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Nintendo’s Digital Event will begin at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT / 5 PM in the UK / 6 PM in Europe (1 hour from now). You can watch the live stream as it happens below.

Jon will be handling the live blog portion of our coverage, so all updates will follow below once the event begins. I’ll also be adding new posts to the site as announcements are made. Expect TONS of additional coverage of Nintendo’s E3 2015 presence throughout the day as well as the entire week.

Since we have a little while to go, feel free to use this post as a chat thread of sorts. Share with us your last minute predictions! And enjoy everything Nintendo has to offer this week.

*Note: the Nintendo Digital Event should be 51 minutes long.

Star Fox Zero (Wii U)

• Gamepad footage shown – inside cockpit
• Arwings transform – Ground form shown with 2 legs
• Tanks, hovercrafts, other vehicles shown. All with varying use on the gamepad
• Gyro controls confirmed as an option
  • Talks about varied control schemes thanks to the gamepad and 2 sticks
• Walker was originally from Star Fox 2 but the game never made it out
• Landmaster returns
• Gyrowing can send a recon unit which is viewable from the gamepad

Skylanders: Super Charger

• Turbo Charged Donkey Kong + Barrel Blaster vehicle announced
• Hammer Slam Bowser + Crown Cruiser vehicle as well
• Upgrade trees for both characters that are expected and un-expected
  • Example given is Magma Bowser
• Double up as amiibo

Mario Maker

• 8-bit Link shown
• 8-bit Marth
• 8-bit Isabelle
• 8-bit Yoshi
• 8-bit Luigi
• Can combine elements from different games – stacking different enemies on top of each other / in different places (Bowser underwater)
• Mystery mushrooms allow Mario to take the form of other amiibo
• Releasing an 8-bit amiibo to celebrate the 30 year anniverary
• Booklet being released with a bunch of sample courses
• Miyamoto spoke about his own level design process
  • Starts with levels he wants to make and works backwards
  • Uses world 1-1 as an example of a tutorial that’s not a tutorial
• September 11th release date

The Legend of Zelda: Triforce Heroes

• 3 player 3DS game
• A Link Between Worlds art style
• 4-swords inspired
• Outfit Link with new clothing – Samurai + Jester outfits shown
• Focus on multiplayer and co-op – Previously was competitive, get more rupees etc. but the focus this game is co-operative elements
• Totem Mechanic is the ability for Links to carry each other on their shoulders and reach higher places
• 4 players was too tall so they settled on 3
• For single player there are supporting doll characters, can switch like in 4 swords
• Set in a fashion savvy city and each player claims to be the hero… and so it begins
• Online play confirmed

Hyrule Warriors: All stars

• All previous information re-iterated
• Red King has attacks in his boat form
• Switch between characters by tapping the bottom screen
• 1st Quarter 2016

Metroid Prime Federation Force (3DS) announced

• Also includes Metroid Prime: Blast Ball
  • Competitive shooter previously announced

Fire Emblem Fates

• Story elements shown, slated for 2016

Shin Megami x FE

• Set in modern day world
• Anime trailer shown, featured Chrom in a modern day outfit

Xenoblade Chronicles X

• 4th of December 2015 release date announced

Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer

• A number of different buildings shown, including a school
• amiibo card shown tapping on

Animal Crossing Wii U

• Board game of some description
• K.K. Slider, Tom Nook Isabelle, Mabel amiibo shown
• Competitive board game set in the animal crossing universe, collect currencies like bells and progress through island + town theme maps with events involving animal crossing staples
• Slated for Holiday 2015

Yoshi’s Woolly World

• More gameplay footage shown
• variable difficulty curve depending on how much the player wants to get out of a stage
• Multiplayer is both co-operative but also elements to disrupt your friend, such as being able to turn them into an egg
• Different Yoshi models can be unlocked with amiibo – Mario and Samus designs shown
• October 16 2015 release date

Yo-kai Watch

• Find yo-kai with the yo-kai lens, befriend them and use them in battle
• touch screen battle elements shown, spinning a wheel to access commands and do attacks
• Slated for holiday 2015

Mario & Luigi Paper Jam

• The world of Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi cross
• Both art styles shown
• Looks like 4 playable characters like Partners in Time for the DS
• A lot more than traditional RPG elements shown, Papercraft Mario demoed which was essentially a tank

Mario Tennis Ultra Smash

• Mario Tennis for the Wii U, coming holiday 2015

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The official “Play Nintendo” YouTube account shared another recap video from the Nintendo World Championships 2015. You can take a look at it below.

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LEGO Dimensions’ E3 2015 trailer, which puts the focus on Portal, has now been released. You can watch it below.

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Capcom uploaded another promo video for The Great Ace Attorney earlier today. We’ve included it below.

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