Nintendo announced it will present a Nintendo Direct news report today at 9:00AM EST.
Little is known about the details of the presentation, although the Nintendo Direct is expected to cover only the Wii U. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said, "This time, the plan is a bit different from a regular Direct, in that I'll be talking about what kind of Wii U titles and services Nintendo is developing."
What will Nintendo unveil? I think there will be more info about Nintendo TVii, the multimedia application that allows Wii U to serve as a hub for all television programming -- Netflix, Hulu, DVR, etc. I also expect some information about the Wii U "virtual console," where players can download classic games. In addition to that, there should be a release date for Pikmin 3 and some new gameplay footage.
News outlets are reporting that Nintendo will tease brand new Wii U software during Nintendo Direct. One of these titles might be Resident Evil Revelations, which was announced yesterday for Wii U, Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. The game is an enhanced port of the 3DS game (which will be reviewed on this blog next week). There is also a rumor floating around that Nintendo will unveil the new Monolith Soft game during Nintendo Direct, and that it's a new Earthbound title. Personally, I hope that Monolith Soft is working on a new IP.
Nintendo Direct can be viewed here:
North America
Japan
Europe
I will update this post during Nintendo Direct. Stay tuned!
Little is known about the details of the presentation, although the Nintendo Direct is expected to cover only the Wii U. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said, "This time, the plan is a bit different from a regular Direct, in that I'll be talking about what kind of Wii U titles and services Nintendo is developing."
What will Nintendo unveil? I think there will be more info about Nintendo TVii, the multimedia application that allows Wii U to serve as a hub for all television programming -- Netflix, Hulu, DVR, etc. I also expect some information about the Wii U "virtual console," where players can download classic games. In addition to that, there should be a release date for Pikmin 3 and some new gameplay footage.
Nintendo Direct can be viewed here:
North America
Japan
Europe
I will update this post during Nintendo Direct. Stay tuned!
9:00 AM EST: Iwata tells viewers that this Nintendo Direct will be different. It will inform us about future plans and software for the Wii U.
9:03 AM EST: A conversation on Miiverse, with sample posts including tips on how to play ZombiU. Iwata is trying to articulate the meaning and utility of Miiverse.
9:10 AM EST: There will be two Wii U system updates -- in Spring and Summer -- to improve the operating system. Virtual Console services for Wii U will commence after the Spring update. NES and SNES games will be available, and can be played on the Wii U GamePad. GBA games will also be available, eventually. Prices for NES and SNES will be the same as the prices for the Wii Virtual Console.
9:14 AM EST: In honor of the 30th anniversary of the Famicom (NES), Nintendo will offer a promotion where Wii U users can download NES titles for 30 cents.
9:20 AM EST: Iwata apologizes for the lack of Wii U titles in January and February. He also introduces new footage for The Wonderful 101.
9:22 AM EST: A development video for Bayonetta 2, exclusive to Wii U.
9:25 AM EST: Nintendo is working on a new 3D Mario and a new Mario Kart for Wii U. They will be presented at E3 2013 in playable form. There will also be a new Wii Play game released this summer.
9:29 AM EST: Two brand new games revealed: a new Yoshi platform game from the team behind Kirby's Epic Yarn; and Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem.
9:33 AM EST: Two Zelda games are on the way to Wii U: an enhanced version of The Wind Waker and a brand new unorthodox Zelda. The Wind Waker will launch in the fall.
9:35 AM EST: Iwata teased footage of the new Monolith Soft RPG.
I'm excited to try the Wonderful 101!
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