Nintendo announced an impressive number of new titles during yesterday's Nindies Direct but one game - dubbed Project Mekuru - wasn't included in the footage.
Created by developer Over Fence, Project Mekuru ("mekuru" means "flipping" in Japanese, in case you were wondering) is a puzzle game which uses Mii characters and has been built using the Unity engine. It features a four-player battle mode, with the objective being to flip over tiles on floor to your character's colour.
Strangely, the game was actually shown off in the Switch game sizzle reel back in January (you can see it around the 53 second mark) but wasn't named or detailed in any other fashion.
There's no news on when Project Mekuru will be arriving on Switch, but we'd guess it will be an eShop title with a reasonable price point. Let us know what you think by posting a comment.
[source uk.ign.com]
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How... puzzling.
All the games are rolling in now!
I was wondering what this was in the sizzle reel. Interesting.
Hmmm!
Flipping the Switch.
Apparently Hover:Revolt of gamers has also been confirmed
like the wii u, the indies luv the switch. all the third party ex-girlfriends are back for a reconciliation tho'. it's like nintendo is hef again and the switch is the playboy mansion in the 80's.
Nice to see some Mii integration. <3
Probably wanting to downplay any similarities to the Wii/WiiU in order to avoid any confusions like they had with the WiiU.
Just like how they've focused on the HD rumble rather than the motion controls of the Joy-Cons so far, they also seem to be keeping references to Miis to a minimum as well.
I saw this game in the sizzle reel too back in January and was always curious about what it was. I forgot about it up until a week or so ago but figured it was just some sort of fun video sequence in the main menu with Mii's. I'm actually glad this turned out to be a game - it sounds interesting.
Why is so many games in digital download form ?
@Anti-Matter Because every game can't be big enough to warrant physical copies. Its probably a mini game series meant to be played in short bursts on the train or something.
@Anti-Matter It's a great question, given the Switch's tiny storage space. "Guess how few of these games you can fit on your BRAND NEW SWITCH before you have to buy new external storage!"
@stipey In the case of most of these indies eShop games - lots! They're usually in the hundreds of megs rather than gigs.
Don't get me wrong though, I'd prefer it to have had 64 or 128GB of internal storage. Luckily I seem to have a 64GB microSD in a drawer doing nothing right now, so that'll do me for a while.
It looks like it could be kinda cool.
IT'S DEXTERITY GUYS! IT'S DEXTERITY! I'VE WAITED SO LONG! FINALLY A NEW DEXTERITY!!!
Sequel to Wii Party U?
Seems like a game moved over from the WiiU. Has anyone played that Lovers in Space game with the little rabbits in the ship? Played with a friend and it was fun as hell. I hope it comes to Switch.
@LiberatedAnimal This one?
I feel bad for anyone who might want to talk about it on Miiverse, since typing Project M ekuru would trigger the auto-banning bots.
But can it not become another Project Giant Robot?
@LiberatedAnimal I got that game for free on Xbox but I'd totally buy it for Switch. Lots of fun local multiplayer! I'm with you in hoping it comes to Switch!
@ThanosReXXX Yup, that's the one.
@LiberatedAnimal Does indeed seem like a nice fit for the Switch. Good choice.
@xzacutor You sir win the internet today! Awesome call mate. Totally agree with ya
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