Interestingly, there’s a Twitter account already registered for “Disney Speedsters”. It’s unclear if it’s official, but the account is following a trio of other Disney Twitter handles.

Hey, maybe Disney is cooking something up for E3. You never know!

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Nintendo announces exclusive worldwide partnership with SEGA for upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog games

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New Nintendo Direct also showcases range of Wii U games coming this spring and summer
17th May 2013 – The next game in SEGA’s Sonic the Hedgehog series will be exclusive to Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, with Nintendo President Satoru Iwata announcing details of a worldwide partnership with SEGA during a new Nintendo Direct video announcement today. Sonic Lost World is a new action-adventure platforming game, and more information about it will be announced before the E3 2013 video game trade show begins on 11th June.
The Nintendo Direct also announced a new addition to the Mario & Sonic series, the first appearance for the series on Wii U, as well as revealing launch dates for Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101 and New Super Luigi U.

Nintendo Direct live-streams (North America, Europe, Japan, 5/17/13)

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North American presentation is 29 minutes long. Japanese presentation is 39 minutes long. Will begin at 10 AM ET / 7 AM PT.

CastleStorm footage

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Thomas Was Alone creator weighs in on recent Nintendo YouTube situation

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Nintendo has been catching a lot of flack for its involvement with “Let’s Play” videos on YouTube. The crux of the matter: some content that was previously monetized by creators is instead accompanied by third-party ads.

Quite a few folks have weighed in on the situation since the news dropped in yesterday – including developers. Thomas Was Alone creator Mike Bithell had this to say:

Mario Kart, Super Mario Bros., Zelda, Smash Bros. reconfirmed for E3

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I don’t think there was any doubt about this at this point, but yes: Mario Kart, Super Mario Bros. Zelda, and Smash Bros. will all be appearing at E3 next month. Nintendo reconfirmed the news in its NPD response today.

The excerpt states:

“At the upcoming E3 trade show in June in Los Angeles, Nintendo expects to show attendees upcoming Wii U games from the Mario Kart, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda and Super Smash Bros. franchises.”

Mario Kart Wii U and the new 3D Mario title for Wii U will be playable. Super Smash Bros. will be shown in at least image form, while the Zelda reference is likely pointing to the Link to the Past sequel for 3DS.

April 2013: Nintendo’s response – various sales figures

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A strong launch for LEGO®City Undercover: The Chase Begins helped Nintendo 3DS™ maintain its torrid pace in 2013. Through the first four months of the year, Nintendo has already sold more than 2.1 million units of first-party Nintendo 3DS software in the U.S. alone, an increase of 52 percent over the same time period last year. In 2012, it took 30 weeks for Nintendo 3DS to sell 2 million units of first-party software. In 2013, the platform accomplished that same feat in 18 weeks.
With the peak holiday selling season still ahead and a strong lineup of upcoming games that includes Donkey Kong Country™ Returns 3D on May 24, Animal Crossing™: New Leaf on June 9, Mario and Luigi™: Dream Team on Aug. 11, as well as new titles in the Pokémon™, Mario Golf™ and Legend of Zelda™ franchises, Nintendo 3DS is poised to have the strongest year of sales in its history.
Some notable sales numbers* achieved by Nintendo in April include:

Ubisoft looking to release games at quicker pace

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Ubisoft feels that it isn’t releasing games fast enough. To address this, the company will use its 26 different studios and more than 7,000 developers to output entries in its popular franchises at a faster pace.

During a financial conference call yesterday, CEO Yves Guillemot said:

“We believe that our major production capacity, strong of a network of 26 international studios and over 7,000 developers, now optimized with our lead and associate organization, will allow us to come with an enhanced pipeline of increasingly high quality franchises and new IPs. We will be able to release our franchises more and more regularly, providing solid visibility on our future revenue and profitability streams. All that, combined with the online expertise and know-how that we have been growing steadily internally make us believe that we will benefit disproportionately from the arrival of the new generation and from the continued growth of the online market.”

Ubisoft already releases Assassin’s Creed games on a regular basis. Could we eventually see a time where franchises such as Watch_Dogs each year as well? That’d probably be overkill.

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Nintendo officially confirms Nintendo Direct “around E3 time”

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Nintendo won’t be holding a major press conference at E3 2013 this year. The company will be holding two smaller events for media and investors/analysts, but neither will likely be live-streamed.

For fans, Nintendo is replacing its conference with a Nintendo Direct. This was pretty much a known fact, but the news was made official today. A new Nintendo Direct will be held “around E3 time” next month to highlight Wii U games “coming this autumn and beyond”. Let’s hope the 3DS gets some love as well!

For #WiiU titles coming this autumn and beyond, there will be a #NintendoDirectEU around E3 time in June ow.ly/l5Q8Q
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) May 16, 2013

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Nintendo UK begins Nintendo Unleashed Tour at the 2013 MCM London Comic Con

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Nintendo UK will begin its “Nintendo Unleashed Tour” at the 2013 MCM London Comic Con later this month. The expo – taking place between May 24 and May 26 – will house a number of playable demos for the Wii U and 3DS including Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut, Rayman Legends, Game & Wario, and Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

Here’s the full lineup:

Wii U

Game & Wario
RESIDENT EVIL REVELATIONS
Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut
Rayman Legends
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Coaster Crazy Deluxe
Toki Tori 2
Cloudberry Kingdom
The Cave

Nintendo 3DS

Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Project X Zone
Mario Kart 7
Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move
Super Little Acorns 3D Turbo
3D Space Harrier
Luigi’s Mansion 2
Cut the Rope

Along with demos, Nintendo staff will provide tips, tricks, and advice. Multiplayer events for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Luigi’s Mansion 2, and Mario Kart 7 will be hosted as well.

Source: Nintendo PR