10 Facts About WayForward Technologies

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WayForward Technologies, Inc is an American independent video game developer and publisher based in Valencia, California.

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WayForward Technologies has worked on games for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita handheld consoles, WiiWare games for Nintendo's Wii and Wii U, Nintendo Switch consoles and games for personal computer and mobile phones.

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WayForward Technologies was founded in 1990 by Voldi Way as an independent video game design company, following on from a previous company he started that specialized in software for sheet metal fabrication.

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In 1994, WayForward Technologies entered into a partnership with American Education Publishing in order to focus on developing further educational video games.

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WayForward Technologies restarted their video game development business in April 1997, working as a "developer for hire" by providing services to software publishers.

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In mid-2002, WayForward Technologies released their first internally developed game based on their own intellectual property Shantae.

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When Nintendo announced the dual-screen handheld console that became the Nintendo DS in early 2004, WayForward Technologies began examining the various options the new console offered.

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WayForward Technologies has gone on to develop further titles for the Nintendo DS.

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9.

WayForward Technologies introduced a new character named Alta, who is a pink-haired girl that wields a scepter.

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10.

WayForward Technologies created Mighty Milky Way, another puzzle platformer with a new character named Luna.

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