Nintendo of America will be holding a press conference in New York City this Thursday to reveal various Wii U launch details. It doesn’t sound like a media event is planned for Europe, but there could be a Nintendo Direct.

Nintendo’s Spanish division has supposedly confirmed that the broadcast will be streamed at 4 PM. NOE president Satoru Shibata may be hosting the presentation.

Gamereactor has strangely pulled its original article confirming the news. I’m not sure if that means some information slipped out a bit early, or if the entire story is fake. We’ll try to find out.

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We’ve been waiting a long time for the eShop version of NightSky. The same applies to Cave Story.

Fortunately, Nicalis will soon confirm release dates for both eShop games. The company wrote on Twitter today that the news will be shared in a few days.

“We’re just a few days from confirming a release date for Cave Story on eShop. And NightSky, too!”

Let’s hope those two titles will hit the eShop soon. We’ve been waiting long enough!

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Update: Austin posted a few more New Super Mario Bros. U details earlier today, but we’re bumping this post to the front page with even more information.

– Three Yoshi variations
– Pink Yoshi: inflated with a GamePad/Wiimote shake
– This can take Mario even higher than the flying suit can
– Pink Yoshis don’t help in horizontal movement
– Large surface area useful for collecting a bunch of airborne coins
– Gold Yoshi: shake the controller to light up the immediate area
– Also stuns nearby enemies
– Gold Yoshis show up in the Fire Snake Caverns
– Blue Yoshi: can shoot bubbles
– Can ride the adult version of Yoshi in numerous levels
– Yoshi can still eat fruit
– Collect five to fill a meter
– This rewards Yoshi’s rider with a power-up
– Camera pans out a bit in co-op
– This helps you see hidden star coins and pipes that you normally wouldn’t come across in single-player
– Boost Mode: Place up to four floating platforms at a time
– Use the GamePad touch screen in Boost Mode to pop friends out of bubbles, stun enemies, make it easier to reach the flagpole, manipulate environmental objects, swat Paratroopas
– Turn on Boost Mode by powering up the GamePad – that’s it
– Players will go through pre-selected packs of levels in Boost Rush Mode
– Collecting coins makes the auto-scroll faster
– Limited amount of lives given at the start of each pack
– Dying doesn’t reset the clock

Original details from earlier today

– Does not break from the large map to zoom in on areas like Cookie Dome/Forest of Illusion; that was a reference to a Super Mario World feature
– Cookie Dome and Forest of Illusion do not appear to be worlds in NSMBU
– Confirmed areas: Acorn Plains, Sparkling Waters, Frosted Glacier, Layer Cake Desert (with melting desserts all around!), an area similar to Forest of Illusion, an area similar to SMB3’s Sky World, an area surrounded by a giant tornado, Fire Snake Caverns (unsure if this is a level name or a world name)
– Confirmed powerups: Super Mushroom, Starman, Fire Flower, Ice Flower, Mini Mushroom, Super Acorn
– Running up walls a la Super Mario World is back- but only if you’re mini Mario

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Capcom may be turning its Monster Hunter franchise into a full-fledged film.

Speaking with Cinema Today, Resident Evil Retribution producer Paul W.S. Anderson revealed that a movie conversion is in the works. The news came about when Anderson was asked about another game that he’d like to transform into a movie.

Anderson stated:

“Recently, I’ve been loving Monster Hunter! A film conversion is currently in planning.”

Capcom hasn’t officially announced a Monster Hunter movie at this time. It’s also unknown if Anderson would be directly involved with the film.

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NIS America has confirmed that it will hold its annual press event at the Tokyo Game Show this year.

The media session is scheduled for Friday, September 21. It’ll be taking place between 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM.

A few “exciting announcements” relating to NIS America’s Q1 2013 titles are planned, and a couple of guests from the company’s partner developers will be on hand.

We’ll have any news right here and/or on Gaming Everything as it breaks.

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Frozenbyte has released brand new screenshots of Trine 2: Director’s Cut, the Wii U version of the game.

As previously mentioned, the game will include the “Goblin Menace” expansion pack and will support the GamePad as well as Wiimotes. Players will be able to use the GamePad’s touch screen to manipulate objects in real-time.

The team has been working hard on the project and has improved upon a number of elements such as the overall gameplay, geometry, vocals and user experience. Frozenbyte was able to get the game up and running on Wii U in just two days.

You’ll be able to grab Trine 2: Director’s Cut off the Wii U eShop when the console launches this fall.

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