WayForward Technologies
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| Private | |
| Industry | Video game industry |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | Valencia, California, United States |
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Key people
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Voldi Way (founder) John Beck (CEO) Matt Bozon (creative director) |
| Products | Video games |
| Website | http://www.wayforward.com |
WayForward Technologies, Inc. is an American independent video game developer based in Valencia, California. Founded in 1990 by technology entrepreneur Voldi Way, WayForward started by developing games for consoles such as the Super NES and 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 the Shantae series, including the first title Shantae which appeared on the Game Boy Color and was published by Capcom. Currently, WayForward Technologies works on games for the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita handheld consoles, WiiWare games for Nintendo's Wii and Wii U consoles, games for personal computer and other licensed titles for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade.
WayForward Technologies was founded in 1990 by Voldi Way as an independent videogame design company, following on from a previous company he started that specialised in software for sheet metal fabrication. The name WayForward Technologies may refer to the novel Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams, where a character named Gordon Way had founded a company by the same name. Early on, the company focused on producing software for the Super NES, Genesis, Sega CD, Game Gear and Game Boy Color. They also branched out into educational computer games for the Personal Computer and Leapster. During this time, many of the staff were doing other jobs in order to support their ambition to become game developers.
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