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While plenty of other players in the video game industry decided to show off some of their biggest games during this year’s Gamescom, Nintendo decided to take a different approach. Instead of focusing on some of their own first-party titles, the world of indies on the Nintendo Switch took the spotlight in yet another exceptional showcase by the Mario Kingdom. Nintendo’s short IndieWorld presentation is an exciting showcase of games arriving on the Switch. In just 20 minutes, we get an onslaught of 29 games coming within the next year. Better yet, it’s a wide variety of titles that are sure to cater to any gaming need. It’s almost hard to believe that Nintendo has ever had trouble getting third-party titles onto their past consoles. With that said, let’s take a look at some of the amazing games coming to the Switch. Indie Hits, Making the Switch https://youtu.be/x9gU9Jgk3eY While there’s plenty of new blood coming to the Switch, unsurprisingly, some of the biggest announcements were the indie darlings that have already made a name for themselves. Nintendo announced that SUPERHOT, the time based, first-person shooter, and the Hotline Miami Collection, which bundles both entries in the franchise, are available for download as of now on the Nintendo e-shop. Critically acclaimed games and anticipated sequels like Torchlight 2 and Trine 4 are also coming soon to the Switch as well.
However, the biggest announcement has to be that Microsoft Studios’ Ori and the Blind Forest: Defini…
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Chris Aiken. Writer. Nerd. Gamer. I often write about games & comic books (or at least try to). What can I say, I love this.
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