You know the saying, “Better late than ever?” Well, it’s particularly applicable in the case of La-Mulana. It was originally a freeware, indie game that was supposed to receive an updated WiiWare port, just like what happened with Cave Story. Except there were some issues. You know, things sometimes come up in development, and it more »

If there’s one company you can never accuse of grinch-y behavior, it’s Nicalis. That’s because it’s updated version of Cave Story, Cave Story + has received quite the surprise update today to celebrate the holiday. Everything is Christmas-y. Yes, it’s a festive adventure now!

I am a huge Cave Story fan. I adored the freeware original on my computer and gladly purchased the Nicalis updated Wiiware port. Yet, when it came to Cave Story 3D, I was skeptical. I was such a fan of its classic, 2D presentation that I seriously wondered if Nicalis and NIS America could pull off a 3D 3DS port of this masterpiece.

I shouldn’t have been worried.

Cave Story 3D is the same fantastic Cave Story we all remember. Only this time, it’s prettier….

Good news 3DS owners, you’ll have a fantastic reason to open up the eShop before 2011 ends. It turns out Nicalis is teaming up with Terry Cavanagh to put his indie darling VVVVVV on our handhelds. Yes, we’ll finally have a reason to get 3DS point cards and pay to download a game!

VVVVVV follows the adventures of Captain Viridian. She and her crew of five other V-named individuals were caught in dimensional interference when flying around, exploring the galaxy, and now they’re trapped in Dimension VVVVVV….

You won’t be grabbing Cave Story 3D for your 3DS in two months. Unfortunately, NIS America has just announced a rather unfortunate delay for the classic run-and-gun, Metroidvania port. It isn’t all that bad though. This delay isn’t just a tactic to release it on a more advantageous date in November to garner more money and attention. No, the release date is being shifted from August 9, 2011 to November 8, 2011 to make the game better…

For an indie, Japanese computer game that’s seven years old, Cave Story has carved quite a place for itself in the hearts of gamers. If you try it, it’s easy to see why. The solid story, gameplay and quality of even the original release are what makes it such a memorable adventure. While the basic fundamentals are relatively simple, there are plenty of secrets that make the original worth playing. Meanwhile, the more modern adaptations also have their own little hallmarks that have helped endear this surprising game to a new audience.

NIS America held it’s big press event on February 10, 2011, and revealed a pretty big 3DS announcement. It turns out it is working with Nicalis on a new version of Cave Story. The story and premise is the same and it’s still a run-and-gun, side scrolling action game, but it now has new 3D environments and characters. So it’s a 2.5D game instead of a plain old 2D game now. That, and it’ll be released right around the 3DS launch window…

Nicalis is going to have a special surprise waiting for Windows PC owners this week. It’s Nifflas’ NightSky! I hope you’re in the mood for an atmospheric platformer, because on Thursday (January 6, 2011) it’ll be ready!

NightSky takes place in a shadowy world where players control a sphere…

Cave Story has been fixed. Of course, it could be argued that it wasn’t really that broken to begin with. Nonetheless, the WiiWare version has been updated by Nicalis to make it even shinier than it was when it originally debuted on the Wii Shop Channel. Technically, it has been patched, but you can only get the newest version if you completely eradicate the old one from your system or SD card and redownload the whole thing…

The beloved indie masterpiece Cave Story is going to be ported again. This time, Nicalis is bringing it to another Nintendo platform – the DSi. Yes, DSi. The DS version of Cave Story is going to be released as a DSiWare download. This means only DSi and DSi XL owners will get to play it…