Update (Wed 11th Aug, 2021 16:30 BST): You can watch the show live right here!
Original Article (Tue 10th Aug, 2021 14:01 BST): It's that time once again, folks! Nintendo has announced that a new Indie World Showcase will be airing tomorrow, 11th August.
The show will kick off at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm BST / 6pm CEST and will feature "roughly 20 minutes of information on upcoming indie games heading to Nintendo Switch".
You'll be able to join us right here at Nintendo Life to watch the show live – simply keep an eye on our home page at the times mentioned above.
Any indie treats you're hoping to see? Feeling ready to spend big on the eShop? Fire away in the comments.
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Oh, good stuff. Axiom Verge 2 shadow drop?
Silsong hopefully gets a showing
Can't wait for no news on Hollow Knight: Silksong once again
Gonna be a lot of indie representation this week with both Xbox and Nintendo showcasing games. Looking forward to seeing what’s coming.
@GrailUK Didn’t PlayStation showcase that game last week?
@mariomaster96 @GrailUK I wonder if Axiom Verge 2 and Hollow Knight: Silksong are now big enough titles to be part of a main direct rather than an Indie World?
I look forward to it.
I doubt Silksong will show, but the earlier news about Axiom Verge 2 update data being ready does suggest a potential imminent launch!
@FragRed I honestly don't know, I'm afraid.
Sports Story release date pls thx.
@MarioBrickLayer They are probably big enough to end an Indie Direct or be the main event, for sure.
I am hoping Freedom Planet 2 will be shown. Haven't heard anything on that for aaaaages.
The first game is a fantastic Sonic inspired platformer if people haven't heard of it! It has a demo on eShop.
Bushiden news, hopefully!!
Yay. More 2D pixel-art Metroidvanias and Roguelikes - just what Switch needs 😐
20 mins is fine. Although it was rather funny watching poor @KateGray get overwhelmed with that Wholesome Direct (sorry)
Lol, I was just wondering when another direct would happen. Perfect timing!
Hoping for a Spellunky 1+2 release date. Did everyone forget those games were coming?
Surprise surprise! An Indie World Showcase in August, a general Direct in September.
I just hope to see Hollow Knight once and for all, and hopefully a date for Axiom Verge 2.
I suppose we were overdue one of these. Might have a skim through.
Neat! Hope it'll be a good showing. Also wonder if we're back in the times where an indie showcase will be closely followed by a Nintendo Direct. That'd be nice. Not to rag on indie games of course, I love indie games!
Awesome news. While there have been plenty of great retail releases lately, the indie releases on the eShop have dried up a bit lately so I'm looking forward to seeing what's on the way in the comibg months. These are always good for a few nice surprises.
Baldo? Deltarune?
SILKSONG LET'S GOOOO!!
Smash brosss 😁😁😁😁.. kidding. Better give everyone what they're into though.
Silksong or bust
@CharlieGirl Hollow Knight is probably my favorite game of all time, so my hype for the sequel is certainly not a meme.
@beepboop368 They’re my most-hyped games right now, like “stalk Derek Yu’s Twitter account five times a day” level. I’m hoping they’ll both shadow drop tomorrow, and based on a couple of his tweets it seems pretty likely! Fingers crossed!
I hope they somehow make it about the final smash fighter
@Jamie_R Yes, agreed. Can't get enough!
Also hoping for Sports Story news.
As with the last two (maybe three?) Indie Showcases, hoping for a Silksong update and Witchbrook announcement!
Silksong would be cool, but I doubt it. Sports Story seems more likely and I would love that. Cuphead DLC and physical release date is another pipe dream, but a guy can hope right? Oh, and a release date for TMNT: Shredder's Revenge would be neat. Can't wait to be disappointed tomorrow and blame Nintendo!
I'm gonna throw an underappreciated one out there that I wanna see for Switch: Super Cloudbuilt.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3CttkaEaZQ
Really fun speedrun game. Been wanting a portable version for some on-the-go practice for ages.
I am only watching this in the hope of Hollow Knight- Silksong, Sports story and TMNT Shredders revenge.
I will be delighted with a drop after live stream
Cmon Spelunky.
Announcement of Hades DLC would be the best thing for me. Anyway looking forward to this!
Nindies = the least interesting Nintendo games
Hallelujah!
I've been itching for some announcements for the past week. Bring it, the proverbially, on!
These indie directs usually focus on new indie games instead of info on older shown indie games. So I have no idea what to expect.
Death's door maybe?
