Playism indie game distributor opens
Osaka-based indie game game localizer Playism has opened their official English-language website. The premiere of the homepage coincides with the PC release of adventure title La-Mulana by Rose and Camellia developer Nigoro, featuring music by Takumi Naramura and Houryu Samejima.
La-Mulana release trailer
Nigoro's archaeological adventure game La-Mulana will debut on July 13 with the opening of Playism's English language localization website. The developers have uploaded a release trailer for the PC title, outlining the history behind the MSX-sytled game, its WiiWare remake and the upcoming desktop port.
La-Mulana digital soundtrack released
Nigoro, an independently financed console game developer based in Japan, has released the digital soundtrack to archaeological adventure La-Mulana for WiiWare and PC. The album has been split into three parts, each large enough to occupy a single compact disc. Music is by Takumi Naramura and Houryu Samejima.
Behind the Scenes of Cave Story talk archived on Nico Nico
Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya's November 3 presentation "Behind the Scenes of Cave Story" has been archived on the Nico Nico Video service. The thirty-minute talk delivered to a full audience of Tokyo game enthusiasts was moderated by Takumi Naramura of Nigoro and Shoji Nakamura of Asterizm.
Cave Story DSiWare Japan trailer
Cave Story will be released for Nintendo DSiWare in Japan on November 22 by La-Mulana domestic publisher Asterizm. A new trailer for the game featuring some original animation has been uploaded to YouTube by Japanese developer Nigoro.
Nigoro Flash Games albums vol. 1 through 3 on Bandcamp
Tokyo-based independent developer Nigoro has uploaded three albums to their new Bandcamp page. They include music from the Tokyo studio's Flash games Death Village (2007), Rose & Camellia (2007) and Miracle Witch (2011).
Sample La-Mulana's six-disc soundtrack on YouTube
Tokyo-based independent developer Nigoro has uploaded the entire soundtrack to their WiiWare adventure game La-Mulana to YouTube, including old school MIDI arrangements and reorchestrated WiiWare music tracks.
La-Mulana EP free to download
The Tokyo-based developers of WiiWare archaeological adventure game La-Mulana have posted four mp3 music tracks and three wallpapers to the download section of the official website.
La-Mulana Japanese launch trailer
A new trailer for Nigoro's sidescrolling 2D adventure game La-Mulana has appeared online to coincide with the release of the game on WiiWare in Japan, with music by Naramura and Samejima.
Sense of Wonder: Suzuki, Baiyon, Naramura interview
The creators of echochrome ii, PixelJunk Eden and La-Mulana talk the future of Japanese game design.
Nigoro posts 10-minute La-Mulana soundtrack preview
Tokyo-based game developer Nigoro has posted a ten-minute YouTube video previewing the remixed soundtrack to La-Mulana for Nintendo WiiWare by Naramura and Samejima.
Nigoro talks La-Mulana Music
NIGORO, the company responsible for the popular slapping-based Flash game Rose & Camellia, discusses the design of their adventure game La-Mulana for WiiWare.
