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… What? Believe it or not, Namco Bandai and Namco Bandai Games/Studios is developing the next Smash Bros. games. Well, they’re one of the project’s contributors. Kid Icarus: Uprising developer Project Sora is also involved, lead by Masahiro Sakurai.

From Namco Bandai, Kobayashi will be producing. Higuchi from the Tales games will be directing.

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The Japanese presentation should begin in a half hour. It looks like it’s a bit longer than normal, clocking in at 53 minutes. Another 11 minutes will showcase bonus content.

We’ll have coverage throughout and after the event, as well as updates from the North America/European presentations.

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Quick update on the 3DS Virtual Console release of Toki Tori. The European version will hit the eShop “soon”. The North American release seems to be launching further down the line.

Two Tribes tweeted today:

“Correction on what we tweeted yesterday: looks like the european version of Toki Tori Game Boy Color will launch soon. USA to be announced.”

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We’re two hours away from the next Nintendo Direct presentation.

Nintendo’s Japanese division will kick things off at 11:00 PM EDT / 8:00 PM PDT. We’ll have a live-stream of the event on NE shortly before it begins.

Next, the North American and European events will take place at 12:00 AM EDT / 9:00 PM PDT. I don’t believe the US presentation will have a live-stream. Well, maybe it will… we’ll see. If it’s only shown on Nintendo’s website, you’ll be able to watch it here. Nintendo of Europe’s event should be embeddable, so we’ll have it right here if possible.

As always, we’ll have updates throughout each Nintendo Direct, as well as after each show. It’ll be a long night (or early morning if you’re in Europe!), so hopefully these videos will be packed with interesting goodies.

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You can expect a bunch of extra news on Wii U over the next few months. Certainly, Nintendo will share the console’s price and release date.

Nintendo UK’s now ex-general manager David Yarnton also teased “a few more surprises” in an interview with MCV.

The Wii U will be getting a pre-launch conference a few months before launch, as was the case with Wii and the 3DS. It’ll likely take place around September.

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Activision is continuing to speak about Wii U in general terms, but it’s encouraging to see that the company has positive thoughts about the console.

Vice president of production Daniel Suarez, in an interview with MCV, spoke about the potential of the console.

Suarez expressed a strong belief that the GameTablet is promising. Moreover, he thinks that the controller could make a big impact by differentiating itself from other technology.

Suarez explained:

“I am really excited by the potential of what the tablet can do. The asymmetrical gameplay Nintendo have talked about, and which they showed off last year, has potential. I don’t think I have seen the full demonstration of that being utilized yet, but that’s where I see that platform really differentiating itself from everything else. Just like what Nintendo did before with the Wii Remote and Nunchuck and Wii Sports, that defined a new style of gameplay. I think thae [Wii U GamePad] has that potential.”

Alright Activision… you’re excited about Wii U. You understand the potential the system has. Now let’s see some games from your company!

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It’s always encouraging to hear that certain aspects of Wii U development work well.

In the case of porting, Ubisoft EMEA MD Alain Corre says that doing so is quite easily. Ultimately though, Corre feels that unique experiences tailor-made for the GamePad will provide the most interesting experiences.

According to Corre:

“It is a new approach. With Wii U you can port quite easily and add a bit of inventory on the second screen, but what will be the most interesting is the game where the controller is really linked with the core game.”

The Wii U will see its fair share of ports, especially in the first few months of availability, but brand new games should and will offer the most intriguing content.

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