<p>Just a day ahead of their official E3 Direct this Tuesday, Nintendo&#8217;s announced that Wii U owners can download demos for nine different &#8220;Nindie&#8221; games as part of its &#8220;Nindies@Home&#8221; program over the course of this week&#8217;s E3.</p>
<p>From now through <strong>9:59 am PT</strong> on <strong>June 22nd</strong>, downloading and playing the demos will land you a 15% discount on the full game in question for up to a month after they hit the eShop for a full download.</p>
<p>Speaking with Business Wire, Nintendo&#8217;s senior marketing manager of publisher and developer relations, Damon Baker, said the company wants to give gamers a little piece of the E3 indie scene, &#8220;along with the chance to try some amazing games,&#8221; before launch.</p>
<p>The games and developers participating in the program include:</p>
<p><em>• Extreme Exorcism</em> – Ripstone<br />
<em>• forma.8</em> – Mixed Bag<br />
<em>• Freedom Planet – </em>GalaxyTrail<br />
<em>• Lovely Planet –</em> tinybuild and QUICKTEQUILA<br />
<em>• Mutant Mudds Super Challenge</em> – Renegade Kid<br />
<em>• RIVE –</em> Two Tribes<br />
<em>• Runbow –</em> 13AM Games<br />
<em>• Soul Axiom</em> – Wales Interactive<br />
<em>• Typoman</em> – Headup Games and Brainseed Factory</p>
<p>Full details on the games, including their release windows, can be found on the Wii U eShop.</p>
<p>This news joins Nintendo&#8217;s <a href="https://bagogames.com/nintendo-finally-rereleased-mother-on-the-wii-u-eshop/">rerelease of <em>Mother</em> as <em>Earthbound Beginnings</em></a> for the Wii U Virtual console earlier this week.</p>
<p>During the Nintendo World Championships held yesterday, Nintendo also revealed details on <em>Mario Maker&#8217;</em>s now being dubbed as <em>Super Mario Maker</em>. Coincidentally, an image from Nintendo UK&#8217;s site has suggested that a new brand of Animal Crossing and 8-bit Mario Amiibo could be on their way.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ll fill you in on more details as they come in from this E3. Until then, stay tuned to <a href="https://bagogames.com">BagoGames</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>Via</strong> <a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150615005350/en/#.VX7W8_lVikq">Business Wire</a></p>

Nintendo’s Letting You Download E3 Indie Demos From Home
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By Tim Gruver

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- Tags: E3 ExpoIndie GamesNintendo
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