Nintendo offering indie game discounts and demos during E3 week

Nintendo is embracing independent developers for this year’s E3.

The platform holder has announced a new week-long promotion surrounding indie titles on the Wii U.

Entitled ‘Nindies@Home’, the programme will offer players the chance to try nine selected indie games from the Nintendo eShop for free during E3 week, ending at 11:59pm next Monday, June 22nd.

Once each game is released, gamers also have the chance to grab them with a 15 per cent discount. This opportunity will be open for a month after each title’s respective launch.

The nine indie games and developers participating in the Nindies@Home campaign this week are:

• Extreme Exorcism from Ripstone
• forma.8 from Mixed Bag
• Freedom Planet from GalaxyTrail Games
• Lovely Planet from tinybuild and QuickTequila
• Mutant Mudds Super Challenge from Renegade Kid
• Rive from Two Tribes
• Runbow from 13AM Games
• Soul Axiom from Wales Interactive
• Typoman from Headup Games

See the launch trailer for the promotion, featuring all nine titles, below: