Nintendo Direct live stream (1/14/15)
Today’s Nintendo Direct will begin at 9 AM ET / 6 AM PT / 2 PM in the UK (an hour from now). You can watch streams for the North American, European, and Japanese broadcasts below. Note: the North American presentation is 46 minutes long.
I’ll try keeping this post updated in a live blog fashion, but no promises! Actual news posts are top priority. Still, we will definitely have a summary here throughout the Nintendo Direct.
Updates will follow below. Important news will be published on the site immediately.
New Fire Emblem
– Made by Intelligent Systems
– Kozaki Yusuke making designs
– Story by Shin Kibayashi
Puzzle & Dragons Z and Puzzle, Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition
– Coming west, officially
– Out in May as one package
Pokemon Shuffle
– Puzzle game
– Limit on how many moves you can make for each battle
– Free to play
– Out in February
Wii games on the Wii U eShop
– Games supporting the Classic Controller can also be played using the GamePad controller
– Mario Galaxy 2 available today
– Punch-Out!! on January 29
– Metroid Prime Trilogy on January 29
– Will be available for half price for one week after their release dates
– More Wii titles coming to the eShop
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
– Short presentation with gameplay from Bill Trinen
Next Smash Bros. amiibo
– Robin, Lucina, Pac-Man, Wario, Ness, Charizard
– These are out on Spring
Super Mario amiibo series
– Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, Toad
– Launches alongside Mario Party 10
– Out March 20 (new amiibo and Mario Party)
– Mario Party 10 works with 9 amiibo
– Special Mario Party 10 bundle with Super Mario amiibo
– In Mario Party 10, use amiibo to unlock themed game pieces and game boards
Captain Toad amiibo supported
– Pixel Toad will be hidden in stages
– March 20 update will add this
Splatoon
– New gameplay and info
– Out in May
Project Treasure
– New Wii U game from Bandai Namco
– Free to download
– Action game
Hyrule Warriors
– New DLC out on February 5
– Tingle, Young Link coming
Xenoblade Chronicles X
– New trailer
– Out on April 29 in Japan
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
– For both Wii U and 3DS
– Cross-buy
– Out March 5
Indie games
– Various titles featured – we’ve covered them before!
– Blek – from Broken Rules and kunabi brother, out February 2015
Story of Seasons
– Out in March
Fossil Fighters Frontier
– Out March 20
New 3DS
– Confirmed for February 13
– XL systems only mentioned for North America
Code Name Steam
– More gameplay and Trinen presentation
– Uses amiibo
– Fire Emblem characters can join your team via amiibo
Smash Bros. 3DS
– amiibo update coming next month
Marth amiibo
– Will be restocked
Ace Combat 3DS game
– Coming west next month
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D
– Out in April
IronFall
– Still alive, coming soon, makes use of the New 3DS
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
– Limited edition New 3DS to be sold at GameStop
Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D
– Out in February 13
– Uses the c-stick of the New 3DS
– Pre-order Code Name Steam at GameStop to receive a Majora’s Mask pin
– Special edition Majora’s Mask New 3DS announced