Nintendo today hosted a video livestream event to reveal new games for Nintendo Switch. Whereas it highlighted many of its own games during the big Nintendo Direct recently, this event--the Nindies Showcase Spring 2018--focused exclusively on indie games coming to the system in 2018. Although it ran for only about 10 minutes, it was an event packed with announcements for a lot of new games.Many of these games are ports or remasters of existing titles--something that many of us have been asking for, given that games can feel like new experiences on the portable Switch. Others are brand-new games that have yet to be released. In all, there were more than a dozen games featured, and we`ve rounded up the basic details on all of them below.Mark of the Ninja Remastered -- Fall 2018Nintendo started out the event with news that Klei Entertainment`s stellar 2D stealth-platformer, Mark of the Ninja, is being remastered for Switch. Few details were shared, but it`s getting a `high-definition remaster` for its release on Switch.Fantasy Strike -- Summer 2018Next up is a fighting game from Sirlin Games called Fantasy Strike. Despite having the appearance of a standard 2D fighting game--albeit with a cel-shaded look--it features an unusually wide variety of weapons. The brief glimpse we got showed wind, paint, and even a slot machine all being utilized in the middle of the fight.Just Shapes & Beats -- Summer 2018Launching on Switch before other consoles, Just Shapes & Beats is described as a `musical bullet hell` game. Bullet hell might be a stretch--we didn`t quite see the screen completely flooded with enemy fire--but the game does feature a pleasantly minimalist visual style. It also features a story mode that can be played solo or with friends and music from 20 different chiptune artists (though none were called out by name).Garage -- Spring 2018Another game launching on Switch before other platforms, Garage is a top-down shooter from TinyBuild that Nintendo says was inspi ...
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