REDMOND, Wash., Apr 17, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) — In a new Nintendo Direct video announcement today, Nintendo revealed another massive list of news for its Nintendo 3DS and Wii U systems. Topping the list for many gamers is an entirely new Nintendo 3DS game in The Legend of Zelda series set in the world of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. The game is scheduled to launch this holiday season. Fans will also be excited to hear that a new game in the Yoshi’s Island series is also being developed for Nintendo 3DS. And, after 20 years, EarthBound is finally returning to North America. The game is scheduled to be released this year on the Virtual Console service for the Wii U home console.
“Nintendo 3DS and Wii U continue to evolve into some of the best bets in gaming,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “We’ve had an incredible 2013 so far with titles such as Fire Emblem Awakening and Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, and the rest of 2013 and beyond is even better.”
To view the Nintendo Direct in its entirety, visit http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct. Today’s announcements included:
The Guild02 games have been officially confirmed for North America and Europe. The set of titles will be distributed thorugh the 3DS eShop, as was the case with Guild01.
Pikmin 3 is hitting Japan on July 13, Nintendo has announced. No release date has been announced for North America or Europe at this time.
The next entry in the Professor Layton series will be heading west next year. Already released in Japan, Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy will arrive in North America in 2014.
