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Candle Coming to Wii U Regardless of Stretch Goal Success

Who fancies a dynamic graphic-adventure/platformer hybrid on their Wii U? Well that’s the plan of first-time developers, Teku Studios.

They’re just over a week into a month long crowd-funding campaign to create their first game, called Candle, with a funding goal of $40,000. The tentative stretch-goal for the Wii U version is set at $85,000, but co-founder and lead programmer Miguel Vallés confirmed to Nintendo Enthusiast that the game will eventually see Wii U release should it not reach its goal.

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sknygy3923d ago

Awesome, I've already made my pledge... just in case! :D

thomasmiller3923d ago

nintendo treats indie developers the best, cannot wait for this title.. don't believe me? listen to the indie developers themselves!! http://www.nintendolife.com...

AbortMission3922d ago

What the hell is it with you always trying to downplay PS and Xbox? Are you seriously this butthurt?

The article didn't even state Nintendo treated indies better, it just put them on par with Sony's treatment of indies, which is bigger than Nintendo's current support. Stop trying to weasel in your pathetic fanboy agenda.

thomasmiller3922d ago

WWWWaaahh is the troll mad because the indie developers give nintnendo the better quality of indie games... GROW UP AND GET OVER IT SPARKY!!! ACT YOUR AGE!!

sknygy3923d ago

I was really surprised to see that positive Nintendo news coming out of EDGE! http://www.edge-online.com/...

I prefer Nintendo's approach of doing the right thing, but not making a big song and dance about it, with the amount of games coming its not like they need to

MegaLagann3922d ago

Looks good. While my dream for Wii U was to be the ultimate system with first and third party games, if the Wii U can become my Nintendo + Indie machine along with a few exclusives here and there (like Sonic & Bayonetta) i'll be content.

sknygy3922d ago

That's what I'm currently thinking too!

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Behind The Dangerous Stunts Of Nintendo’s Iconic Mario Commercials

Two married costume designers share stories from a decade of traveling the globe with Nintendo.

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Bowser Is Canonically 34 Years Old

In a YouTube video showing Nintendo Switch owners how to create a Nintendo Account, Nintendo of America revealed that Bowser is canonically 34 years old.

jznrpg320d ago

I saw Bowser when I was a kid and now I’m older than him , sigh.

Brazz320d ago

Wow, i'm as old as Bowser!!

Stanjara320d ago (Edited 320d ago )

He looks 55 to me.

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Nintendo Is A Bad Company, But We Can't Help Loving Them Anyway

TG: “Most of us also grew up with Nintendo, likely forming a nostalgic connection with games that have long been crowned as our personal favourites. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker was an experience that shaped my view on open world fantasy, and Super Mario 64 changed my life like it did for millions of others. These titles have earned their place in history, and remain loved to this day for so many worthwhile reasons. We replay them and beg for remasters all while delving into their worlds time and time again because they mean that much to us. It’s a shame then that the company behind them often kicks its own sweet darlings to the curb.”

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Magog329d ago

I never got the love for Nintendo games personally. The annoying vocalizations and ugly character designs do nothing for me.

Kosic327d ago

Don't forget the constant hand holding with tutorials. Learn this new ability by pressing Y, now prove that you can press Y 8 times before you can move on....

Tapani328d ago (Edited 328d ago )

Another very weird article.

Nintendo is a great company by almost all possible normal measures. The biggest one being: their own staff is happy, and they seem to be very happy, well compensated and retain rate is solid. They are also financially very stable, profitable, and cash rich, so shareholders love them.

Overall it is an extremely creative group of people, and their mission statement is fantastic as well "to put smiles on the faces of everyone we touch. We do so by creating new surprises for people across the world to enjoy together." The social impact is also massive, not to speak culturally. Additionally, they have a really strong core business, high customer retention rate and loyalty. Nintendo's reputation is extremely good, I think in the US alone they are 9th most reputable company, their customer service is better than the average company. Plus, the press gives them a pass, because they are Nintendo. But there's a reason why they do that, it's not "because they are Nintendo", there are more layers to the argument.

Then, then there's the random negative gamers online...and their "reputation" which is inside their heads. And their western ideas of how a Japanese company should behave or what they should do. But they have no right to ask a company to do anything for them, because they can vote with their wallets.

There's a small vocal community online who dislikes Nintendo for what they are, but then again, there's always a small vocal community that dislikes something.

Nintendo also disagrees with the Western world about IP, but most people call Westerners "hidoi!" when they emulate Tears of the Kingdom and do not experience it the way Nintendo wanted them (even if it is not the best visual way), because it is a matter of principle to them (Japanese are very much against anything close to plagiarism, and there are laws that are tight about creative works copying etc.)

The Western Braveheart "freedoom!" shouters need to understand that it is not an American company, nor they need to behave like one. They can have their own fights based on their principles (against emulation). And they very well may lose the battle with that and change, or find a new audience.

In the end, it is so very simple. Don't buy the products if you don't like a company, but there's no need to paint a picture that is unrealistic about Nintendo either.

MadLad328d ago

I hate virtually everything about their business practices, actually. Suing everybody for virtually anything, shooting down fan projects, games they never let devalue, their online infrastructure and how they handle BC.

They're lucky they make great games, because that's the only thing I feel they do right.

gold_drake328d ago

my issue with them, is the complete refusal to have decent tech for us.

and their odd censorship and lawsuits for modders.