Nintendo outlines indie release pipeline

Nintendo has provided a list of its upcoming - oh god - "Nindies".

During today's Nintendo Direct, the platform holder made mention of a couple of upcoming indie releases. In the North American stream, it - ugh - described these titles as "Nindies".

When you've finished shuddering over that, check out the list. There are quite a few you will have seen before and perhaps even played on other platforms - The Swapper, Thomas Was Alone, Trine, Beatbuddy, Gone Home and several more. But there're some new faces, too:

• Runbow from 13AM Games (Wii U) – 2015
• Chromophore: The Two Brothers Director’s Cut from Ackk Studios LLC (Wii U) – Winter
• Citizens of Earth from ATLUS (Wii U, Nintendo 3DS) – Winter
• Nihilumbra from BeautiFun Games (Wii U) – Winter
• The Swapper from Curve Digital (Wii U) – Nov. 6
• Thomas Was Alone from Curve Digital (Wii U) – Nov. 25
• Proun+ from Engine Software (Wii U) – Winter
• Trine Enchanted Edition from Frozenbyte (Wii U) – Winter
• Chariot from Frima Studio Inc. (Wii U) – Winter
• A.N.N.E. from Gamesbymo (Wii U) – Winter
• Gunman Clive 2 from Hörberg Productions (Wii U) – Winter
• SteamWorld Heist from Image & Form (Wii U) – Spring 2015
• Affordable Space Adventures from KnapNok Games (Wii U) – Q1 2015
• Gone Home from Midnight City (Wii U) – Winter
• High Strangeness from Midnight City (Wii U) – Winter
• forma.8 from MixedBag (Wii U) – Winter
• A World of Keflings from NinjaBee (Wii U) – Nov. 13
• Tengami from Nyamyam Ltd. (Wii U) – Nov. 13
• Treasurenauts from Renegade Kid (Nintendo 3DS) – Q1 2015
• Xeodrifter from Renegade Kid (Nintendo 3DS) – Q4
• Swords & Soldiers II from Ronimo Games BV (Wii U) – Winter
• Beatbuddy from THREAKS (Wii U) – Q1 2015
• Sportsball from TOO DX (Wii U) – Nov. 6
• 6180 the moon from Turtle Cream (Wii U) – Winter
• Rive from Two Tribes (Wii U) – 2015

In other "Nindie" news (ugh), Shovel Knight hit the eShop for 3DS and Wii U today.

Thanks, Shack News.