Friday, May 17, 2013

Nintendo Direct Summary

Sonic: Lost World
The most recent Nintendo Direct ended about 40 minutes ago. Here are the headlines:

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata announced a worldwide partnership with Sega -- unthinkable 20 years ago -- that includes a new Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games title and a brand new Sonic flagship title called Sonic: Lost World, exclusive to Wii U and 3DS.

Iwata also provided some release dates. They include:

Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (3DS): May 24
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS): June 9
Game & Wario (Wii U): June 23
Pikmin 3 (Wii U): August 4
The Wonderful 101 (Wii U): September 15

Also, the DLC "New Super Luigi U" will be released as a standalone physical copy in stores for $29.99.

Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime announced a partnership with Best Buy, whereby customers can play unreleased Wii U games at more than 100 Best Buy brick-and-mortar stores.

Three new playable characters in Pikmin 3.

A large portion of the Direct was reserved for Pikmin 3, due in August. Iwata showed gameplay footage and announced three new playable characters. The third game in the Pikmin series will also allow players to rewind days, reducing the frustration of trial and error.

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