Nintendo is looking set to remove the office space restrictions set upon independent developers who wish to develop games for Nintendo platforms. One of the biggest problems for independent developers wishing to develop for Nintendo platforms is that they need to have a dedicated business place, such as a rented office, in order to receive a Nintendo development kit. With this hurdle out-of-the-way, presumably we will see a number of new eShop titles announced in the future.
Thanks, theoriginalunation
What were they thinking putting it there in the first place?
Might as well have just wrote “First!”, as you clearly didn’t read the article.
This could be interesting, but I’m afraid this might lead to more awful shovelware. Accessibility for developers is great, but too much could lead to disaster.
Not to mention the amount of leaks with new hardware would be greater.
Uh, the article doesn’t explain why Nintendo set those restrictions. Don’t be so dang harsh…
I read the entire article and that question also pop up in my too.
accountability.
did you die from cancer yet? :(
To guarantee at least a little bit of quality.
Yeah, but when I go indie one day, I rather spend my time and money focusing on making a great game rather than paying rent for an office.
More indie games will result of this.
first troll who comments actually loves nintendo
Bob’s Game, anyone?
Ha, I thought I was the only one who would think of that.
*high fives*
crash and burn
“Thanks theoriginalunation.”? I never thought I would see those words
LOL
Great news! Indie games are not usually developed in any office spaces. Heck, Minecraft was made by one guy in his bedroom. This would give a lot more freedom to indie developers. I really hope Nintendo ditches that Office Space restriction, because as long as it is there, Nintendo misses out on some fantastic indie titles.
Not to mention minecraft would be great on WiiU using the inventory on the game
Mojang could have already developed Minecraft for the Wii U, they have an office/offices. Also, games created by Mojang aren’t really indie games.
sure they are. indie just means developing without a publisher, indie being short for independent. they might make craploads of money with it and have an office with so many developers, as long as they don’t have a publisher, they are indie.
Which makes Trine 2 an indie game.
Not to mention minecraft would be great on WiiU using the inventory on the gamepad
Too bad xbox has paid for exclusivity for a while.
ill wait for a wii u ver meanwhile ill play the PC.
Enough of all this Indie rubbish…that’s all I hear about.
You’d rather the news focus more on the mainstream of gaming that is the shooter fad? Besides, indie developers deserve recognition. There are tons of original innovative ideas being thrown out there by indie developers that don’t get noticed because it’s not mainstream. They deserve credit.
The only FPShooter i play is Cod….that is it… I like an arcade action style shooter so yes I play one of the 2000 FPS…….
I am not a kid nor child..I grew up with Nintendo since ’84…Im sure not a lot of people can say that on ( myninnews) I have played all genres and i prefer Action/Adventure games…..I remember when Duck Hunt was the first FPS…do you?????? Nosidda????
Where does he imply that he likes shooters?
WHERE DID YOU IMPLY THAT I SAID THAT…Nos????? WHEREEEEEEEEEEEE?????
All developers start from the bottom of the barrel. All your favorites today wouldn’t exist if they didn’t receive support.
read my post ^^^^^^^^^^ take note from the ” I’ve been gaming since ’84” quote…………
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That’s a pretty bold move by Nintendo! Though, one wonders if they’re doing it because they’ve released so many shovelware games in the recent years and are just looking for better blood with indie devs.
Perhaps. Only time will tell.
Could they allow steam to come to the Wii U?
In these conditions
Thats pretty sweet
I wish MORE game companies would set limits on the number of Office Space references you could make in a single game. Haven’t any of these developers seen Run Ronnie Run?
Good to hear!
Let the flow of shovelware begin!
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*sigh* Nobody here realizes what the office restriction was in place for. Dev kits would be sent to a secure business only to secure that development kits wouldn’t be stolen and NDAs wouldn’t be broken by the SDKs and along with that, proprietary software getting in the wrong hands. Having games being developed at a secure location can still mean the games are pure shovelware, so we’ll still be seeing the same amount that’s going on at the moment until Nintendo makes the quality control even more strict.
In fact, good homemade games are some of the best, most unique ones out there, as a small team of devs can pour so much heart and soul in to a game. Not requiring an office will reach out to even smaller indies, and give them that kickstart into making even better games.
Great move, Nintendo!
This is hard to believe, because World of Goo was created in various coffee shops, not an office space or studio.