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Nintendo Direct (NA/EU/Japan) for 5/17 - live-stream, blog

by rawmeatcowboy
17 May 2013
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- separate Wii U Nintendo Direct will air around the time of E3
- New Mario & Sonic Winter Olympic Games for Wii U. Includes games that have you switch between Wiimote Plus and GamePad. Some stages are built in the worlds of Sonic and Mario. Mixed events that combines sports into one race. Due out 2014.
- Yakuza 1 and 2 HD for Wii U. Due out 8/8 in Japan.
- Nintendo enters into worldwide partnership with SEGA on Sonic franchise.
- Sonic Lost World launching exclusively on 3DS/Wii U
- more SEGA Game Gear Virtual Console titles coming to the 3DS eShop
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages/Seasons available for $5 for 3 weeks after launch. Still due out May 30th.





- New Super Luigi U lets you play as Nabbit. He cannot use power-ups, but he can't be hurt by enemies. Due out on Wii U eShop on June 20th.


- download version for $20, retail version due out Aug. 25th for $30
- The Wonderful 101 due out Sept. 15th




- Collect food in Pikmin 3 to continue adventuring. Turn food into juice for creating energy for your players. Explore from dawn to dusk. Divide activities between the different captains. If you make mistakes, replay a day or revert to an earlier time. No limitation in terms of the days. GamePad map shows you were Pikmin and players are. Scroll across the map to view the area. Tap captains and then a specific point on the map to move them there automatically. View replays of the entire day, allows for fast-forward and rewind. Play with GamePad, Wii U Pro Controller or Wiimote/Nunchuk. Allows for off-TV play. Use GamePad as a monitor and play with Wiimote/Nunchuk. Details on multiplayer and challenge mode coming.



- Nintendo partnered with Best Buy in US/Canada to demo select E3 games during the week of E3.