Mario Kart Wii U, EAD Tokyo Mario confirmed – playable at E3
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Nintendo will be bringing two big guns to this year’s E3. During today’s Nintendo Direct, Satoru Iwata confirmed that Mario Kart Wii U and a new 3D Mario from EAD Tokyo are in the works. Both titles will be playable at the expo in June.
Bayonetta 2 development “going well”
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Satoru Iwata gave a brief update on Bayonetta 2 during today’s Nintendo Direct. According to the Nintendo president, development is “going well”. He was unfortunately unable to show a new trailer or actual footage, but the Nintendo Direct did give a behind the scenes look at Platinum Games’ work on the title.
New The Wonderful 101 trailer
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New Miiverse functionality in the works
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Nintendo will be looking to improve Miiverse functionality going forward. The following updates are planned for the spring:
– Enable ability to create user communities
– More than one official communities per title
– Usability improvements
– Filtering function
– Browse Miiverse from smartphones beginning this spring
– Will have a special smartphone app in the future
Wii U Virtual Console launching in spring
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The Wii U’s Virtual Console is just a few months away. Nintendo will launch the service this spring with a new Wii U system update.
NES and SNES titles will be available at the start. There will be special prices available to those who have purchased a Wii Virtual Console game and have transferred to Wii U:
New prices
$4.99 – $5.99
$7.99 – $8.99
Reduced prices (if previously bought)
NES – $1.00
SNES – $1.50
Other notes about the Wii U VC:
– save a back-up of your game progress
– play off-TV on the GamePad
– Access a Miiverse community
– GBA support coming
A VC trial campaign begins today and will run up until July. Games will be available for 30 cents for these titles and will remain that way for 30 days. Balloon Fight is coming this month, followed by F-Zero in March.
Nintendo planning Wii U spring/summer updates
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New system updates are on the way to Wii U. Satoru Iwata announced during today’s Nintendo Direct that upgraded firmware will be introduced in the spring and summer. Along with improved loading times, new functionality will be provided.
Software will launch faster and the time it takes to return to the Wii U menu will be faster.
Wii U Direct: Nintendo Games live-stream
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The presentation will begin in 30 minutes – 9 AM ET / 6 AM ET.
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Light Bowgun screenshots and details
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Capcom is continuing to highlight some of the different elements from Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. The latest update kicks off a look at different weapons in the game.
Light Bowgun screenshots and details are posted below, straight from Capcom-Unity.
Rumor: Nintendo to talk Wii U VC during presentation tomorrow
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In addition to games, tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct will focus on new services for Wii U. Might the console’s upcoming Virtual Console be shown?
The source code of Nintendo UK website references the Wii U VC. Its inclusion is notable as the code was updated with the VC bit less than two weeks ago.
Of course, this could mean nothing at all. The Wii U VC is coming – it’s just a matter of when Nintendo will have some news to share about the service.
