Nintendo Direct

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Update: Nintendo’s Japanese Twitter account confirms that the Direct is covering games leading up to Spring 2015.

A new Nintendo Direct presentation will be held tomorrow, Nintendo has announced. The broadcast will go live at 5 PM ET / 2 PM PT.

As of late, most of the Nintendo Directs have been game-specific. But tomorrow’s presentation will provide updates on upcoming games for both Wii U and 3DS.

Nintendo’s European PR states that the presentation will focus on “titles releasing by the end of this year, while looking ahead to 2015.” The European stream will be hosted by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in News, Wii U | 36 Comments

Nintendo has just announced a Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Direct scheduled for North America and  Europe on 10/23.

50 New Things are being teased… What do you think they could be?

We’ll have a stream up before the presentation on Thursday.

Source

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Should start in just a few minutes!

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Nintendo has announced that a Direct is scheduled for October 8, starting at 8pm JST.

This Direct will be focused on Monster Hunter 4G which launches for Japan this weekend and will releases for North America and Europe as Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate sometime in 2015.

You can watch the Direct here. We’ll also embed a stream on the site if possible.

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Coming from a surprise Australian Nintendo Direct this afternoon, the New Nintendo 3DS will be coming down under on November 21st. The New 3DS will be launching in White while the New 3DS XL will be launching in Metalic Black and Metalic Blue. Prices are as follows:

New 3DS – $219.95 AUD (with 20 additional face plates available)
New 3DS XL – $249.95 AUD
Charger – $14.95 AUD
Charger stand – $14.95 AUD

The new consoles will be playable at the upcoming EB Expo and PAX Australia.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Videos, Wii U | 3 Comments

Today’s presentation will kick off at 6 PM ET / 3 PM PT. It will be approximately 31 minutes long. We’ll be posting updates below!

– Begins with a trailer/video
– Direct features Yusuke Hashimoto and Akiko Kuroda
– Non-stop climax action game
– The team wanted to communicate a few things, like the exhilaration of dismantling enemies in high speed, avoiding attacks, etc.
– Action game with controls that meld with your mind
– Bayonetta: one of the last surviving members of the Umbra Witch clan
– Specialty: bullet arts that utilizes the four guns equipped to her feet and hands
– Magic power in her hair
– Clothes are maid of her hair
– Summon demons
– Use magic for summoning
– That’s why her clothes sometimes peel off
– Has a sense of humor, but can be sadistic
– Jeanne, Rodin, Enzo, Luka, Loki, Masked Lumen in the game
– Story: Bayonetta heads into Inferno to rescue Jeanne
– Bayonetta will face Angels and Demons
– Members of the NoA Treehouse share thoughts about the game
– Hashimoto worked on many of the designs for the angels/demons
– Way more enemy types than in the last game
– X: punch; Y: kick; press the different buttons for combos
– Automatic mode included in the game for more casual players
– Can use the GamePad touch screen
– Witch time: when you dodge an enemy attack, at the last second, the ability activates to slow down time in a big way
– Magic Gage: when filled, perform powerful attacks like the Torture Attack (included in the last game)
– Umbran Climax: unleash magic power to temp. improve Bayonetta’s attack power and range
– Variety of weapons in the game
– Different combo attacks depending on whether you equip weapons to your hands/feet
– Preset 2 sets of weapon combinations
– More comments from the Treehouse
– Story mode: divided into chapters, offers different stages
– Game features normal combat, aerial battles, underwater battles, battles while riding on vehicles
– Get a score at the end of each chapter based on the number of combos you performed, time, etc.
– Small secret rooms hidden throughout the stages; inside you can test your skills by defeating enemies under certain restrictions/rules
– Collect Halos (currency)
– Purchase new weapons, accessories, costumes at The Gates of Hell
– Acquire a record, give them to Rodin, and ask them to create new weapons for you
– Purchase skills to expand Bayonetta’s moveset
– Purchase costumes to change Bayonetta’s outfits
– Nintendo costumes in Bayonetta 2 as well: Peach, Link, Samus, Fox McCloud
– More Nintendo Treehouse talk
– Tag Climax for online
– Play as characters other than Bayonetta in this mode
– Each character has a unique style, set of abilities
– Jeanne and Rodin are playable online
– Earn Halos as rewards in Tag Climax
– Tag Climax demo showed
– Rodin’s attacks are more deliberate and powerful
– $59.99 in stores, includes the first game
– $59.98 on the eShop; special discount applied to get Bayonetta 1 free as well
– New trailer shown

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Today’s presentation will go live at 7 AM ET / 4 AM PT (an hour from now). If anything noteworthy happens, you can definitely expect new posts on the site.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 4 Comments

A new Nintendo 3DS Direct will be held tomorrow, the company has announced. Thus far, it’s for Japan only.

The Nintendo 3DS Direct will be held at 8 PM Japan time (7 AM ET, 4 AM PT). You can find the official page here.

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