FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –
NICALIS AND NIGORO FORGE CONSOLE DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLISHING AGREEMENT
Independent Game Developers Team Up for Exclusive Distribution Deal
LOS ANGELES, CA and TOKYO, JAPAN (July 23, 2009) – Nicalis, Inc. and Nigoro today announced an exclusive partnership to co-develop and publish an upcoming title that is currently slated for release in winter of 2009. This agreement is designed to facilitate distribution of future titles between Japan, North America and Europe.
Based in Tokyo, Japan, Nigoro is responsible for online games such as Rose & Camellia, Miracle Witch and the highly regarded PC game, La Mulana. From across the Pacific, Nicalis is currently in development with two console games, Cave Story and Night Game—both tittles have a strong indie fanbase being designed by Daisuke Amaya and Nicklas Nygren, respectively.
Shoji Nakamura, founder and president of Nigoro said, ”We’re very enthusiastic about our official entry into the North American market. A great deal of fantastic games are available in the US market; we want to impress players in the United States with our development techniques. Please look forward to our games!” Nigoro is known among indie fans in the US and Japan for its stylish art and polished design. More information to follow in the coming days.
About Nigoro.
Established in 2007 with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan and offices in Kyoto, Nigoro is a privately-owned developer specializing in Flash and mobile game development. Nigoro is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asterizm Corporation. For additional information regarding Nigoro visit http://www.nigoro.jp. Do it now!
20 Responses to “Nigoro and Nicalis Make Friends”
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July 23rd, 2009 at 10:52
La Mulana Wii would be rad…
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July 23rd, 2009 at 10:57
Sweet! You guys will be even cooler now. I wonder what that “upcoming title that is currently slated for release in winter of 2009″ is.
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July 23rd, 2009 at 11:01
Wows, so basically Nicalis IS indy games now. With the makers of Cave Story, Knytt, and now La Mulana, you need to rope in Derek Yu to make a PSP port of Spelunky. When it’s done that is, congrats!
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July 23rd, 2009 at 11:07
Wow!
I wonder if this has anything to do with *this*:
http://wiiware.nintendolife.com/news/2009/07/la_mulana_coming_to_wiiware
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July 23rd, 2009 at 11:07
I did not previously know it was possible to love Nicalis any more than I did before. This knowledge terrifies and frightens me. I’m a gamer, dammit! My heart is supposed to be a cynical, blackened cinder of hatred and loathing! WHY MUST YOU OPEN MY HEART SO?
Seriously, this is great news. I look forward to seeing more and more good news come out of this partnership (including the aforementioned and hoped-for La Mulana Wii).
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July 23rd, 2009 at 11:24
I’m hoping this “upcoming title that is currently slated for release in winter of 2009″ isn’t a tender way of saying Cave Story has been pushed back again. I have a feeling it is.
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July 23rd, 2009 at 11:30
What game are you guys making o_O?
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July 23rd, 2009 at 12:06
Are you really doing la-mulana? that game is HUGE. let me help, Tyrone.
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July 23rd, 2009 at 12:10
Wheee! That is great! I’m looking forward to the future!
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July 23rd, 2009 at 12:45
Yeah, paired with the reveal in Nintendo Power, I think it’s pretty obvious who’s doing the La Mulana 16 bit update on Wii. That’s pretty cool.
momo: as nice as it would be for Nicalis to expand and hire some extra workers, I have a feeling that posting in the blog probably isn’t the best way to get noticed.
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July 23rd, 2009 at 12:48
The only way I could possibly love Nicalis more then I do now because of this would be if Nicalis and Nitrome teamed up to make the God of all pixel games…
I can dream can’t I?
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July 23rd, 2009 at 14:05
Awesome!
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July 23rd, 2009 at 16:07
“La Mulana Wii would be rad…”
D4VS, MARRY ME. NOW.
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July 23rd, 2009 at 21:39
I’m just going to put this here…
http://tigsource.com/articles/2009/07/24/ah-so
Enjoy.
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July 23rd, 2009 at 21:58
Hmmm, I never played La Mulana. But I’ve heard good things about it.
Maybe I’ll give it a shot when it gets released.
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July 23rd, 2009 at 23:13
Looking forward to it!
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July 24th, 2009 at 11:48
Hooray for La-Mulana for Wii!
Now bring us Cave Story next week!
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July 24th, 2009 at 15:34
Cave Story, Night Game and now La Mulana? Oh, Nicalis, how you do like to spoil us.
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July 25th, 2009 at 15:12
Totally:
http://nigoro.jp/special/project.html
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July 26th, 2009 at 13:19
I idolize Nicalis more than Chuck Norris now.
Now, all I ask for is Fraxy and Knytt Stories
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