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New Super Mario Bros. U fact sheet – Flying Squirrel Mario, Tiny Balloon Yoshi, more

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New Ways to Play and Share Your Mario Fun
New Super Mario Bros. U is a new, side-scrolling adventure featuring Mario, Luigi, Toad … and your Mii character. Now’s your chance to step inside the Mushroom Kingdom and explore new worlds, new power-ups and new ways to play.
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Game & Wario fact sheet

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Wario’s Wii U Masterpiece
Wario and his Diamond City friends are back in action. Game & Wario (working title) features a collection of games that use only the Wii U GamePad controller. The games retain the original flair and character of the micro-games from the WarioWare series.
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Transformers Prime screenshots

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Namco Bandai announces Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Tank! Tank! Tank! for the Wii U

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NAMCO BANDAI GAMES ANNOUNCES TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2 (WORKING TITLE) AND TANK! TANK! TANK! (WORKING TITLE) FOR THE Wii U SYSTEM
Both Titles to be Available Winter 2012 for the Wii U System
LOS ANGELES, Calif., (June 5, 2012) – Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced TEKKEN™ TAG TOURNAMENT 2 (working title) and TANK! TANK! TANK!™ (working title) for the Wii U™ system from Nintendo. The upcoming titles offer their own unique brand of explosive arcade action for video game fans of all ages.
TEKKEN™ TAG TOURNAMENT 2 (working title)
The TEKKEN series smashes its way to Wii U with the largest roster of characters and modes to ever hit a Nintendo console. Based on the TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT™ 2 arcade engine, TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2 for Wii U features stunning graphics, an unparalleled fighting system, online multiplayer and robust customization options. TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2 for Wii U will also feature exciting exclusive content for the Wii U system, giving the title its own unique flair that will appeal to both hardcore and casual fans of the fighting game genre.

Marvel Pinball 3D Coming to the Nintendo 3DS

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Iron Man, Blade, Captain America and Fantastic Four Bring Super Hero Pinball Action to the Nintendo eShop
LOS ANGELES – Tuesday, June 5 – Zen Studios, the definitive leader in videogame pinball and harbinger of Zen Pinball 3D, is proud to announce Marvel Pinball 3D on Nintendo 3DS™ for the Nintendo eShop. Marvel Pinball 3D will release this summer for $7.99 in North America and €7.00 in Europe. This standalone game will feature four critically acclaimed Marvel Pinball tables: Iron Man, Captain America, Blade and Fantastic Four, each in striking 3D.
Marvel Pinball 3D will have scoring features such as online leaderboards, local hot seat multiplayer, Hero Score and Team Force, as well as rewards for completing missions on each table.

More Wii U specs (GamePad battery life and more)

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There are more specs to be had from Nintendo’s E3 2012 website. We’ve summarized the information for you below.

Wii U GamePad

– 133.4 x 255.4 x 41 mm
– 500 grams in weight
– 16×9 touch screen is 6.2 inches
– Input methods: touch screen, L and R sticks, L and R stick buttons, d-pad, A, B, X, Y, L and R, ZL and ZR, +/Start, -/Select, and motion controls (accelerometer, gyro sensor, geomagnetic), power button, home button, synch button, volume (for the GamePad’s stereo audio output) and TV control button
– Rumble, built-in camera, built-in mic, sensor bar, NFC read/writing functionality
– 3-5 hours for GamePad battery life
– Battery changes depending on screen brightness
– Play while charging the Wii U GamePad
– Charge with AC Adapter
– Charge time is 2.5 hours

Console

– 46 x 172 x 268.5mm
– Weighs 1.5kg
– IBM CPU and AMD Radeon GPU
– Control options: Wii U Game Pad, WiiMote (or WiiMote Plus) and Wii U Pro Controller
– These latter two can have four devices connected simultaneously
– Works with Wii controllers
– Built-in flash storage
– SD cards and USB storage
– Video outputs: HDMI, Wii D cable, Wii composite, W RBG cable, Wii S Cable and Wii AV cable. Resolutions include 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p and 480i
– Supports IEE802.11 b/g/n for Wi-Fi, Wii LAN Adapter
– USB2.0 inputs, two on the front and two on the back

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Nintendo’s Wii U Ushers in New Age of Video Games with Integrated Second-Screen Experience

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The Biggest Names in Video Games Bringing Their Best Franchises to Wii U; Company Provides Details about Social and Broader Entertainment Strategies with Miiverse and Partnerships
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo revealed a massive lineup of first- and third-party video games for its upcoming Wii U home console today, including new games in the Super Mario Bros., Pikmin, Wii Fit, Batman: Arkham City, Scribblenauts, Assassin’s Creed and Just Dance franchises. The Wii U console launches this holiday season and introduces the Wii U GamePad, a controller with a 6.2-inch touch screen that redefines how people interact with their games, their entertainment and one another. Video game publishers from around the world, including Ubisoft, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Electronic Arts, SEGA, THQ and NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. are demonstrating how their biggest franchises are being reimagined for Wii U.
In addition to the wide array of established brands shown during the Nintendo All-Access Presentation @ E3 2012, Nintendo also revealed new games like Nintendo Land, a Wii U game set in a virtual theme park with a dozen attractions inspired by fan-favorite Nintendo franchises such as The Legend of Zelda and Donkey Kong. Just as the motion-controlled games in Wii Sports helped players discover the fun of the Wii console, Nintendo Land brings the promise of the GamePad to life with a range of single-player and multiplayer experiences.

Konami announces Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate

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Next Installment in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Series Coming to Nintendo 3DS™ this Fall
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – June 5, 2012 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced that the action adventure title Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate will be available this Fall exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS™system. The first hands-on demo for the next iteration in the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow universe will debut today at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) event in Los Angeles.
Developed by Mercury Steam, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate takes place 25 years after the events of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, and is a precursor to the highly anticipated and recently announced Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate reveals the story of Gabriel Belmont’s descendants, Simon and Trevor Belmont, as they battle their own destiny only to discover their true, shocking fate.