I kinda doubt Silksong will be shown. If Hollow Knight was announced during a regular Direct (E3 2018, if I'm not mistaken), I bet Silksong will get the same treatment.
Hoping that Solar Ash will be announced. Set in the same world as Hyper Light Drifter, easily one of my favourite indies to date.
Axiom Verge 2 (stealth dropped)
Fall Guys (stealth dropped)
Sports Story (release date)
Hollow Knight: Silksong (NOTHING)
TMMT: Shredders Revenge (release date)
Cuphead DLC (NOTHING)
Other stuff.
@MarioBrickLayer I think so. And Usually Nintendo covers only unannounced titles in Indie World. Still people expect them to talk about games already announced every time they have one.
Some news from the steam world series would also be great. They indicated on twitter that they are working on some new games. Hopefully something about a sequel on steam world heist. Also some news on sports story, axiom verge 2 and last but not least Hollow knight: Silksong would be great.
@BloodNinja dude i’ve been waiting for Bushiden for a long time, it looks soook good.
And the Indies are doing what Nintendon't ONCE AGAIN!
Fingers crossed for Silk Song, but i think the company have disappeared.
Cuphead DLC so they release the physical edition so I can finally play this game.
Spelunky 1/2.
Sports Story.
Hoping more updates on these
Eastward (StarTropic inspired)
TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
The House of the Dead Remake
Axiom Verge 2 (Metroid inspired)
Eiyuden Chronicle (Suikoden inspired)
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Freedom Planet 2 (Sonic inspired)
Enchanted Portals (Cuphead inspired)
@nymbosox Exactly! It’s very, very hard to get me to buy a game day one. I always research, check reviews, etc. But Bushiden may have won me over. Very excited to play it!
Do you folks think that there is a chance that there will be an announcement for a new Shantae game at this life stream?
Anyone expecting Silksong, Cuphead DLC, Shredders Revenge & Sports Story don’t get your hopes up.
Silksong please!
would love to see Cuphead info (havent heard anything from them in almost a year), Sports Story, and Card Sharks
@BloodNinja what’s bushiden?
Is this where we get the Xenoblade 3 announcement? That's what the rumor is leading me to believe.
And yes, I'm making fun of that situation and how people usually react to Indie Worlds.
Anyway, here's hoping we can get info on the Cuphead DLC and the Fall Guys release date.
Here’s hoping for Death’s Door from Devolver and Acid Nerve!
Sports Story and Katana Zero dlc please
Sports Story
Katana Zero expansion
Silksong
If any if these 3 show up I'll be doing the happy dance 😄
Edit: oh n yes, that new TMNT Shredders Revenge game!
@Themagusx1 Bushiden is super-hot, super-sexy Ninja action game, set in an inter-connected world that seems to be inspired by things like Strider and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. The pixel art is gorgeous, and it presents a lot of variety to the stylish looking combat. I believe it is coming to all platforms, Switch included.
Can you tell I’m excited?!
NINJA APPROVED
This is it. Axiom verge 2 releasing this month or next. I'm just hoping it's not in October. Don't pull that stunt with dread releasing then 🥴
Also gimme dat tmnt news
could we expect informations regarding Hollow Knight Silksong and other higly antecipated indie games such Axion Verge 2 or we have to wait until the fall Nintendo Direct in septembre to have this kinda of information? it seens Nintendo schedule of anouncements is back to normal, so is very likely to expect the tradicional septembre Nintendo Direct.
Remember to follow the Live chat during the Indie Showcase! You'll see a lot of people complaining they are not triple A titles
It's been a year since the announcement of Cardshark, hopefully we get a release date.
@GrailUK One can certainly hope!
Axiom Verge 2 and Sports Story plz
I would LOVE more info on TMNT Shredder’s Revenge including a release date. That’s one of my most anticipated indie games for this year.
Sorry, I don't get hyped with indies. Maybe next month we get a direct or a partner showcase (praying for GBA games)
SILKSONG. My most anticipated game of 2021. Looooooove Hollow Knight so I'm very hyped for sequel!!
@CharlieGirl not at all. Wtf. Lol I'm very hyped for Silksong. I loved Hollow Knight and so did many others. Why you think that's not real is complete delusion.
Once again I am asking Nintendo announce an extra hour in the day. I still haven't gotten through my backlog from the last two indie showcases.
I doubt we're gonna see silksong in an indie showcase, I think that game is at the point where it'll be featured in a direct
And this is the direct lol
Hoping to see Loop Hero, Noita, Omori, Necrobarista, and Shadow Complex Remastered.
