Nicalis
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| Independent | |
| Industry | Computer and video games |
| Founded | Santa Ana, California, U.S. (2007) |
| Founder | Tyrone Rodriguez |
| Headquarters | Santa Ana, California, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Website | www.nicalis.com |
Nicalis, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher based in Santa Ana, California. The company focuses primarily on indie games and has developed and published both original games as well as ports of existing games. Nicalis was founded in 2007[1] by Tyrone Rodriguez,[2] a former editor for IGN[2] and a former PR manager for GolinHarris/Nintendo.[3]
Games
Since its founding, the company has developed and published several games, beginning with Dance Dance Revolution: Mobius in 2008 and Cave Story in 2010 respectively. In October 2011, Nicalis announced that it would publish a port of VVVVVV for the Nintendo 3DS via the Nintendo eShop.[1] In December 2011, Nicalis offered both NightSky and Cave Story+ for sale as part of Humble Indie Bundle 4.[4] In April 2012, Nicalis accounced that its plans to publish the WiiWare port of La-Mulana in the US and EU had been cancelled, citing a steep decline in the Wiiware userbase.[5] Another company, EnjoyUp Games, eventually published La-Mulana's Wiiware port.
Developed
- 1001 Spikes (Steam PC / OS X / Linux, PS4, PS Vita, 3DS, and Wii U) with 8-bit Fanatics
- Big Brother (Mobile)
- Cave Story (3DS, DSiWare, WiiWare) with Daisuke Amaya
- Cave Story 3D (3DS) with Daisuke Amaya
- Cave Story Plus (Linux, Mac OS X, Windows) with Daisuke Amaya
- Castle in the Darkness (Mac OS X, Windows) with Studio Pixel
- Dance Dance Revolution (Mobile)
- Dance Dance Revolution: Mobius (Android)
- Grinsia (3DS, Windows)
- Guxt (3DS)
- Ikachan (3DS) with Daisuke Amaya
- Legend of Raven (PS4, PS Vita, Xbox One)
- MLB Power Pros Baseball (Mobile)
- NightSky (3DS, iOS, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows) with Nifflas
- Rock Revolution (Mobile)
- Swift Switch (iOS)
- The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (Mac OS X, PS4, Linux, PS Vita, Windows, Xbox One, New 3DS, Wii U) with Edmund McMillen
- The Electric Company Wordball! (iOS)
Published
- 1001 Spikes (3DS, PS4, PS Vita, Wii U, Xbox One)
- Castle In The Darkness (Windows)
- Cave Story (3DS, DSiWare, WiiWare)
- Cave Story Plus (Linux, Mac OS X, Windows)
- Grinsia (3DS, Windows)
- Guxt (3DS)
- Ikachan (3DS)
- Legend of Raven (PS4, PS Vita, Xbox One)
- NightSky (3DS, iOS, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows)
- Swift Switch (iOS)
- The 90s Arcade Racer (Wii U, Windows)
- The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (Mac OS X, PS4, Linux, PS Vita, Windows, New 3DS, Wii U, Xbox One)
- Toribash (Linux, Mac OS X, WiiWare, Windows)
- VVVVVV (3DS)
Awards
Cave Story was nominated for Game of the Year at the 2010 Nintendo Power Awards, as well as WiiWare Game of the Year.[6] The 3DS version of Cave Story was nominated for Best Adventure Game at the 2011 Nintendo Power Awards.[7] At the 2011 Independent Games Festival, Cave Story was a finalist in the category of "Excellence In Visual Art" and both Cave Story and NightSky received honorable mentions in the category of "Excellence In Audio."[8]
References
- 1 2 "VVVVVV COMING TO 3DDDDDD!!!!!!". 6 October 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- 1 2 Carter, Grey (27 March 2012). "NightSky Dev: Kojima is Terrible At Making Games". The Escapist. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ Rodriguez, Tyrone (2015). "Tyrone Rodriguez | LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ Brown, Mark (14 December 2011). "Humble Indie Bundle 4 zips up Cave Story, Meat Boy, Shank and more (Wired UK)". Wired. Condé Nast Publications. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ↑ Jackson, Mike (1 May 2012). "Wii News: WiiWare: 'Window for success passed in 2009' - Nicalis - ComputerAndVideoGames.com". Computer and Video Games. Future Publishing. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ↑ Nintendo Power Issue 250. South San Francisco, California: Future US. 2010. p. 73.
- ↑ Nintendo Power Issue 276. South San Francisco, California: Future US. 2012.
- ↑ "2011 Independent Games Festival Announces Main Competition Finalists". Retrieved 9 May 2012.