Nintendo made a surprise, and somewhat odd announcement about the next Smash Bros. games at the end of its E3 2013 Wii U Software Showcase. The company announced that the female Wii Fit Trainer character will be in the game, and believe it or not, playable.

This could be the surprise that Nintendo was teasing a short while ago. In other words, there may not be an additional game announcement.

It sounds like Retro could have been in charge of the next Metroid game, had the company not decided to pursue the new Donkey Kong game for Wii U.

According to Retro’s Michael Kelbaugh, the studio had a tough time deciding whether to go with Metroid or Donkey Kong. In the end, though, Retro felt they had unfinished business with Donkey Kong.

ONM’s Chandra Nair relayed the news:

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Thought Nintendo was done announcing new games? Think again. During the company’s Wii U Software Showcase, the company teased another new title to be revealed.

Look out for it in around 35 minutes – 2:40 PM ET / 11:40 AM PT.

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Nintendo’s Wii U Software showcase is now in session. We’re rounding up all of the information shared during the event, which you can find below.

– Miyamoto out talking about Pikmin game. He calls it an AI action game, rather than RTS.
– Basically what we’re seeing is the devs talking about their games in a general sense. Not too much you can’t discern from the trailers.
– Super Mario 3D World apparently plays is closer to the Galaxy series
– It appears you can use the touchscreen to control the Wind Waker. You drag Link’s arm around.
– Also a system put in to let you move at high speed in the boat. Wind Waker HD.
– Tanabe producing Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
– David Wise is helping with sound production on the game for Donkey Kong
– Bayonetta 2 gameplay shown
– Bayonetta will have a 2 player mode
– In Mario Kart 8, Hoverkarts feel different. Spins will charge up the speed boost
– GamePad acts as the steering wheel but you can use analogue too. horn is on touch screen
– Mario Kart 8 lets you make highlight reels and share them. Uses Miiverse.

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Nintendo has launched the official website for the new Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS games. You can find it here. The site contains tons of screenshots from both versions, but that’s about it for now!