Not bad. Hope to see something good when I get home from work.
Clearly it will be 20 minutes of Bayonetta 3 gameplay
@Zach777 This is probably the most accurate prediction.
Disco Elysium!!
@Clyde_Radcliffe I loved the demo! And this is coming from someone who was never able to get much joy from classic Sonic games. (Mania may change that, plus haven’t tried them all.)
Not sure I love the graphics of FP 2, but definitely need to buy FP eventually.
Sports Story, Shedder’s Revenge, and Eastward please.
OH yes, I got a spot in my wallet just for the games here, fall guys, splunky, Silksong, LETS GO!
Well im predicting a spelunkey release tomorrow. They announced this and updated the pre release page with prices on the store today…
@CharlieGirl that's an incorrect assessment if I ever saw one.
@Williamfuchs420 I’m interested in that, but I want to take a closer look at both the game and the history of that “franchise.” (Loosely connected series of games or spiritual successors... idk.)
@Williamfuchs420 Yo really? Man I been waiting to get my hands on this game.
@BlubberWhale played the first Spelunky on the ps3 vita and ps4 it’s difficult as hell never actually beat it but its fun and fair and according to the new page update its only 10$ didn’t care as much for the sequel thats 20$ but didn’t play it all that much before my ps4 broke down
On the subject of Fall Guys, the release date is Q3 2021, so where better to announce than in an Indie World? (a Nintendo Direct probably, and it actually has reasonable probability of happening, if you look back at the February Direct)
Omori switch port?
Time for Shin'en to share some news. Hopefully.
I know it is unlikely but maybe bug fables 2. I don’t even know if a sequel is planned tho
I am hoping that they highlight a real gem coming up which has major Zelda feels: “Baldo”.
What I wouldn’t give for a point and click in the same SCUMM style as Thimbleweed Park.
I always look forward to these indie showcases more than the Nintendo Directs.
Celeste 2 and Sports Story please!
Who knows may e they will announce Gameboy titles on the Nintendo Online Service. 🙈
@RareFan as another Shantae fan, i hope so. But isn't that studio also doing Advance Wars? Obviously Wayforward can do two games at once, but i think it will be a wait for the next Shantae.
I wonder if that small indie developer called Microsoft (I think that's what they are called) has anything to show?
SILKSONG
SILKSONG
SILKSONG
SILKSONG
...please?
When is the release date for the Switch version of Disco Elysium?
I hope to see the Spelunky games getting a release date
@nocdaes Celeste 2 yes please!
Are you guys referring to the pico 8 Celeste 2, or an actual sequel that’s like the one on Switch and Steam? If that’s not a real thing, I now want it to be. I think that could be the only indie announcement that could possibly get me more excited than Silksong. Now I’m going to be twice disappointed tomorrow.
Seeing as Team Cherry didn't announce anything their side, I wanna see at least 100 Silksong mentions here... 😂
Cmoonn Hazelnut Bastille 🤞
If I receive a release date for Eastward everything else is just a bonus.
@tzahn we should be friends. This is the exact comment I came to write!
I'm looking forward to Critadel, Akurra, Super Sami Roll and Ex-Zodiac.
Hollowknight Silksong, Spelunky, Axiom Verge. Any of those 3 and I will be happy. If none of those, I'll be rather disappointed.
Silksong is my most anticipated game. I'm not expecting it but I will mention it every direct.
@Williamfuchs420 I think you’re 100% correct, it’s no coincidence those prices finally got added yesterday. I’m SO stoked!!!
@Flipbot Celeste 2 is purely a fan wish - no rumours exist at all I'm afraid!
(So mark me down for inevitable disappointment too!)
@Jamessmooth Pretty sure we just became internet friends!
@BloodNinja You sold me on that description. Let’s see what the indie showcase has to say.
@Themagusx1 https://youtu.be/VDggdHnlzok
Man, it looks so fluid to play, super excited!
@BloodNinja OMFG! That looks freaking amazing. I love the arcade style cutscenes and that art design looks fantastic, I am sold man. Thanks for showing me this.
All I want is BoI: Repentance to drop or at least get a firm release date.
@Themagusx1 You bet! I spoke with one of the developers on the Steam forums and they are pushing for a physical release on Switch, so I hope they are able to secure it.
Damn i thought for sure Spelunky was coming today
@Williamfuchs420 Cool thanks, I’ll look into these games. 🤙
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