WayForward

WayForward Technologies, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
FoundedMarch 1990; 34 years ago (1990-03)
FounderVoldi Way
Headquarters,
U.S.
Key people
Voldi Way (CEO)[1][2]
Matt Bozon (creative director)
Products
Websitewayforward.com

WayForward Technologies, Inc. is an American independent video game developer and publisher based in Valencia, California. Founded in March 1990 by technology entrepreneur Voldi Way, WayForward started by developing games for consoles such as the Super NES and Sega Genesis, as well as TV games and PC educational software. In 1997, they relaunched their video games arm, placing the company as a contractor for publishers and working on a variety of licensed assets.

The company has created a variety of original game properties such as their flagship Shantae series, including the first title in the series which appeared on the Game Boy Color and was published by Capcom. 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.

  1. ^ "Interview: WayForward's Voldi Way talks blobs, Shantae, and street cred".
  2. ^ "WayForward and Arc System Works Announce Female Follow-Up to River City Ransom". Game Informer. Archived from the original on June 22, 2019.