September2013
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...
August2013
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...
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...
Interview Capcom on Remastering DuckTales, The Perils of GamePad Maps and Reaching a New Audience
Aiming for big bucks
The release of DuckTales: Remastered is certainly a notable event for some retro gamers, for whom the 8-bit original is likely to be regarded as an all-time classic. A tough challenge, fun action and an awesome soundtrack are some of the features often cited, so this HD re-release — with some other modern touches applied —...
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,...
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...
July2013
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...
Interview WayForward on Shantae's Past, Present and Future
Some "pretty big surprises" in store for Pirate's Curse this Fall
With the release of Shantae (originally a Game Boy Color title) this week we touched base with WayForward's Creative Director and founding member, Matt Bozon, and he kindly agreed to a quick-fire interview before he jetted off to Comic-Con. This is a series that, despite being just...
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...
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...
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...
June2013
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...
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]...
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!...
Developer Interview WayForward Talks Mighty Switch Force! 2
This girl is on fire
WayForward is one of the best known developers on Nintendo's download stores, making its name most prominently on portable platforms. It's a studio with many strings to its bow, including numerous retail releases on various platforms for other publishers, but it's arguably the company's own self-published IPs that have...
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...
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...
May2013
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...
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...
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...
April2013
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...
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...
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...
March2013
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...
