcing its way into the 3DS eShop
Mighty Switch Force has been a successful title for WayForward Technologies. The 2D platformer has been in the 3DS eShop since 2011, and recently an updated HD version came out on the Wii U eShop in the form of Mighty Switch Force: Hyper Drive Edition. In an interview with Destructoid, director at WayForward
Thursday14th Feb 2013
News Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition Is Heading Down Under At Last
Classification finally comes through
Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition has been available almost everywhere since the launch of the Wii U, but poor old Australia has been missing out. Thankfully, the wait is almost over — the Australian Classification Board has just rated the game, meaning that it'
Sunday27th Jan 2013
News Silent Hill Producer Joins WayForward Technologies
Tomm Hulett leaves Konami for pastures new
A new director has been appointed at WayForward Technologies in the form of Tomm Hulett, the former Konami producer behind Contra 4, Rocket Knight and the more recent Silent Hill games. Konami and WayForward Technologies have worked together before, with the publisher releasing Silent Hill: Book of...
Wednesday9th Jan 2013
News Mighty Switch Force: Hyper Drive Edition Gets 30% Discount in North America
The sales keep coming
After an initial period when Europeans wallowed in Wii U eShop sales to the envious glances of North American gamers, the shoe is now getting firmly tied to the other foot. Three titles received festive period discounts in the region, and now WayForward Technologies has kicked off the New Year by chopping 30% off Mighty Switch...
Friday16th Nov 2012
News WayForward Would Like To Make A Metroid Game
Will you be signing the petition?
WayForward, the developer behind games such as A Boy and his Blob, Mighty Switch Force: Hyper Drive Edition, and the upcoming 3DS title Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?! has expressed its desire to make a Metroid game. Responding to a
Thursday15th Nov 2012
News Wii U Version Of Mighty Switch Force Much Harder Than The Original
The difficulty has gone into hyper drive
When you get your brand spanking new Wii U home on launch day and dive into the eShop, you’ll find a sidescrolling puzzle-platformer called Mighty Switch Force: Hyper Drive Edition; it's a game 3DS owners will be more than familiar with seeing as it's an enhanced port of the 3DS eShop title, Mighty Switch...
Tuesday6th Nov 2012
News Shantae And The Pirate's Curse Announced For 3DS
Your wish has been granted
Brace yourselves, WayForward fans - the latest edition of Nintendo Power magazine (second to last, we should say) features the announcement of the 3DSWare title Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse on the front cover of the magazine, and is a direct sequel to Shantae: Risky's Revenge. Not too much information has been given...
Monday8th Oct 2012
News Hotel Transylvania Coming To Europe On Nintendo DS And 3DS
Embark on a spooktacular journey with Hotel Transyvania this Halloween
Avanquest Software Publishing has today announced the release of Hotel Transylvania for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS, with a release date of October 26th 2012 for DS and November 9th on 3DS across Europe. The game is being released to tie in with Sony Pictures Animation’s...
Monday20th Aug 2012
News WayForward's Shantae Heading To 3DS Virtual Console
(Finally!)
In the July edition of US gaming magazine, Nintendo Power, it has been confirmed that WayForward's classic Game Boy Color title, Shantae, is finally coming to the 3DS Virtual Console. Way back in June 2011, we reported that WayForward was looking into porting the GBC classic to the 3DS VC. It looked like the 3DS port was dead in the...
Wednesday8th Aug 2012
News Meet Founder of WayForward at Free Event on 18th August
Voldi Way returns for 4th Annual Gathering of Video Game Legends
We reported on this excellent event last year, and wouldn't you believe the 4th Annual Gathering of Video Game Legends at Westwood College in Anaheim, CA is almost upon us — which makes this a ripe time to bring it to your attention once again. The event will take place on Saturday,...
Monday23rd Jul 2012
News WayForward is Making a Hotel Transylvania Tie-In Game
Such a lovely place
To coincide with the upcoming release of Sony Pictures Animation's animated comedy Hotel Transylvania, GameMill Entertainment has announced a 3DS / DS game of the same name. Don't look so terrified — WayForward is on development duties. We're promised a wide variety of locations, puzzles and boss battles, but that's about all...
Saturday14th Jul 2012
News New Trailer for Adventure Time on DS and 3DS
Mathematical!
In March it was announced that the cult US cartoon series Adventure Time would be getting its very own DS and 3DS game, Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!. Two months later we heard that it would hitting shelves in North America 'late fall'. D3Publisher has now released a new teaser trailer, sure to make
Sunday10th Jun 2012
News Shantae eShop Release Gets Closer
WayForward waiting for ESRB rating
Shantae: Risky's Revenge is one of the best-rated DSiWare releases, but it may not be well-known to all that it was actually a sequel to Shantae on Game Boy Color, which was developed by WayForward Technologies and published by Capcom. Now that we have the 3DS Virtual Console, fans of the original naturally wonder...
Tuesday22nd May 2012
News Mighty Switch Force Update to Remaster All Levels
Free is the magic word
We already know that WayForward Technologies is entering into the world of eShop DLC with five additional levels in Europe this week, available for free if you already own the game or included with new purchases. The developer has now posted a new entry on its website blog stating that the updated version will have more to...
