Cave Story DSiWare delay explained

By Fred Dutton Published 13 January, 2012

Publisher plans to re-submit this month.

More than a year after it was released in the US and Japan, there's still no sign of a European release for the DSiWare port of revered indie platformer Cave Story.

Why? According to a post on publisher Nicalis' Twitter feed yesterday, because it failed its Nintendo Europe submission thanks to "some really minor crap with the manual".

Don't give up all hope though. Nicalis promised to "try again this month".

If you're desperate for a handheld version of Pixel's 2004 DIY touchstone, there's always the recent 3DS remake.

"Cave Story 3D adds detail and depth, reimagining the characters and world in a much more rounded and solid state," read Eurogamer's 8/10 Cave Story 3D review.

"It's like a chibi pop-up book, with the 3D effects used for emphasising level furniture or one-off twists - and it looks wonderful, both faithful and surprising."

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About Fred Dutton

Fred Dutton is Eurogamer's US news editor, based in Washington DC.

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Comments (4) Latest comment 4 months ago

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  • ShiftBreaker #1 4 months ago

    Apart from the 3D Graphics, what does the 3DS version offer over the DSiWare version? 3D graphics are great and all, but if there's not much content other than the graphics, I may as well go for the cheaper version, especially considering the length of the game.

  • el_pollo_diablo #2 4 months ago

    You'll be lucky to find the 3D version now, at least for a reasonable price. From what I've read they're practically the same tbh. The 3D set dressing is stunning though.

  • Cowbomb #3 4 months ago

    This article went up literally half an hour after I gave up on the DSiWare version ever seeing a release and bought Cave Story 3D.

    You're welcome guys =(

  • DrMGinius #4 4 months ago

    "Some really minor crap with the manual... it contained all of the Cave Story Rule 34 we've been collecting over the years"
    Edited by DrMGinius at 16/01/12 @ 18:11