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Nintendo has announced that it will air a Japanese Pikmin 3 Direct this week. The broadcast will air on Wednesday at 7 AM ET / 4 AM PT.

Pikmin fans can expect appearances from Japanese comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto and Shigeru Miyamoto. The two will be playing the Wii U game during this week’s Direct. “It will be a little bit different to a regular Direct,” according to a tweet from Nintendo president Satoru Iwata.

You’ll be able to watch the proceedings on the official page here. We’ll also have a stream up on the site.

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Sonic Lost World will allow players to participate in online multiplayer… the 3DS version, that is. SEGA has confirmed that the Wii U’s multiplayer offerings won’t be online.

According to producer Takashi Iizuka:

“We’ll have different multiplayer modes on both Wii U and 3DS. On the Wii U, there’s booth cooperative and versus multiplayer. In cooperative play, Sonic will be using the Wii U GamePad and someone can be supporting Sonic in co-op with the Wii Remote. In versus mode, one player will be playing on the TV screen and the other player will be racing using the GamePad so you don’t have to have split screen. You both have your own screen and can race each other. The Wii U multiplayer is not on the Internet. It’s basically everyone sitting on the same couch. The 3DS for the first time we’re having 4-player versus racing over Wi-Fi and the Internet.”

It’s kind of odd knowing that Sonic Lost World’s 3DS version will be online, but the Wii U version won’t. SEGA must have its reasons!

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Software

1. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
2. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
3. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
4. Pokemon Dream Radar
5. Mighty Switch Force! 2
6. Metroid II – Return of Samus
7. Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move
8. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
9. Super Mario Bros.
10. Picross e
11. Sonic the Hedgehog
12. Mega Man 6
13. Gunman Clive
14. The Legend of Zelda
15. Shining Force: Sword of Hajya
16. Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
17. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
18. Mega Man 2
19. Pokedex 3D Pro
20. Fire Emblem: Awakening

Videos

1. Mega Man Joins the Battle 6/11/13
2. Nintendo Direct@E3 2013
3. Villager Comes to Town 6/11/13
4. Sonic Lost World Trailer 6/11/13
5. Yoshi’s New Island Trailer 6/11/13
6. Super Mario 3D World Trailer 6/11/13
7. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Trailer
8. Trainer Weighs In Trailer 6/11/13
9. Pokemon X and Pokemon Y Trailer 6/11/13
10. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Trailer 6/11/13
11. Mario Kart 8 Trailer 6/11/13
12. New Super Luigi U Trailer 6/11/13
13. Skylanders Swap Force Trailer 6/11/13
14. Scribblenauts Unmasked Trailer 6/11/13
15. Mighty Switch Force! 2 Trailer
16. Developer Direct @ E3 2013 Super Smash Bros.
17. Pokemon X and Pokemon Y Gameplay Trailer
18. Project X Zone Trailer
19. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD 6/11/13
20. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze 6/11/13

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Scribblenauts Unmasked has received its rating from the OFLC. The game isn’t due out for awhile though, as its launch isn’t coming until Q3.

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Moving Player is taking its act from mobile development to the eShop. The company’s first game for the digital store – coming to the 3DS – is Tangram Style. We’re waiting for details on this one, but it sounds like the game could be in the puzzle genre.

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Ubisoft continues to express that the company is a big believer in Wii U. This time, senior vice president of sales and marketing Tony Key talked up the console’s dual screen experience.

Speaking with IGN, Key said:

“As a company, we like the Wii U. We really believe that the second screen can add a new dimension to gaming. We’re still big supporters of that system. We have just as many games coming out on Wii U this year as we did at launch. So we like the second screen. We think there are opportunities with all these games to extend them – to another person, to another location. We’re taking it very seriously.”

Ubisoft will have – at least this year – quite a bit of content on Wii U. Fans can look forward to Rayman Legends, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Assassin’s Creed IV, and Watch_Dogs.

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This is a thing:

Thanks to “to a toa” and Lesley for the tip.

Poisoft, best known for Kersploosh!, has announced a new title for the 3DS. My Hero and the King is scheduled to arrive on the Japanese eShop later this year. We don’t have many details about the game yet, but it has been made clear that it will be an RPG. My Hero and the King is being developed as part of Poisoft’s fifth anniversary.

Mastertronic will be bringing a revitalized version of The Chaos Engine to PC, Mac, and Linux in August. A release on consoles may also be possible.

According to producer Neil McKenna, the team is “looking very closely at working with consoles, but nothing is signed at the moment.”

“We’ve looked very closely at it, but nothing is final on that yet. We’re looking very closely at working with consoles, but nothing is signed at the moment.”

The Chaos Engine originally launched on Commodore Amiga back in 1993. It was later ported to the SNES and Genesis.

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