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Check out this Destructoid blog post chock-full of delicious Cave Story-related goodness, including details on future Steam updates (leaderboards!) and an upcoming (a month!) eShop release, as well as a good word on Wii U development and system power. Unfortunately, this pretty good news comes off the heels of some pretty bad news: La Mulana, the retro indie Metroidvania-adventure-platformer that Nicalis intended to publish on WiiWare, has been canceled, though a self-published PC release is still in the works by the developer, and you can still download the original freeware release.
Tiny Cartridge reports that Nicalis’s next eShop game (and first Wii U game!) is Aban Hawkins & the 1001 Spikes, an enhanced remake of an Xbox Live game by JPN 8Bits Fanatics. 1001 Spikes is a retro-styled Platform Hell side-scroller that surprises you with death! All the time! The trailer for the original XBL game is attached. By the way, have you seen Nicalis's amazing home page?
Indie platformer VVVVVV is coming to Nintendo 3DS eShop courtesy of Cave Story publisher Nicalis. According to the publisher blog, VVVVVV on 3DS "features the same amazingly retro gameplay, aesthetic and chiptune music (by Swedish musician, Magnus Pålsson), but now in 3D and on the go with your 3DS". VVVVVV 3D will utilize the dual screen functionality with a real-time map and will also include new levels and content in addition to the original six levels and 20 trinkets. "I'm VVVVVVery excited about it!", said creator Terry Cavanagh. "This is the first time anything I've made has been on a console." VVVVVV 3D is expected to be released before the year's end.
